The Barrelman

Excellent craft beer selection! The bartenders are fantastic! This is our go-​to local watering hole!

They brought appetizer salad and main all at once. Short handed staff. That being said, burger and hand cut fries delicious! Had to try fried avocado, decent. Don’t need again. Pear salad too sweet, dressing ruined very crispy prosciutto.

Great craft beer selection and giant portions of great pub food. The atmosphere is relaxed and inviting. There are TVs that aren’t overwhelming and decent music playing. For a chill night with good food and good beer, this is the place in Marblehead.

Love this neighborhood spot. Always have great beers coming through and the staff and owner are great. Awesome burgers and Such good fish tacos!

The food here is very good. I have been here on several occasions and i have tried the strawberry fields salad, the turkey burger and the lobster roll and all 3 were excellent! The service has always been pleasant. I reccommend this place and suggest the avocado fries!

Hands-​down the best place to in Marblehead for sliders Craft Brews as well.

Came here to sit at the cozy 10 seat bar and watch the Patriots on the two big TVs on either end of the bar. They have a great selection of beers on tap, a respectable bourbon selection, nice staff, and an impressively tasty menu!
We were tempted by the burgers and soup special and fish tacos, but with our upcoming dinner in mind, we opted for the well balanced arugula and pear salad with blue cheese and roasted pistachios. I overheard someone near me mention the pickles, so I asked for a side of them and was so glad I did! They are crispy, salty, and pleasantly spicy. If I lived around here I could imagine adopting this as my local watering hole.

Slowest website ever. No answer at the number but they said it’s not working. Bartender was friendly and helpful. Good food

Constantly rotating beer taps, handcut fries, tons of burgers and sandwiches, Leigh’s crazy awesome weekly dessert specials, and the best staff ever!

My favorite go to place in Marblehead. Great burgers, craft beers on tap, specials and service.

A bare bones local that features three surprises: live music, an Asian-​inspired menu, and grilled cheeses on… ciabatta?!
The burger rundown looks amazing, so if you’re in the market, give ‘em a go. We, a bit pressed to our dinner reservations, opted for lighter fare — or so we thought. Her gourmet grilled cheese (yes, on ciabatta) came with a mountain of skin-​on fries, that hit the tongue rich in Russet flavor. The bastardized sandwich itself (I had a few bites) was more of a baconwich with cheese. Rasher after rasher of excellent quality pork, salty cheddar and a roll (?) that could have used a bit longer on the press — a bread crunch was non-​existent.
I went for the fish tacos ($ 10) and a Caesar salad ($ 10), both of which floored me in sheer size. A serious portion of haddock in a super crunchy coating sat atop a lightly dressed slaw in two gigantic tacos. Side sauces, on this plate — a smokey salsa verde and a sweet and sour number, are house made; the former had me digging in with a spoon.
Unfortunately, the Caesar was a big miss. All the seasoning came from capers, and the citrus completely overtook the more subtle ingredients. It tasted like reasonably crisp greens tossed in salted lemon juice. The stale croutons added nothing to the plate.
Service was solid, and 16 oz of Bantam will run you a paltry $ 6 bones. Line up at the bar, order what’s fried (or griddled!), and chat with the locals. Friendly environment, and for you fams, kiddies are welcome during the day.

I like the atmosphere and the beer selection is good. Very good pub food – the burgers do no disappoint and the avocado fries were great. The problem was the very poor service and quality of the cocktails. Our server was barely present and allowed drinks to sit empty for extended periods – it took her forever just to take our order. My martini arrived with no olives and when she failed to retrieve some for me I had to go to the bar myself to get them. My brother ordered an old fashioned which was just bourbon with a slice of orange in it. Our friend’s gin and tonic tasted like tonic with a hint of lime – no gin. Stick to the bar and stick to beer if you go here.

The food was ok, some items were very inventive like the avo fries and green goddess sandwich. However a general lack of seasoning seemed to be the theme of our meal. That said it would have been a 3 star meal, a nice place to grab a nice burger and beer.
Our service was the star breaker. As a ex server myself I am very undestanding and generally lenient. That also means I am very well trained in what should and shouldn’t be expected.
We were at the door and the time between seating and our 1^st tabletouch/​drink order was 12 MINUTES! During our 1hr 15 min meal we recieved 2 checkbacks and finally to pay my check I had to go to the bar and find someone to pay so I could leave!
³⁄₅ for decent food
⁴⁄₅ for atmosphere
²⁄₅ for service

Very creative menu with a «homey» pub feel. The specials prepared by the chef are wonderful pairings of ingredients resulting in a delicious meal. The seafood is fresh. The burgers are outstanding. Love the avocado fries. The service is always friendly. Dessert is a must, all made there. All in all one this has become our favorite restaurant in Marblehead.

A nice small pub with good pub food. there aren’t many good ones on M’head, other than Jack Tar (also good, and a step more towards restaurant from this place). try it out.

So I swung by in the late afternoon. Ordered the Lola burger. Bacon onion jam is a thing and it is a delicious thing. I ordered the burger med-​rare but I think the chef must have heard med– well. I think this burger would have blown me away if it was prepared I my order. *so close* 120 seconds from perfection. Seriously. Bun = great. Fries are good. Not as fantastic as my local favorite — The Landing — but very tasty.
Don’t eat the pickle. The heck? It’s like someone said ya know what this brine needs? Seven pounds of pepper!
So — basic ingredients = awesome. Presentation = lacking. Get the right moment and I think you will have a great meal. … As long as you don’t try the pickle. Seriously I can’t get the taste out of my mouth.

Went for burgers on Father’s Day. Good basic burgers. (A bit overcooked.) good beer list which made the husband happy. Kids menu was typical… starch and no veggies. My dark and stormy was just so so.
Waitress was really nice. Seated by the open French doors which was a plus. Good reggae. Restaurant was nearly empty.
All in all, just okay. For that kind of meal, we’d probably head over to Jack Tar next time.

I went to lunch with my boyfriend last weekend. We were the only ones in the restaurant (it was early on a Sunday) the bartender/​server was very nice and attentive. I had the black bean veggie burger with a gluten free bun and my boyfriend had the barrelman burger.
My bun was dry, which is VERY common with gluten free (so i won’t hold it against them) but the inside of my burger was cold :(
I also had the daily special of asparagus fries with truffle sauce. the asparagus was good but the truffle dipping sauce was more like a cup full of plain mayonnaise.
My boyfriend liked his burger and his fries were cooked PERFECTLY.
I would go back for the fries and maybe give it one more shot.

Best burger and fries I’ve had in years.
Awesome beer selection.
Reasonable prices.
If this was in the South End, Brooklyn or Santa Monica — perhaps it would warrant 4 Stars. But there’s nothing around here that rivals this place for this genre of food.
Can’t wait to go back.

Decided to try the newest restaurant in Marblehead tonight. The Barrelman took over from The Hurricane. Interior layout and bar haven’t changed which is good because the flow is nice.
Great selection of American fare — burgers, chicken sandwiches, salads. All with a ‘gourmet’ twist. Solid beer menu. Food was very good and reasonable priced. Will come again.
*see photos of our meal posted to Unilocal