Angus Barn Restaurant

Incredible Resturant in NW Raleigh that's just celebrated its 50th anniversary! Known for its immense collection of wines and steaks, the Angus Barn has something for everyone! There's a giant stuffed shrimp pasta that's not to be missed! The caesar salads are as good as it gets! And be sure you save room for dessert! The atmosphere is a southern barn, certainly large enough to hold 1,000 people. With many different rooms and levels, the Angus Barn is the perfect venue for your wedding reception, family reunion, graduation, etc. The Angus Barn even has a large cellar area where the more special activities and meals and events take place, including a monthly themed dinner which in the past has included costume parties and murder mysteries! This is one of the best restaurants in Raleigh and they cook one of the best steaks anywhere in the US. Published by Kevin Coats Raleigh NC more

My boyfriend and I went for his birthday recently... we had SUCH a great time. Got there early for a drink in the Turkey Lounge, where the service was quick even though it was busy. When we were seated for dinner, our server was knowledgeable, friendly, and went out of the way for us. He had Chef Royal come say hello, who then sent us out a FANTASTIC dish that he was ""working on"". NC shrimp, linguini, tomatos, basil, lemon oil and preserved lemon. I HOPE he adds it to the menu because it was to DIE for. \r \r Dinner was chateau briand for two, carved tableside by the chef, which we couldn't even eat because we were already full! \r \r Dinner was followed by a tour of the wine cellar and private dining rooms downstairs. If ever your server offers, don't pass it up!\r \r All in all, the evening was fantastic--not cheap, but we definitely got what we paid for: two bottles of wine, appetizer, salads, entrees, fantastic meal and service for $200. We can't wait to go back! more

my boyfriend took me here about a year ago for our 2 year anniversary. on a landscaper's salary i did not think i would ever go. it was amazing! i loved the oysters rockefeller and my steak was cooked perfectly. i cannot wait to try it again! Pros: it's so nice inside Cons: expensive more

I have been there many times with my family, but on Mother's Day was the first try to go for buffet. Huge mistake! Our reservation was 11:00 a.m. The waitress never explained what was included in the price (e.g. drinks) nor paid attention to our table.\r \r Food was not great for $45 a person. There were no fruits, salad (garden salad only) section only had a couple of dressings, and meat items were chicken and roast beef ONLY. Dessert...I was totally dissapointed. Pros: lots of seating Cons: no fruits more

If you are planning a wedding at the Pavilions at Angus Barn, be sure to ask them about the $20,000 minimum on food and drink - because they won't be up front about it! \r \r After 2 months of conversations about the details of the wedding venue (including my emphasis on the importance of price) and waiting a month for the contract, it arrived with the line about the minimum tucked between the usual contract language. When I inquired about it, I was told that the coordinator did not tell me because it didn't come up. \r \r Needless to say, I'll be holding my wedding elsewhere - and while the new venue I am considering has a minimum (of $10,000), at least they are transparent about their policies.\r \r Pros: I was close to having it here! Cons: Not open about costs more

The Barn has long been the best restaurant in Raleigh, especially for steaks. And Ruths' Chris can kiss my tail, because the barn is not ""a la carte"". HEre you get to enjoy a great atmosphere with lots of great options.\r \r I had the Tuna last week - it was tough not ordering a steak. It was marvelous. I asked for it ""lightly seared"", and it was essentially raw tuna. TOP GRADE Pros: Food is excellent Cons: you can run up quite a tab if you are not careful more

I've eaten here twice, once upstairs in the lounge and once downstairs (where you MUST make a reservation). The atmosphere downstairs literally feels like your eating in a barn (hence the name) but its not a comforting feeling its an open, winding, unromantic feeling. The upstairs lounge has a better atmosphere for sure, I'd recommend it if you do come here. Both times the food was just ""OK,"" and definitely not worth the $100+ tab. My fiance likes his steak med-rare and it did come out that way, but it was on a skillet (a very hot one) which caused the steak to continue to cook and thus made his steak close to well done before he finished eating it! Anyone who loves steak knows this is a problem and I cannot understand how the ""beef eaters haven"" could think this is a good idea? The wine list is great but thats the best part about this place. Pros: Lounge Atmosphere Cons: downstairs atmosphere, price more

Excellent wine list. Great food, you get everything included, not the typical a la carte in traditional higher end steak houses. NC Nastalgia is what you see and feel when you walk in. I love that you see evening gowns in one corner, and jeans and a t-shirt in another. Fun place. Pros: Great wine list, great food, fun ambiance more

Went for a business dinner and AJ was unbelievable... wish there was more like him in Raleigh. If you are... more

I'd heard so much about this place that I was looking forward to my first visit for my birthday. Our food was ok, but I've had better steak elsewhere for much less than we spent at this place. When my husband made the reservation he told them it was for my birthday, so there was a baloon tied to my chair when we were seated. When we finished our meal, the waiter asked if we wanted to order a dessert and he made several recommendations that sounded good so we each ordered something. When we paid our bill and were ready to leave he brought out a small birthday cake for me to take home. Would have been nice to know this was coming and we would have passed on the dessert. I guess he just wanted to fatten the bill so his tip would be more. All in all it was a big disappointment for me. Pros: casual atmosphere, checkered table clothes and picnic tables Cons: over-rated for service, food more

Have been to Angus Barn many times. Ask for what you want. Think of menu as starting point. Have had custom orders all the time. For Special occasions ask for Table in celler. Went there on 20th anniversary. Six to Seven course meal with wine for every course. Able to talk to chef as he prepared our meal. My wife loved the tips. $100 per person. Worth every penny. Great steaks and seafood. Have eaten at all the big name restaurants in North America and some in South America. Still in top 5. On a regular meal night can call, get in and out in 1 hour. Better than any outback waiting line. Have 2 great steaks and sides for $90.00 with leftovers for breakfast. I can't get out of other resturants in town for under $70. $20 to be a human - priceless!!! Service is best. Anybody will stop and get your drinks or fix any issue. Week nights busy with Business clients, try Sunday night. Have great buffets at holidays. Pros: Service, groups, special rooms for couples Cons: Busy. Make reservations more

Third visit here in four years and each time I have the highest expectations that just aren't met. This time I tried the 'signature' dish of this period, flounder with veggies cooked in parchment paper. For $33 approx, the fish has no taste other than that of the burned paper. They did exchange it for a small filet and though very tender, had no real taste other than the salt I begrudgingly added. Excellent customer service (not from our waiter) added a complimentary dessert, we wrongly chose the key lime pie which had very little taste and was frozen hard. Seriously, a key lime pie from the grocery store (Edwards, etc.) has more taste than this. I have heard the other desserts are excellent but not this one. Seating: on top of your neighbor, hear every word, just no ambiance at all. Our waiter, please I don't need you to make up the name of the daughter of the winery owner like you're best friends. We just wanted a simple glass of wine. ho-hum, no more for me/us. At these prices, there is just not the value in my opinion. If some (and many do as the crowds came in around 8pm) find this a great place - go for it. Pros: Very tender beef, Cons: Cramped seating, snobby service, extreme pricing more

not a romantic place to be.. just good food that cost more than the NORM but I like to go .. because it makes people feel important to spend money Pros: good food Cons: over priced more

I was not impressed with anything from the Angus Barn except the atmosphere. I felt rushed the entire time I was there. I hate when you can't even finish a salad and the steak was already on its way to the table. My filet was over cooked and was seasoned with nothing better than anything I could get at an Outback (for a cheaper price mind you) Pros: atmosphere Cons: food, service more

Just as the user before, I've lived here for 10 years and never went to Angus Barn. Always heard of it, was recommended but I don't know, just never went. My wife and I went this past weekend and it was a decent experience. The service was average. The server did not speak much, bascially he got our order and that was the most we saw him all night. The steaks were just good, I thought and I had mashed potatoes but they were beyond salty. It wasn't even tolerable to eat kind of salty. Worse mashd potatoes I've ever had. Maybe I came on an off night. I know everyone has them. Maybe for being in service for so long they have gotten slack as well. I don't know. I always try to give a restaurant 2-3 trips before I make a decision if I'm never going back. Hopefully next time will be better. Pros: Was seated promptly Cons: Not a good place for a romantic night more

We've lived here for ten years but had never yet been to Angus Barn, so when our 20th anniversary approached we made reservations a good four months in advance. We told them when we made the reservation (and again when we confirmed just a week out) that we were celebrating this milestone anniversary, and that we had never been to the restaurant and we asked for a romantic table worthy of the occasion. I told them specifically that I wasn't familiar with their assorted rooms and asked them to pick out a romantic spot for us. We arrived and were seated very promptly, but we were given a spot in the main room where a large family party was going on, complete with little kids just being kids, but being loud and running around, and we were seated in a corner with a small partition and a table right next to us where two businessmen were having a conversation so loud I could scarcely hear my husband. I was closer to this strange guy than I was to the man I was celebrating with! We asked the waiter if there was something in another part of the restaurant, and that we'd be willing to wait, but he apologized and said no, they were full up that evening. \r There were balloons on the table, sure, but that hardly made up for the very public, common day atmosphere. Our food was great and the service was excellent and we made the best of it, but c'mon, all I've heard about for years was how wonderful this place was for celebrations, and here I was on my 20th anniversary and I might as well have been in an airport for all the ""romance."" Later on we walked around the restaurant and I couldn't believe how many other rooms and tables would have been more appropriate for us. To me, if the restaurant can't get that simple request, made far in advance, correct, then they don't get my repeat business or my recommendation. Pros: great waiter, prompt seating Cons: didn't listen to customer, very expensive for what you get more

I went to Angus Barn years ago and thought it was over-priced and that the steaks weren't the rage they claimed to be. But the last two times I went, it was great. Expensive, yes, but worth it. Maybe my taste buds or appreciation for steaks hadn't developed when I was young, I don't know. But MAN, their ribeye tastes so very good!\r \r Man, I LOVE the bar! We went with a bunch of friends and sat in a little cozy area next to a fireplace (there were several) with plush couches and a coffee table between us. Excellent service. Free crackers and cheese and olives and celery. More comfy than our living room!\r \r I love the barn-feel and the barrel of apples on your way out. This place is cool-ito! Pros: the BEST ambiance, fireplace, free crackers-n-cheese & olives, cozy feel, GREAT service Cons: expensive (but worth it) more

My wife says: ""Prime rib was bland and tough"" My feeling is that they do age their steak, but use a low quality grade beef - select or lower. The crackers and the cheese -compliments of the house - was the best part of the meal - oh yes, the desert was good. It is possible they wet age instead of dry age which would be the reason for the blandness of their steaks. The steaks did not exhibit shrinkage which is an indicator of a good dry age steak along with a nice nutty flavor.\r I don't quite understand the hoopla behind this place and maybe because I am rather new here. This place was recommended by a friend and I'll only recommend it for the atmosphere. This place is about atmosphere like the cheesecake factory which is very bland and about the worst cheesecake I've ever eaten.\r I've had much better steaks at applebee's and of course the steaks I make at home. \r Save your hard earned money, this place will cost you about a 100.00 a head for a fast evening. The angus barn is great if you want to impress your friends with how much money you have or your status. But they will have the last laugh.\r If you want to take you friends out for a great time and the food service is not too fast (allows for more time with friends) try CasaLinga on Capital or even ""On the border"" and enjoy.\r Bottom line: I think we are being fooled as a consumer when eating at the Angus Barn. I honestly do not believe you are receiving what they are implying.\r \r I once went to a popular restaurant and made an honest mention at the end of the meal which is going against the popular belief that I did not like the food and did not understand why so many people did. I was worried about the feedback and to my surprise, nobody else like it there either!! Ask your friends and family for an honest opinion because you might just be throwing your money out the window because you think that you are making them happy! Pros: Cheese and Crackers and good atmosphere Cons: Poor Grade Beef and probably wet aged. Not fine dining - it is a steak house more

Our first few visits to the Angus Barn were great - good food and attentive service.\r \r Our last visit in August visit this week were totally different regarding the food quality. Service was still great.\r \r The prime rib was tasteless and tough - totally opposite from previous visits. The lamb was fatty and had poor taste.\r \r Prices have gone up quite a bit, but food quality is down in the drain. In fact, Outback's $9.95 steak special is much better than the steak at Angus Barn.\r \r Since this restaurant is a Raleigh tradition and owners are involved in many worthy causes, we hope they wake up before this great eating place is no more. Pros: Great service, local history exhibits Cons: Lousy meats have replaced previously great selections more

the food is heavenly.not the service.tables with males and children get nice treatment.not the female tables.the waitstaff rude to female tables. not volunter to wait on them,give food,bill and drink,not come back to table after the food and drink given,volunteer.rush to get rid of female customers. waitstaff tell females not want to write down order,not a job description. the food order is not given correctly. the waitstaff not volunteer to do anything about it. also overcharge customers. female tables,female have to ask the waitstaff to come back to table.often waitstaff will walk away with out explination in the middle of the meal and not come back at all. try to start fights with customers,back talk rude and interrupt females while speaking to them. they give food,drink and bill run away. not busy at all. when ordering a small size steak,the waitstaff will bring back a larger size steak. and charge more for it. without telling the customers what was done until the check arrived.i had argue and not pay for the steak. told the waitstaff they knew it was a mistake and not do anything about it. Pros: the food Cons: the service bad.employees what happen to the nice service. more