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    Urban Bliss Life » Restaurant Reviews » Oregon Restaurant Reviews » The Barlow Room in Dayton, Oregon

    Published: March 10, 2016 / Updated: October 14, 2021 by Marlynn Jayme Schotland · This post may contain affiliate links.

    The Barlow Room in Dayton, Oregon

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    The Barlow Room brings a modern Portland vibe and casual, hip menu to the heart of Oregon Wine Country.  

    The Barlow Room restaurant review on UrbanBlissLife.com

    When you are out wine tasting in Oregon's Willamette Valley for the day, you get hungry. Really hungry. And since you're tasting some of the best wines in the world in some of the most beautiful tasting rooms (totally my opinion, but also: true) you want to be able to enjoy a delicious, high quality meal to match your wine experience.

    I've covered a lot of restaurants over the years but rarely those out in the suburbs and in wine country. Yet Portland is a city where activity and tourism extends well beyond city limits, and there are countless four and five star restaurants in surrounding suburbs, the country, in the mountains, and along the coast. I have several restaurant features coming up this year featuring outstanding restaurants in outer lying areas of Portland, Oregon, and we're kicking it off with a look at The Barlow Room.

    The Barlow Room

    The Barlow Room restaurant

    If you're out and about wine tasting in the Willamette Valley, you'll find the town of Dayton just off of Highway 99W and Highway 233, known as the SE Dayton Bypass. Facing an adorable public park in the town square is The Barlow Room. Chef Chris Czarnecki and his wife/business partner Mary opened The Barlow Room in June of 2014 as the more casual sister restaurant to the Czarnecki's well-known, fine dining establishment, The Joel Palmer House, which is also located in Dayton.

    The Barlow Room restaurant

    I love that in addition to the bar and seated booth and table options, you walk in and are welcomed by a casual lounge area with studded leather library armchairs and casual hang-out seating, along with some family touches throughout.

    The food

    The Barlow Room restaurant, Dayton, Oregon

    The Barlow Room serves lunch and dinner Wednesday through Sunday each week (they are closed Mondays and Tuesdays), as well as a Brunch Menu on Sundays from 10am to 2pm. You'll find a nice selection of small plates, salads, burgers and sandwiches, a few signature key entrees, desserts, and a small kids menu.

    For the visit pictured here, hubby, the kids, and I tried their brunch menu. I ordered a Smoked Salmon Benedict with hashbrowns, while hubby ordered The Barlow Burger. The benedict was a solid, classic benedict; I did really like the hollandaise sauce served with the dish. Hubby's burger was juicy thanks to being enriched with duck fat.

    The Barlow Room restaurant, Dayton, Oregon

    The real winner for us at The Barlow Room was the fries. The fries were amazing, and the kids and I would go back just for an order of those perfectly seasoned, nicely crisped fries.

    The Barlow Room restaurant
 chicken tenders

    The Barlow Room is definitely the kind of place you can feel comfortable bringing your children. Kids can choose from Mac & Cheese, Chicken Tenders (pictured above), or a Cheeseburger for $5 each. Each children's menu dish is a fairly large portion, and comes with a heaping side of those delicious fries.

    There's also a cute option called "The Pirate," which is an extra fork and plate "so you can steal from your parents!" listed on the menu for no charge, which I thought was clever and fun. That alone should give you a good idea of the relaxed vibe of this place.

    The Barlow Room also reportedly has an amazing Lobster Mac & Cheese ($15) and delicious Barlow Cobb Salad ($12). I've also been told that I should try Joe's Wild Mushroom Soup ($5 cup/$7 bowl) which has been a Czarnecki family recipe of over 50 years. If you'd like to see more of The Barlow Room's dinner and lunch main entrees, be sure to visit my friend Victor's review at The Statesman Journal.

    You can view their full menu online.

    The drinks

    The Barlow Room restaurant, Dayton, Oregon

    One thing that helps set this restaurant apart from others in the area is that it not only offers a fantastic wine list (which is a given for a restaurant in wine country, yes?), but it also offers an excellent selection of American Whisky and creative cocktails.

    While hubby enjoyed a beer during this visit pictured here, I tried the drink special: a plum mojito. Like their menu, drink selections may change based on the availability of fresh ingredients. The Summer Soltice sounds delicious; it has Buffalo Trace Bourbon, Reeds Ginger Beer, strawberry, basil, rhubarb bitters ($11). And, it's also almost always a safe bet to order the house cocktail, which in this case, is The Barlow Room: Makers Mark Bourbon, local muddled strawberry, Interobang Sweet Vermouth, lime, and egg white froth ($13).

    Wrap up

    The Barlow Room restaurant

    The Barlow Room is a fun, casual spot to dine with your family, with friends, or out on a date night while you are out in wine country. I love the interior of the space: it's rustic Portland hipster meets wine country casual. Service was a little off when we visited, but everyone was really pleasant and helpful, and overall it was a lovely place with a solid menu. I look forward to returning to try more dishes in the future!

    Do note that an 18% service charge is automatically included in your bill, which allows The Barlow Room to pay its staff living wages; however, you can adjust the amount as you see fit. According to The Barlow Room, "reducing the amount does not affect anyone's pay and everything additional is pooled only among servers in accordance with state law."

    Finally, I do love that The Barlow Room takes reservations through Open Table, which I recommend if you're heading out to wine country with a larger group or if you plan to dine here during a busy wine weekend (which is most weekends!).

    Visit

    306 Ferry Street
    Dayton, Oregon 97132
    503.714.4328
    http://thebarlowroom.com/

    Have you ever been to The Barlow Room? What dish on their menu looks/sounds most appealing to you?

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      1. Denay DeGuzman says

        March 14, 2016 at 1:16 am

        What a beautiful post! I love learning about fine dining establishments in locations I'd love to visit. I have two nieces who live in Portland, and I'd love to go exploring all over your fabulous state - including Dayton.. Thank you also for including a list of wineries to visit. My husband and I are due for another exciting road trip this summer, and I'll keep your recommendations in mind. :-)

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      2. Melinda says

        March 10, 2016 at 11:53 pm

        For all the times I've driven through Dayton, I've never even heard of this place! I'm definitely going to try to convince the hubs to drop in the next time we drive through there!

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      3. Brettni Brumfield says

        March 10, 2016 at 10:10 pm

        Love the safe in the lounge area. Very neat!

        And the plum mojito has my mouth watering.

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      4. Matt @ Plating Pixels says

        March 10, 2016 at 8:05 pm

        I'm hungry from reading about this place. Looks awesome!

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      5. Pech says

        March 10, 2016 at 5:32 pm

        This restaurant looks like all win from the scrumptious looking Burger and Fries to all the cocktails! And I love the safe as an end table

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      6. Mary @ Vindulge says

        March 10, 2016 at 4:21 pm

        Ohh I love The Barlow Room. I could live off those fries. Never been there for brunch, but I'm an eggs benedict gal all the way, and that one looks like right up my alley!
        I love all of the good family friendly places in wine country!

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      7. Eloise says

        March 10, 2016 at 2:54 pm

        Great Pix! Some day I will be able to travel more... and when I do, i will have to stop in at the Barlow Room, it looks like a cute and comfy place to eat. Also, I love brunch, and that pic with the eggs looks so good!

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      8. Amanda | Maple Alps says

        March 10, 2016 at 2:29 pm

        This looks like an amazing time! Such a cozy and nice atmosphere!

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      9. Jessica @ Together As Family says

        March 10, 2016 at 2:17 pm

        I love all your beautiful pictures! Amazing! I also love reading reviews about restaurants. I actually grew up in Oregon so I've visited Portland quite a bit :) Beautiful place. I lived in a small town near Corvallis, OR called Philomath. Maybe you've heard of it?? It's pretty small.

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      10. Melissa says

        March 10, 2016 at 1:43 pm

        This spot looks awesome! I want go. :)

        Reply

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