Barbarian grub and ale

2012 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley - 94704
132 reviews
Pizza Indian
(510) 225-9683

Self serve taps are cool, beers pretty much covered the spectrum. Barrel aged, stout, pilsner, East and West Coast IPA, saison. Pizza was awesome, chicken Tikka masala was on point. Crust was light and flavorful. Atmosphere, a little out of sorts but it works, I like the Easter eggs in the mural on the wall. I think 7 TV's throughout, spread out so you could see from just about anywhere. Prices are cheap, portions are large especially the chicken. The only suggestion I would have is, put some curry sauce on the side of put a little on top of the pizza. The sauce was on point, the chicken was just a little bit dry. Little curry sauce on top would be fire though.

Name is a bit confusing and misleading; expected a pub/bar with food that was appropriate (and a wall of beer taps). Instead I encountered Indian food, drink coolers full of cans/bottles - no taps, and stale pizza served by unfriendly counter staff. I was not offered a freshly poured beer, just making that clear - the less than helpful man behind the counter merely pointed to the wall of drink coolers and asked if I wanted a drink with my food.I'm a very patient / relaxed guy, but don't come here for ale or a bar/pub kind of visit. The name makes absolutely no sense for what they serve (shame on me for not reviewing their menu/website beforehand?) There's no pub food, no burgers, no steaks, no baked potatoes. Or fresh pizza; they won't offer to customize it - just reheat what's left over. I wanted a few slices of pieces and the gruff pointing to what was still on the counter is all I got (in addition to the "We don't have that" when I tried selecting other toppings).I saw 1 other person come in for food. 8-10 folks came in just for beer and drinks in the coolers.The pizza was fine, definitely not super awesome and not the flavors I wanted, though my story about dinner in Berkeley had more going on. Clearly I should have chosen a different spot for dinner. :(

Best chicken sandwich in town, served with a side of curry sauce. The people who work here are very nice!!!!

Good food and service and I look forward to their planned improvements!

Delicious Indian food in plentiful portions! Staff were super friendly and attentive. We got a couple curries and a tikka masala wrap and everything was fresh and super tasty. We also got draft local beers, but tons of other drink options in this little market like setting. We would definitely come here again!

Ate at Barbarian last night, and both my partner and I woke up with hang over like symptoms, despite not having a drop of alcohol. He got the Vegetable Korma and saag paneer, I got the veggie masala and saag paneer and shared a samosa. Saag was flavorless and seemed as if they put frozen spinach and cream in a blender then heated it up. The korma was the best tasting of the curries, but that is not saying much. Everything is served in plastic despite eating in. We were both very hungry and ate a majority of it, but not even my partner finished his plate which is not normal. Both of us felt a bit off last night after. I felt a wee nauseous and both of us had that digestive feeling after where your body is cursing you for putting it through this digestive task. Not sure if ownership changed, but it wasn’t always like this and something went terribly wrong here. PS, we saw the pizzas looking haggard and sad as can be dried out in the open. I definitely don’t trust their food prep any longer.

The chicken tikka masala wrap is messy and tasty! For that I will tolerate being called ma’am. ?

The people at the place are really courteous and the service is great. The food is really good as well, along with a great selection of beverages. Would highly recommend the burgers.

Order chicken pizza but they send me with pepperoni which I don’t eat. I called them but didn’t receive my call.

Fantastic Naan wraps for a reasonable price.