Toasted Barrel - Savannah

A grill cheese restaurant? One would think that if you specialized in something as simple as grilled cheese sandwiches you would have an awesome one but nope mediocre at best. Tomato soup was ok but it was such a small serving for $6 that it was a complete waste of money. We only eat here because it was late and raining out. The next closest place to eat was like 6 minute walk from this hotel, in a heavy rain.... we should have taken the walk...The hotel is nice, a grill cheese restaurant please!

After walking around town looking for a quick bite to eat, we stumbled across Toasted Barrel. We were hesitant to enter because it was pretty empty for a Friday afternoon, but we took a chance and were PLEASANTLY SURPRISED! Our waitress was super friendly, there was live music, and our food came out pretty quickly! My arugula salad with chicken and blueberries was fresh and delicious! The presentation doesn’t do it any justice at all! A few tables around us ordered grilled cheese sandwiches (which they are mostly known for) and they looked delicious as well! Even the manager came around to check on us, which was nice. ?

Let me just start out by saying that this place has always stood out to me since I moved to Savannah, and I have been so eager to eat here...but I kind of feel like I've been let down. Atmosphere of this place looked and felt amazing, the lady we had as our server was absolutely PHENOMENAL! So my boyfriend and I ordered the classic grilled cheese and the three cheese sandwich with tomato soup. The sandwiches came out half toasted half soggy, and mine was awkwardly stuck together, so when you pulled it apart, it tore all of the bread and was a mess. The tomato soup honestly tasted like it was out of a can and it had a strange cinnamon bread as croutons on top. I ordered the Footloose to drink, and my boyfriend ordered The 993. His drink was so good! Mine on the other hand smelt like the inside of an Advance auto parts and tasted like how a tire smells...I am very much use to Bourbon/Whiskeys and not mixed drinks so maybe this just wasn't for me all together. The server was more than willing to get me an entire new drink, and it was the Southern Oragami, which was Amazing!!! Our drinks, however, come out way after our food was delivered to us and even patrons that come in way after us had their drinks first, so that was frustrating. I know that they were having a lot of issues with their cook that night and everything just seemed so off, but the server was unbelievably nice and even gave us a free shot at closing. So, like I said, maybe we just got it on a bad day but if it wasn't for our amazing server I wouldn't go back.

Delicious!! Love me a grilled cheese and they have some wonderful ones to choose from (with a tomato soup side if you want traditional), and if you love bourbon look no further they have a whole list. I got the Georgia origami (bourbon, peach, lemon and a twist) and it was so refreshing on a decent hot day. Highly recommend!!Food: 5/5

Honestly, this place was a huge disappointment. Great ambience, fantastic liquor list, super nice and diligent server, good looking menu. But execution was negative stars. My 8 year old couldn't even bite his overcooked plain grilled cheese. I could've made the same sandwich at home for $1. The turkey on my sandwich looked like it was walmart brand from the deli aisle not even the same quality cut at a deli counter. Our sandwiches came with chips, which were ruffles. I counted mine 6! 6 ruffles on my plate for a $15 sandwich! I felt terrible for the bartender who was responsible for the whole restaurant and seemed to know just how unacceptable her product is. So much potential, so little realization.