Barriques University
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Barriques University

2505 University Ave, Madison, WI

★★★★4.2(280 Google reviews)

Crema's Take

Barriques University is an espresso-focused spot with a welcoming atmosphere that's particularly great for lingering with a laptop, though quality can be inconsistent—their signature creative drinks like the Mexican mocha with cayenne show real promise when executed well, but some specialty flavors fall flat. The gluten-free options and freshly made pastries are genuine highlights for those with dietary needs, though recent reviews suggest their food sourcing has become less locally-minded than it once was.

What to expect

Light foodSpecialty drinksTraditional drinksPour overLaptop friendlyEspresso focusedSignature drinksPastries

Google Reviews

Simon Rosenblum-Larson
★★★★★6 months ago

Used to be a local place. Now they’re sourcing their yogurt parfaits from Sysco like everyone else. Just go to a really local place.

Calen Bernbeck
★★★★★7 months ago

Largest size is 16oz coming out to $7.02. Got a pistachio latte with whole milk. Barely taste the pistachio. The drink tastes burnt

Emily Meade
★★★★★7 months ago

The food here was really tasty, and for someone who was traveling around for a little bit with a newly found Gluten Allergy, this place was awesome! The atmosphere was good, the staff were all super helpful and overall they helped to make the experience less confusing for me. (That goes for both this location, and the smaller location within the hospital in the area) I highly reccomend this place!

Gina
★★★★a year ago

This Barriques location's food is UNACCEPTABLE. I have ordered food to be delivered from Barriques so many times I can't even count them all. I have loved the food I have received from each and every one of those times, except for the last 2 times. Today I ordered a $50+ 4-item order to be delivered from what it appears was the location at 2505 University Ave. We did not receive the 2 pieces of bacon we ordered and paid extra for on one of our items; we also did not receive the 2 sides of salad dressing we for the side salad that we ordered; and in addition, the side salad itself contained mostly ROTTEN pieces of mixed greens. DISGUSTING. ABSOLUTELY DISAPPOINTING. The employees and manager at this location need to stop and take a good long look at what exactly is going wrong there with their food safety and business practices. I am 100% fed up with nearly every restaurant in Madison we order from not preparing food in a proper, neat, or food safe manner, nor aligned with the customers' orders. The bar has been set so absolutely low for food service quality and professionalism in this city that said bar has long ago been buried underground. And to note- I am physically disabled, unable to get up and leave my house whenever I want; I rely heavily on restaurants and food delivery services for my and my children's literal survival. I don't want to talk about that to anyone working in any restaurant or driving for any delivery service that I've ordered from because I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO say anything about that in order to persuade any of them to do things the way they are supposed to be expected to be done in the first place. STRIVE HARDER FOR EXCELLENCE SO YOU HAVE REASON TO TAKE PRIDE IN YOUR BUSINESS.

Sneha Chandrika
★★★★★7 years ago

Ordered one of the speciality drinks, Mexican mocha..loved the drink.. with it's spicy cayenne twist. The other coffee white chocolate mocha didn't have any taste of white mocha in it sadly. The food looks good and the menu has decent choices.wide range of wine and free WiFi.. definitely would recommend this place.

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