Constructive criticism is overdue for one of Fitchburg's fabled hangouts. The beer, wine and liquor collection is overshadowed by Steve's just down McKee. The food is lack-luster in a region now rivaled by HyVee and a decent PUB by Target. Coffee is a nice feature, but nothing you can't get at EVP, Starbuck's or HyVee. Ambience is really just so so. Yeah, the fireplace is nice but limited seating means it's a maybe and the seats aren't great. The old friendly atmosphere suffers from generally poorly paid and under appreciated employees who would rather work somewhere that treats their customers like kings and their employees like human beings, not robots. Cleanliness is definitely on the low end of the sanitation spectrum, bring your Purell. I have heard from multiple people who have had gastrointestinal upset following food at Barriques...hmmmm? I'm not a fan. Sometimes honesty is tough to write. This one comes naturally. Choose another place to spend your hard earned cash.