Old Barn Restaurant & Grill 3175 West Elm Street, Lima, OH 45805

"We have been going to Old barn out back for 30+ years and never had a service experience like 2/10/24 6:00p. We checked in w female hostess. She reported it would be 30 min. Asked for our name and number in party. We asked her if we would get notified if in the bar. She stated she would come get us. We waited in bar for approximately 40 min. My husband went to find out the status of our table. The hostess said our name wasn’t on the list and asked if we would have given a different name. She ultimately found us a table. We seated ourselves and never saw any waitress/waiter while we were there. No drinks, no cleaning of table, no bill. I want to cash register to pay. I had to wait while 3 different people tried to figure out how to cash me out. It is hard to recommend when there is absolutely no service. No apology at any time was offered."

"Ate here today. It’s a mere shadow of its former self. I loved OBOB growing up so thought it would be a nice place to meet with family for Sunday brunch. There were 12 of us. Some of us drove from 2 hours away to meet up. Food was not good. Bacon was the best thing available even though no strips were crispy. Chicken and noodles was not temperature hot and was bland with tough chicken chunks. Fried chicken was dry. Made to order omelets were not cooked properly….overcooked (browned) and were not stuffed with the selected veggies and cheese, etc. One of our favorite items used to be their cinnamon rolls that you’d pull directly from the warmer. They still have the rolls but they are sitting out and are cold. Kind of seems like most everything was leftovers from the prior week. Salad croutons were soft and stale. The pickled beets were literally brown. I couldn’t find much worth eating so definitely did not get a full meal and feel the value of food for the $ spent is poor. Also, so many of the plates at the beginning of the buffet line were dirty….and we were there right at 10:30 when they opened for the day. It was odd. Our server refilled drinks for some of us once and didn’t clear plates at all. An 18% gratuity was added on automatically, plus a 3% credit card fee for using a debit card. We generally tip very, very well but that’s a LOT of $ for bringing initial drinks and some refills (not everyone received refills). We were not a high maintenance table, everyone got the buffet, and we paid via one bill. We won’t return. This experience makes me super sad given my prior memories of the old establishment."

"Visited this place on Wednesday for dinner buffet when I was in Lima, OH. People were so nice and it’s an establishment inside a old barn itself. Liked the ambience. Decent selection of salad options.Their fried chicken is much better than some of famous chains. And pulled pork was the best, not to forget the mashed potatoes with brown gravy. Good options for deserts, I tried their chocolate cream-pie that I enjoyed a lot. Definitely worth paying a visit and will be coming back for sure. Place for a cheat day."

"Heading home from Toledo decided to stop at the Old Barn Restaurant and Grill in Lima. I have mixed feelings about this establishment, as it has so much potential. I give my experience here a solid 3 stars. Being a Saturday the buffet was $20 for adults. The featured item was prime rib. The prime rib was very good. The buffet spread is smaller than I expected. There was ham, BBQ chicken wings, chicken & noodles, fried chicken, cooked carrots, corn with black beans, mashed potatoes. Basic salad bar with a couple of salad sides such as cottage cheese and potato salad. The dessert selection was very minimal with options. Two kinds of pie, apple and blueberry cream, chocolate cake, cookies, soft serve, and brownies. I would suggest, if you visit to not arrive right at 4:30 pm when they first open like I did. The steam tables did not have a chance to get up to full temp. The desserts pictured are the blueberry cream pie, brownie, and soft serve. I was disappointed in all three. The soft serve was ice milk, barely held its form after being dispensed. No way you could put it in a cone. The flavoring of the vanilla and chocolate were very weak and artificial tasting. Little Debbie makes a far better brownie, and the blueberry cream pie was lacking blueberries and flavor. The blueberry pie tasted like a nondairy whipped cream without the addition of vanilla flavoring. I enjoyed the atmosphere of the building and feel this place would be a hot spot if the food quality was raised. I feel the cost per person is steep for what you are receiving."

"Very spacious restaurant we came across while in Lima Ohio area. We arrived before Saturday night buffet, which was prime rib. We had hand breaded chicken fried, green beans and salad bar. Everything was delicious."