The Barn Food & Spirits

There's nothing like a meal with a view...

And when that view comes with tasty food and fantastic drinks, it makes for one delicious hat trick at The Barn.

Located in Attleboro, Massachusetts the Barn is a casual family spot set inside a massive complex called The New England Sports village- a dream turned reality for owner Alex Fitzpatrick and her family, who found family time was scarce as they carted their young athletes between practices and games.    

“We realized one parent went one way, another went the other way. Nobody saw each other.  We decided, what could we do to bring the family back together? And the New England Sports Village was born. The New England Sports Village has three hockey rinks inside of it. We are the only amateur arena in the country to have a Dunkin' Donuts.  We have a Yogurt Beach, which is a great little frozen dessert shop with great fresh toppings. There's a full-service gym. There's a pro shop.  It's an idea of bringing all of your sports and all of your kids under one roof and having things that an entire community needs." 

And when the community needs some food, they go upstairs to the facility's restaurant, The Barn.

"It's called The Barn because we are in a hockey arena...and back in the day they used to call ice arenas barns.  The menu is burgers, pizzas, salads. We have some entrees, steaks. Good, old-fashioned hockey food." 

So whether you need to load up before you strap on your skates or reload after a long game,  The Barn has you covered.  And there's no better way to start than with some fried pucks and sticks.   

"Well, we are a hockey arena so we have the fried pucks and the fried sticks. The fried pucks are special fried pickles that have a special seasoning on top.  And then a side that we have, the hockey sticks, which are a mozzarella stick. You've got to have both here." 

For the ultimate way to carbo-load, there's the poutine but this version really takes it up a notch with fried cheese.

"The traditional poutine dish is French fries with cheese curd and gravy. Ours is fried cheese curd, which just add that little extra something special, and it's delicious. It a dish I have dreams about. Not going to lie." 

But for Alex's kids, there's only one way to start your meal...and that's with some wings. And while they love the Salt n Vinegar, Mango Habanero and Garlic Parm, these boys always seem to go for the Sweet Asian Chili Wings. 

"One of the biggest sellers, which I think my children single-handedly take down, is the Asian chili garlic wings. We call them Cooper's wings, actually, because he eats them pretty much every day. They are a nice, sweet, tiny bit of spice, kind of Asian flavor wing, and it's simply delicious. The kind that, when it starts to drip down your face, that you just need to get it and lick it. You can't let a single drop go." 

A great way to feed the whole team is with one of The Barn's brick oven pizzas made with love in a 750 degree revolving oven.

"The pizza oven is very special. It's usually up at around 750 degrees. It cooks a small pizza in 90 seconds and a large pizza in three minutes. We can really churn out those pizzas really quickly, so everyone who's so hungry after getting off the ice is ready to be fed, and fed fast."

There are classics like pepperoni and creative pies like The Roasted Roadway 

"The Roasted Roadway is one of the best pizzas in the place. It's a red pepper béchamel sauce with cheese, banana peppers and then they top it off with fresh spinach and prosciutto when it comes out of the oven and drizzle some balsamic glaze on top. It's like nothing that you have ever tried. It's a very special pizza."  

And if you didn't get enough of that great wing flavor during your appetizer course, you can order the Buffanator.  

"Every good sports bar has a buffalo wing, and ours just happens to be on a pizza as well. It's a creamy buffalo sauce with cheddar and mozzarella cheese, and it comes out with whole pieces of chicken on top. Everybody goes crazy over it. Everyone loves the Buffanator.” 

If you're looking for a delicious face off with some tasty opponents, look no further than the entree section, with offerings like the Bourbon Steak Tips served over pilaf with some veggies or the Drunken Pasta- smothered in a creamy vodka sauce and spiked with shrimp and chicken.    

There are belly busting sandwiches like the Reuben loaded up with pastrami on thick cut toast. or Certified Angus Shaved Steak Sandwich smothered with American Cheese and Onions on a Torpedo roll.  But nothing beats a burger, and while they offer a few versions- Alex always suggests you go with The Basic.  

"Everyone loves the burgers here but my personal favorite is the basic burger. It's a juicy patty that comes perfectly cooked, with lettuce, tomato, cheddar cheese, mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard. It's juicy and delicious."  

And beyond the food and the fun here, what the barn really represents is family, whether or not you're into hockey. 

"This was our main goal. We really wanted to figure out a way to bring our family together and what we did was bring the entire community together so the whole place feels like a family, and that's so special to us. That's really what we wanted to do here, and I think we've accomplished it."