Bricks & Barrels Reopens ………

Brick’s & Barrel has reopened effective December 9, 2016 close to three months after it closed in late August.

I am so glad for the reopening as it really serves a decent sized pork platter just right to satisfy the greedy pangs when it bites ones imagination.

 At an invitation only event held earlier Calvin Leow, the director with Blacksheep Group, the establishment that oversees the operations of Brick’s and Barrels Ipoh and Sri Hartamas, said the closure was in order to upgrade our standard and change the concept a bit.

'More lounge space', a slightly changed concept 

No change to the beer garden at the back

“The general flow has remained the same except that we have added extra space to lounge about.

“We have realigned the bar and added lounge seating.

“Other than that the beer garden at the back and the al fresco frontage has been maintained” said Leow.

As for the decor Leow said the steam punk décor, the industrial revolution factory look with steam pipes and such still remains.

The realigned bar area. Tin ceiling sheets for the ceiling and to wrap around the bar

“But we have added in the tin ceiling sheets for the roof and around the redesigned bar”

When asked if he was trying to attract a different clientele he acknowledged that the crowd throughout the country was the same.

“Generally in Ipoh we will have the happy hour and dinner crowd earlier in the evenings and later the crowd builds as the night progresses. It is somewhat similar also at our Sri Hartamas,KL  outlet”.

Inevitably I just had to enquire about his menu and whether it had changed. I have always liked B&B’s pork platter and ribs all of which are gastronomic.

Bricks & Barrels signature delight 'Full House Ribs' 

“The menu is the same but maybe there is some change to the way is prepared” added Liew. 

A serving of the food was all that I needed to confirm.

I settled for the dishes of karaaage pork,  lamb chop and B &B’s signature Full House Ribs. The ribs was, in all honesty a purely gastronomic delight.  

Top: Pork carbonara and Pull Pork salad. Below Bomb Alaska. 

The pull pork salad was served with slow braised pull pork, spring onion, apple slice, roasted garlic and crispy pork lard while the pork cabonara had a wonderful bacon and ham flavoring.

Even the Bomb Alaska desert was perfect. For me it was way too sweet but rest assured it would be a hit with the rest of the family.  

Good food and with a cozy nice ambiance this is lovely establishment to come  back to.  

Interesting ambiance abounds throughout. 

To quote the words of the Terminator at the end of the movie “I’ll be back” Cheers!

JAG