Barley & Board in Denton To Close, Announces Last Date of Service

The popular Denton gastropub posted on social media that it has decided not to renew its lease.

December 10, 2024

Barley & Board will serve its last meal on Jan. 6. Kathy Tran

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Barley & Board, the popular restaurant and bar on Denton's historic town square, has announced it will close after nearly 10 years.

The restaurant was opened in 2015 by a group of restaurateurs and Denton celebrities. Eric Pulido of the band Midlake and actor Jason Lee of My Name is Earl and Alvin and the Chipmunks fame were both involved in opening the restaurant, along with John Pearson, who is a partner in Radical Hospitality Group, owner of LSA Burger Co., also on the square.

Barley & Board calls itself Denton's first gastropub, serving (some) local craft beers and a chef-driven menu.

The area around the downtown square has been busy recently with crowded restaurants, shops and cafes. Union Bear opened this summer just a half mile away, with a similar brasserie-like setting backed by a chef-driven menu. A post on Reddit says the chef from Barley & Board is now at Union Bear. Danny Bays, who is listed as the chef at Union Bear, was a chef at Barley & Board.

A little digging shows that Union Bear has brought in a nice $100,000 in liquor sales each month since opening in July. Barley & Board's liquor sales, according to TABS, have averaged about $69,000 a month for the past 12 months, hitting $71,000 in October. So, one didn't pull from the other, which might be a stretch anyway considering the number of restaurants and bars within a quarter mile of the square.

We reached out to Barley & Board for more details but did not hear back.

The last day of service is January 6.

Lauren Drewes Daniels is the food editor of the Dallas Observer. She started working as a freelance writer in 2013 and became editor in 2021. She covers Dallas' evolving dining scene, the many openings and closings as well as trends and breaking news. She oversees annual lists including Top 100 Bars and Top 100 Restaurants and contributes to the Best of Dallas. If you have a tip about an amazing pastry, pie or taco, let her know.

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