Made a reservation for 7 people at 6pm on a Thursday night given that there seemed to be a lot of hype and the joke was on me. We were the only diners in the place when we walked in (two people at the bar).
While Bar Marco is still developing its venue, I do like the industrial feel. The chairs could use some cushions and the space could be heated more as I was freezing by the time dinner was done. Some other not so great things:
* Their water wasn't filtered so you could taste the calcium
* While there isn't anything wrong with PBR I haven't drank it since college so makes me raise my eyebrows to see it on a menu at a restaurant ranked 3 $ signs
* The red wine was meh
* And the service/host was well meaning and nice (he made sure that we always had a drink in hand - I like that style) but he got more spacey towards the end. You only have so much patience..
The oks:
* Chocolate pairings - I am not a huge fan of chocolate and hard liquor so while a nice concept just wasn't for me
* Arancini
However I do like to end on a positive note:
* The vanilla orange thing drink - fantastic, bringing me back to the days of when I would drink Orange Julius every day and you'll find yourself finishing it within seconds
* cheese, meat and things plate - quince paste, cheddar and spicey coppa stood out but we ordered six items and I would have gladly eaten it all
* patatas bravas - potato chucks fried to perfection with a spicy sauce
* duck blt - yes to anything with bacon!
* greens and beans
* goat ragu - al dente but I thought it was good, nothing spectacular tho
* fish w/ raisins, onions and some other stuff
* And lastly for all the things that we ate the price came out totally reasonable which I was pleasantly surprised by
I would go back to Bar Marco when the weather warms up as I can see it being pleasant and only for drinks and snacks, not for dinner.