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| - Great selection of beer, convenient downtown location, ample seating, what's not to love right? Well, a few things. I teeter-tottered between two and three stars for Bier Markt for awhile. Ultimately, it arrives at three because I'll go back.
The Good:
Great beer selection, Plenty of taps, plenty of bottle choices, great menu for those not familiar. Also, they even do beer pairing recommendations! The menu, is well rounded, and has great lunch choices. The ambiance is fantastic. On paper, this is a great lunch spot. A nice touch is the correct use of appropriate glasses for the various styles of beer. Good prices on most things in bottle. Free coat check during winter.
The Bad:
Consistency and speed. Lunch rushes are always hard on a new establishment, and it shows. Unlike it's Ontario brethren, the kitchen was slow. Being seated at the bar, the bar tender was attentive, friendly, warm. Much to offset the nearly 35-45 minute wait for anything coming out of the kitchen, Alas, when over half an hour had passed without seeing a french fry, I inquired, and was informed it was typical for 40+ minute waits for the kitchen. 40 minutes? Downtown? For lunch? Eek, for a place perfect to catering to the businessman lunch, that hour is a hard time constraint. As to consistency, personally my fries we're perfect, my burger over cooked (I'm not a fan of well-done), my companion however received under-seasoned fries, but a nice medium burger. I'll chalk this up to a kitchen that's behind, and that to being young. Given the wait, result, and price, it's disappointing.
TL;DR, Issues, Pricey, but the beer selection and prospect of greatness will make me revisit Bier Markt, and this review in the future. Skip it for now if you're trying to get in an hour lunch break, or get there early.
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