So many visits so few complaints. Sometimes table service but more often bar-side.
This place overestimates itself a bit with all the huffing and puffing in the beer menu descriptions (even for non-fancy stuff) but then BB markets to a pretentious Bay-street wine set who like the puffery. The suit set does not make this place less accessible to all, and it's still a mixed crowd. In fact I like the lively cavernous atmosphere very much, relaxed but elegant. I've brought family and visitors here.
The food is pretty good at least 80% of the time for me - did not like a pizza, though sandwiches generally off the charts amazing. Had some mussels that were muddy. Had some plates that, mm, really depend, those go about 50/50 in the ones that really delivered VS wishing I'd gone for something reliable. And your favorite go-to dishes may be discontinued every so often.
Beer is a little behind the current cutting edge of 'great' craft beer bars, but BB offers well-selected imports and crafts with lots of moderate choices for the non-hardcore friends you may have in tow. Bottles they bring in are often surprising with some reasonably-priced ones.
Just a nice place to while away a lunch hour with a Primanti pulled pork sandwich and a select USA craft beer. And might as well get a side of frites with that to go with the Belgian Ale I'm having next...