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| - I was very much enjoying my experience, as I was enjoying B+B for what it is, a cool spot with a great atmosphere and a wide variety of tapas. They do have main entrees, but the focus of the menu seems to be on tapas. It is decent tapas, and paired with the overall vibe of the place, simple decency prevails and even excels at times. After all some dishes are better than others depending on personal prefrence, and the food itself.
Then it happend. I mentioned that I liked something to the server. I even ordered another plate of it because I wanted more. That is the point where the server interjected support for my decison, which is cool till a turn was taken in the statement. Suddenly the servers support for the dish turned into an opportunity to compare the dish to other restaurants. In doing so making it a point to state how much better it was than other restaurants on the strip that prepared it, and going so far as to name 3-4 places they prepared that specific dish better than. It didn't seem off the cuff either, but instead it sounded like a well practiced statement spoken very often by the server. One of the places named happened to be a place I eat at quite regularly. Not only was the name grossly mispronounced, but I happen to know that they don't even serve a similar dish there because it is a dish I get nearly everywhere I go that has it.
Now the experience has changed. Now instead of enjoying it for what it is, I began comparing everything to other restaurants. It was a door the server opened as far as applied prespective to the situation, so I shall oblidge.
The dish in question was the Lamb Chops. Was it decent? Yes. Was I enjoying it? Yes. Were they better than any other place I had been to recently? No. In fact I just dined at the steakhouse in The Silverton, and their tapas chops were immensely better. They were seasoned better, and more consistently cooked as I had multiple orders there as well. At B+B they were served with a cole slaw that might as well be left off the plate and in KFC(almost equivalent cole slaw btw). I happen to enjoy Lamb Chops so I had a few orders, because I enjoy Lamb Chops, not because they were the best I have ever had.
The Salt Cod in tomato sauce was probably the stand out dish of them all. Great flavor and consistency. Very unique and with a simple complexity that foodies look for. I have never had a similar dish to compare it to, which is what I like in general. Everyone enjoys unique food that is delicious. Expand on that.
The Garlic Chicken was easily the biggest miss of them all. In addition to the chicken being overcooked, it is served in a tomato soup like broth that is hot to make sure the chicken is definitely overcooked by the time it gets to the table and you eat it. The existence of this dish on the menu should definitely be reevaluated, from presentation, to execution and flavor.
We had a variety of other dishes, none majorly noteworthy as either good or bad. Everything definitely seemed better before comparisons came into play, as that is when the room for improvement became apparent. If your staff is going to insult multiple other places, then the food needs to step up a few notches. Not to mention that 6-7 drink "cocktail list". With a fancy bar, slick bartenders, and "Bar" in the name of the place it is definitely subpar as far as a cocktail list is concerned. When I walk into a badass looking bar with badass looking bartenders, then I expect to see a badass cocktail list. I wanted to see a badass cocktail list, I wanted a badass cocktail. What I got was a cocktail list that looked like it came off a table of a lame chain restaurant, in appearence and content. One might say "Well ask them to make you something special", but that is what should be on the cocktail list. Something special, unique, well thought out and put together- Not, hey this guy wants a cocktail with such and such liqour throw a few things together. I definitely would have had one more drink, or even stayed longer to have a few more drinks. That wasn't the case though, because there are so many places now that do offer unique cocktails that they are no longer a secret thing. Instead, they are the standard.
I don't know if I will be back. If I do go back, I would like a badass cocktail and a server that isn't going to insult other places when handed a compliment. As harsh as this review sounds, I honestly could have been much harsher based on other aspects of the experience that I left out. I do hope this place gets better though, because it is the type of casual place I would be a regular at.
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