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| - I would give 3.5 stars, but can't so I am giving the Bacchanal 4 stars. I recently tried this place out while at a birthday dinner for a hockey buddy. There were 12 of us sitting at a U-shaped table, which was nice since everyone could talk to everyone. Well, we could if we weren't right next to the band, but oh well.
I think the appeal for this place is definitely the atmosphere. It is almost like a show where they serve food and alcohol, as opposed to a restaurant. There is one older Greek dude with two lazy eyes who kind of MC's the "event". You can really only understand every fourth word he says, but at least it is somewhat authentic. The band was good, with a rag-tag group of Greek gentleman. Although the drummer reminded me of Big Pussy from the Sopranos. A belly dancer came out and fell in love with my buddy Peter. He was in love too, I think. You also get to throw ceramic plates onto the dance floor and yell OPA!
The food was decent, nothing spectacular. I had a baked Halibut fillet with a lemon bechemel sauce. It came with potatoes and vegetables. The veggies were a little disappointing. They obviously weren't fresh, most likely canned. We did try the calamari, which was good. They have Stella! This made me happy.
Overall the party had a great time, but I don't think anyone was blown away by the food. The same strange lazy-eyed Greek gentleman shook everyones hand on the way out. That was nice, but I ended up smelling like whatever cologne he had just taken a bath in.
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