03/05/08

Lovely Spot

by dtw

B BAR is the best place to retreat from the city just by walking a few blocks down the street. The venue is very chic yet service is warm and charming. The drinks are well concocted and you must try the Love On which guarantees you will say aaahhhhh when you see it. I usually go to meet friends for happy hour but its a great option for dinner and a movie since its next to the Metreon.

• Pros: Oasis form the city streets
• Cons: Difficult to find the first time

07/13/07

Damned with faint praise...

by gcheng

Not a venue for large parties... and very poor management and customer relations headed by a very clueless GM Don Riley and private party coordinator - Kevin Best --- definitely does not live up to the expectations of his name....

I really feel sorry for the very attentive wait staff and talented bartenders. I really was reluctant to pay the 20% gratuity that was automatically charged but did not want to punish the staff for the inadequacies of management.

After an 8-week advance reservation for indoor seating for 15, the day of was told party moved outdoors since another party of 20 had contracted for indoor seating and therefore given priority.

We shivered through main courses while watching the empty seating of 20. Then as we hovered over coffees, GM Don Riley had the gall to comment ... "It's actually a bit too warm inside, just now." As we shook back circulation into our extremities for the rush to warmer climes... the party of 20 had yet to arrive... And yet, not a word of apology or compensation...

Don't get me wrong... the food was fine, the location - a nice oasis and the drinks - yummy!... but the way Don Riley and Kevin Best handled their F***-up on our reservation really hampered any eventuality of an enjoyable dining experience.

• Pros: Great location... away from city traffic but convenient,
• Cons: GM Don Riley and Kevin Best

05/26/07

Not Romantic

by starmeblu

It was my boyriend's b-day and I wanted to surprise him and take him somewhere new....according to the only review it was the best experience ever and super romantic and plush. Walking in it was a very industrial looking place....nothing romantic about it....it felt like I walked into a coffee house. The waiter was very sweet when I (confused) asked if there was another dinning area....he said that , pointing to the 6 or 7 small tables was it. the tables were not even dressed!. To be fair we walked out and did not try the food, so my review is about the ambiance, not food or service.

The W was amazing! they even made him a birthday plate.

• Pros: good for drinks with friends
• Cons: not a place for dates or any kind of romance