Bardea Steak Reviews Summary

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Absolutely amazing experience! The atmosphere, the service, and the steak! OMG the steak!"
• "It's refreshing to dine in a clean, relaxing atmosphere with knowledgeable, well trained staff."
• "The atmosphere is very inviting."
• "Atmosphere was great."
• "Walking into the restaurant, there was modern decor and an intimate yet inviting ambiance."
• "The place has great ambience. Inside is a combination of white brick and artwork."
• "The atmosphere exudes sophistication."

Cons:

• "Know that this is NOT a quiet date night place."
• "This place was LOUD on a Saturday night."
• "Atmosphere was also not ideal as the table of men next to us was quite obnoxiously telling dirty jokes and dropping the f word throughout the meal."
• "Keep that in mind if you were wanting to go here for a quiet, peaceful weekend date night!"
• "If you like loud bar/club style volume with drunk people at the bar, this is the place."
• "Some people at the bar got rowdy and you could hear vulgar jokes from them and such."

Service

Pros:

• "Dani was a great server and guided us through the confusing menus."
• "Jeff & Luke at the bar were friendly and very accommodating."
• "Our waiter Phil was AMAZING he answered all our many questions and recommendations about the menu and was so genuine and kind."
• "Jose was our waiter- and he was kind, passionate, and an incredible wealth of information."
• "Dinner was very good and Jonathan, our server is fun, friendly and 'on his game."
• "The servers were so excellent where they were so knowledgable in the menu and exceptional in their recommendations."
• "Our server was Phil, simply AWESOME!"

Cons:

• "The service somehow is not as good."
• "I had to ask my waiter to explain the menu to us and advised him it was our first time there - he did not offer that."
• "Service is ok, we didn’t have drinks the entire time we were eating our Steak."
• "Unfortunately, the service was subpar and thereby earning only 3 stars."
• "Our waiter was very busy and seemed preoccupied. Never came back to ask if it was good or to see if we wanted anything else like dessert etc."
• "Our waiter was not friendly. He tolerated us, which is how I would best put it."
• "The service was terrible. the server didn’t write down the orders and kept coming back to the table to double and triple check what we order."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Second time here- this time took carnivore son for his birthday. WOW- did extensive tasting menu...creative, delicious bites."
• "The appetizers and steaks were exceptional."
• "The food was divine."
• "Every dish - and we had about ten of them - was creative and contemporary without being fussy."
• "The best items we had were not even the steak! The Chipotle Noodles and Guinea Hen were great."
• "Food is amazing! The steaks are big!"
• "All were generous portions, outstanding flavors and fresh as can be."

Cons:

• "Food was very good but at times didn't feel worth the price."
• "Just don't think the food was worth the money."
• "The steak was marketed as like A5 Wagyu, Australian Wagyu, etc. but didn't taste like it's price or quality at times."
• "The steak tries to be super fancy but it doesn't taste good."
• "The ribeye was good and I could taste the nuances of that Italian breed. But, probably due to the way it is aged, it lacked the juiciness usually associated with the ribeye."
• "The picanha steak cut was good but the chimichurri was not."
• "Completely underwhelming ribeye steak, especially given the price point of $170 for the steak alone."

Value

Pros:

• "It's a little expensive, but absolutely worth it! You get what you pay for."
• "Despite the cons listed I would still recommend."
• "Expensive but mostly worth it."
• "Just know that you’re going to be paying a hefty price for great quality!"
• "Pricey, yes and worth every penny I spent."
• "The price is expensive so be prepared to spend but well worth it, I will be going back ASAP."
• "Bottom line good choice for the fancy special occasion meal."

Cons:

• "On top of a 20% tip — on an already expensive bill — the restaurant automatically added a 5% 'employee benefits fee.'"
• "2.00 filtered water fee per person."
• "5.00 employee healthcare fee."
• "Not to mention for the price I paid I would have expected a little more privacy instead I had an 8' cow statue staring over my shoulder the entire meal."
• "We all went home hungry after dropping $350 per couple."
• "Obscure pricing meant my friend and I paid $260 for ONE Porterhouse steak."
• "It was very expensive it was almost 500.00 for 5 people."