Bar Mar

Bar Mar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Wendy

   San Francisco10 reviews

   5.0

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Had my birthday dinner here and it did not disappoint. Started with the Floral Cloud craft cocktail - unlike most I have tried this one earned its name and was worth drinking. Did the shrimp cocktail which included 5 large prawns nicely chilled. Main entree was the pulled chicken - nicely prepared with crispy skins and fantastic potato puree. Finished with the deconstructed key lime pie which had all the tartness I was looking for but was surprisingly light. City dining is pretty expensive and overall I felt the pricing for this quality food was very reasonable. Service was attentive and friendly. Would definitely recommend and return.
   

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   Scott VIP

   Chicago4 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent service and each entree was very well-prepared. The ceilings are very high so it was difficult to have a normal level of conversation.
   

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   Alice VIP

   Chicago26 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was absolutely fantastic! Our waiter was very attentive and made excellent suggestions. The food was creative and tasty from the crab cakes to the octopus. Everything was delicious! The atmosphere is energy and lively.
   

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   Amy

   San Diego1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing. Service was excellent. Food exceptional. Thank you
   

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   XimenaM

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Food and service was great. Caviar cones were the highlight of our meal! Cocktails were delicious also.
   

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   Samantha

   Chicago1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We celebrated my husband’s birthday here, and the restaurant went above and beyond- from wishing him happy birthday on arrival, to complimentary champagne and dessert- it really made the day special! We had a great server, good food, and fun vibe. Highly recommend.
   

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   John VIP

   Chicago9 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Great spot for a business lunch. Great service as well.
   

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   Maritza VIP

   Indiana13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent as always! Brought a good friend of mine there and she loved it and stated she will definitely be back😉
   

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   Nancy

   Chicago1 review

   3.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Seemed to be understaffed. Had to wait 40 minutes for our table. A main entree and a dessert were sold out.
   

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    Maria

    Chicago42 reviews

    3.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 4

    We were a group of four and had an early dinner here after the matinee at the opera. I had the spicy shizo margarita while the others had white wine. I liked my marg so it started off well. The manager started getting our orders for starters because the staff was swamped with the opera crowd and many walk-ins around the same time. We made clear that we wanted to have two separate bills. For our starters, 2 had lobster bisque, octopus a la gallega, and I had hamachi cone. The hamachi cone was one tiny cone with the hamachi and sauce. It was good but not memorable. The guys who lobster bisque and the octopus said they were very good. The bisque was heaping serving in a bowl and the octopus was also a very nice serving that can be shared by 2. With our starters finished, we waited for a bit to have our waiter get our orders for our mains. I guess he was really swamped. While waiting one server came to give us the order for another table, oh boy! Anyway our mains arrived with the side dishes except for one. We had 2 orders of the potato puree and only one arrived and it took awhile before that was corrected. For the mains, we ordered 2 of the scallops, the salmon and I had the sea bass. The sea bass cooked perfectly. The toasted garlic chips and donostiarra sauce were icing on the cake. The potato puree was heavenly! Perfect pairing with the fish. My companions said the scallops were perfect too and not rubbery. The flavor was great also. I believe the salmon was also very good! On to dessert. We ordered key lime pie, sticky toffee pudding and flan. All were very good, but I do prefer the flan more than the other 2. We also ordered coffee which took longer to get to us than the dessert and no teaspoon came with it. :( In summary, the food is good, it the service needs to be improved. Oh, the ambiance was very nice in the spacious room with high ceilings and glass windows all around (aquarium feeling with the octopus hanging over the bar!) . We all loved the decor!
    

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