Lyman Jenkins

Review of Bavette's Bar and Beouf

Visiting Chicago from Minneapolis for the weekend....

Visiting Chicago from Minneapolis for the weekend. I'm giving 2 stars instead of 1 star because Bavette's came highly recommended by a trusted friend of mine who grew up in Chicago. And I have to believe that the food and experience is worthy of 4-5 stars... the problem is that I never got a chance to judge for myself because of the hostess' communication failure. I called ahead, according to my friends' recommendation, to make sure I'm able to get in. I specifically asked if I needed a reservation and was told that there was currently no wait list and I should be able to get in right away.

So we didn't make a reservation because it was Sunday night and I was told I didn't need to...

And when we arrived we were told we'd have to wait for 45-60 minutes.

Like any "top notch" restaurant I fully expected to wait or have to put in a reservation... until I was told otherwise by a staff member.

Unfortunately the competition in Chicago for my hard earned money is high. And because of this, I won't be back.

So sorry we weren't able to experience what I'd hoped to be able to describe as top notch.