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Bar and Board

Bar and Board

282 Thames StRI 02840, Newport, United States

Bars • American • Bar-lounge • Mediterranean


"This restaurant was pretty disappointing for all the good reviews. We were seated on the patio, in clear view of the host stand, but no one came over to our table to greet us or get drink orders or even pour some water. After over 20 minutes of being ignored by the staff, I asked the host if they forgot about us. He was very apologetic that yes they did. Ok, that happens, and I was willing to move past it. But then it took 10 more minutes for a server to come over. While she was nice, she didn’t acknowledge that we had now been sitting there for 30 minutes without any service or apologize. She seemed flustered so it’s possible she had too many tables to take care of. Anyways, we ordered 2 cocktails and a charcuterie board. The board came, but no drinks. Eventually the drinks came out. The charcuterie board was a basic one and overpriced. The cheese and capicola meat tasted good but there wasn’t much on the board for the price. Just mustard, jam, and caramelized onions plus crostini so hard it felt like we were going to break our teeth. Their twist on the Paloma with mezcal was pretty good but our server never asked if we wanted a second round so we didn’t get to try another cocktail. We split the salmon quite overcooked), fell for the “lobster add on” special $18 for chewy claw meat), and got the crispy Brussel sprouts these were very good). Overall, not worth the price especially with the service lacking."

Cafe Centro

Cafe Centro

2409 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, United States

Cafés • Pizza • Seafood • Italian


"Update: I normally do not reply to responses, but I want to make it clear that my group did not stop in for free entertainment. We didn’t notice the $30 minimum sign until after we had ordered, but we did in fact purchase food items. And I am certain that the couple that we were with did meet the required threshold. We understand that business is business, but in all actuality, this situation was handled very poorly. I’ve never been asked to get up and sit outside of an establishment in which I was a paying patron until tonight. This was my second time visiting with my husband and another couple. We enjoyed ourselves so much the first time that we decided to come back for another lively night of live music, but the experience we had tonight made us all feel very uncomfortable. We understand that this is a very high demand spot and reservations are recommended, but our original plans fell through so we decided to give cafe centro a try. The Hostess right away let us know that all of the tables were reserved but let us know that the bar was free and was first come first served. We aren’t big drinkers so we originally did not want to be seated at the bar, but we figured a seat at the bar was better than not being able to sit at all. Before sitting at the bar, we asked her to put us down in case a table became available. From my understanding, once we were seated, we were free to enjoy the entertainment for as long as we desired, but a couple of hours into the live show, the same hostess came and let us know that a table never became available but asked that we give up our seats at the bar and go outside to continue observing the show in order to make room for other patrons. This would normally have not been an issue, but the first time we visited, we observed the patrons at the bar enjoying themselves the entire evening, never being asked to leave. So we were caught off guard by her request and found it somewhat inappropriate. We eventually left, but it left a poor taste and we don’t plan to return."