Barefoot Cafe Bar

In Short – Upscale yet unpretentious, this wood-beamed dining room hosts doctors from nearby Cedars Sinai, ladies who lunch and young Europeans travelers. An extensive, mostly Cal-Italian menu features more than a dozen salads, such as a salmon and mango combination drizzled with vinaigrette. A roasted chicken breast is stuffed with goat cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and fresh thyme, and al dente pastas include the unconventional linguini Chinoise, with chicken, shrimp, snow peas, broccoli, ginger and soy sauce. Pizza and sushi are also available.

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Save Money:: Happy hour, featuring drink specials and low-priced appetizers, is Monday through Friday, from 4:30pm till 7pm.
When to Go:: The restaurant is home to one of West Hollywood's most popular brunches, Saturday and Sunday from 10am till 3pm. A scaled-down version of the menu is available al a carte, as well as a large selection of breakfast items.

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ambiance	88.88999938964844% positive	“Never a problem getting a table, nice atmosphere, reasonable prices, and delicious food (even Sushi).” “Thank God for the great atmosphere.” “was really impressed with the decor of the restuarant and the food was very good as well.” “The Food and Ambiance would have been the some of the best in the city, were it not for the hideously rude Maitre d', Harper, who singlehandedly ruined our romantic dinner.” “met up with some friends for dinner here a few months ago and really liked the casual but hip atmosphere of this place.” “Comfortable atmosphere.”
dessert	100.0% positive	“good martini and great bread is not worth being conned into buying a $6 bottle of water (and I didn't appreciate his inappropriate excitement after we mistakenly agreed to it), never being asked if we wanted dessert (and a menu is forced into our laps),”
drinks	100.0% positive	“The house wine is good, only 3.00.” “Definitely skip the drinks, and it would have been a great meal.” “Its not a bar but the grill is excellent” “Great Staff Yummy eats Happy festive drinks” “It's a great place for a casual dinner at the bar or on the patio and the staff is all super nice.”
food quality	82.7299976348877% positive	“Definitely skip the drinks, and it would have been a great meal.” “Never a problem getting a table, nice atmosphere, reasonable prices, and delicious food (even Sushi).” “the teo tuna salad is excellent.” “my brioche french toast was okay but it came with cold sauteed apples.” “Service is good as well, but they put sometimes alot of butter in the food.” “the server did not even bother to pick it up and replace the cheap breadsticks that our table was lacking.” “The fish is always very fresh and the steaks are wonderful.” “Everything from the service, food, and over character of Barefoot truly made for a perfect evening.” “There were 4 small scallops on the plate, around a big salad.” “was at the restaurant for New Years Eve it was a worst experience, service, food, management, and a worst part I would how a food can be good with no Chef in the kitchen and they charge $90 for a menu.” “Without question, this was the best food of the entire happy hour survey to date.” “Someone in the kitchen really knows good food - I hear they have a new Chef.” “good martini and great bread is not worth being conned into buying a $6 bottle of water (and I didn't appreciate his inappropriate excitement after we mistakenly agreed to it), never being asked if we wanted dessert (and a menu is forced into our laps),” “Great food and service” “The busboys were too attentive, and kept trying to take our food away BEFORE we were finished.” “Horrible service and blah food” “was really impressed with the decor of the restuarant and the food was very good as well.” “the food was good.” “The free pastries were very tasty too (though the croissant should have been warmed a bit).” “We tried the chicken skewers with spicy plum sauce - delicious!” “The meal wouldn't have been so bad if it weren't for the $140 bill we had to pay.” “Great food without the attitude”
menu variety	60.0% positive	“good martini and great bread is not worth being conned into buying a $6 bottle of water (and I didn't appreciate his inappropriate excitement after we mistakenly agreed to it), never being asked if we wanted dessert (and a menu is forced into our laps),” “was at the restaurant for New Years Eve it was a worst experience, service, food, management, and a worst part I would how a food can be good with no Chef in the kitchen and they charge $90 for a menu.”
overall	100.0% positive	“What happened--this used to be a great place!” “Was a such a great place.” “We went to a great place we found on Melrose right off Robertson.” “It's a great place for a casual dinner at the bar or on the patio and the staff is all super nice.” “This is a great restaurant.”
service	70.21999835968018% positive	“Great food and service” “For two people on a great evening out with stellar service, that's nothing to sneeze at.” “It's a great place for a casual dinner at the bar or on the patio and the staff is all super nice.” “The bartenders are awesome.” “Everything from the service, food, and over character of Barefoot truly made for a perfect evening.” “Horrible service and blah food” “we had the worst waiter.” “We had a pretty waitress who looked like the typical "trying-to-be-an-actress" one, but there was no attitude at all!” “the server did not even bother to pick it up and replace the cheap breadsticks that our table was lacking.” “The Food and Ambiance would have been the some of the best in the city, were it not for the hideously rude Maitre d', Harper, who singlehandedly ruined our romantic dinner.” “Our waitress was friendly and attentive.” “The busboys were too attentive, and kept trying to take our food away BEFORE we were finished.” “was at the restaurant for New Years Eve it was a worst experience, service, food, management, and a worst part I would how a food can be good with no Chef in the kitchen and they charge $90 for a menu.” “Everyone is friendly and you don't have to deal with the attitude you find in some other L.A. spots.” “The manager was rude and condescending, practically accused us of lying, until he checked that the phone # given at the time of reservation matched ours.”
value	100.0% positive	“huge skewers cooked to perfection.” “good martini and great bread is not worth being conned into buying a $6 bottle of water (and I didn't appreciate his inappropriate excitement after we mistakenly agreed to it), never being asked if we wanted dessert (and a menu is forced into our laps),” “the server did not even bother to pick it up and replace the cheap breadsticks that our table was lacking.” “The quesadilla was divine, and the portions of everything were huge.” “Never a problem getting a table, nice atmosphere, reasonable prices, and delicious food (even Sushi).”
wait time	0.0% positive	“Service was slow even with reservations.”

12/03/08

Rude -- Insulting -- Horrible Experience

by scarletdisco at Citysearch

The Food and Ambiance would have been the some of the best in the city, were it not for the hideously rude Maitre d', Harper, who singlehandedly ruined our romantic dinner.

I've never been so insulted in all my life--- I'm not even going to say what he said to my wife, it was that personal, and that bad.

My biggest regret is not starching him in front of all his customers and staff. The man came up to our table mid-meal, insulted my wife, and physically lifted and re-cornered the table to it's original straight position while the whole restaurant watched, horrified. This is of course after a server had offered at the start of our meal to re-position it for us to make us more comfortable and as a matter of fact insisted on turning it caty-corner so we could sit closer together. Makes sense when they advertise the hell out of this place being "hip, romantic, trendy and intimate." It is a joke if they think they are hip or romantic. If I could have driven a bulldozer through the front window that night and gotten away with it I would have.

Harper was the name of the grade C host who seated us and also the manager on duty; he was just heinous from the moment we walked in, and apparently it's okay for him to be openly condescending to the latino help staff that tirelessly work there. We felt bad for them. He demeaned them in front of us. That was tough to witness.

The first thing we did was ask about the upstairs function room for party rentals as I often times need party venues for my business and he decided we didn't look like the type of people that would be renting a room I suppose and scoffingly retorted, "I guess if you had the money for it it would be worth it." Not only rude and unacceptable, but incredibly dumb from a business standpoint. And that was just the first thing he got away with out of me not wanting to turn the night into a negative experience for me and my wife, especially it actually being two days before our wedding.

Pros: Food is wonderful
Cons: Management allows condescending, rude and rascist staff to run things

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09/18/08

Excellent Happy Hour

by AngelenoFoodie at Citysearch

Check out the review of this and many other happy hours at: happiest hours(dot)blog spot(dot)com - no spaces between words, but City Search won't allow it any other way. Barefoot Bar and Grill is a terrible misnomer for this stylish place. I was expecting something akin to Duke's in Malibu, but this place, next to the Bread Bar on Third, was much nicer. The bar area was big and comfy, and my friend and I were the only two people there, so we got a couch in the corner and started ordering.

He had a beer ($3), I had a glass of Zin ($5), and we got a brie and crab quesadilla, mac and cheese, spicy tuna roll, chicken potstickers, and they generously brought us a variety of bread (which I believe was from next door - and it was GREAT) with pesto and butter. We also had water and those glasses were kept full.

Without question, this was the best food of the entire Happy Hour survey to date. The quesadilla was divine, and the portions of everything were huge. We got very full. The only ding at this Happy Hour was that the prices seems a tad steep, with the apps ranging from $4 for french fries to $8 for calamari (the amount you'd expect on a dinner menu). That said, we left VERY full (didn't even finish the mac and cheese, which was delish) and spent a total of $40. For two people on a great evening out with stellar service, that's nothing to sneeze at. This place is definitely worth checking out and will get a return trip, once all the others have been sampled.

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07/20/08

Great food and service

by maybell at Citysearch

Our waitress was friendly and attentive. I had a few special requests which she took in stride and delivered on.

My salmon filet was cooked perfectly and my husbands risotto with scallops was hearty and again cooked to perfection. I would go back in a heartbeat.

Pros: menu, food, service
Cons: nonoe

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04/07/08

GREAT

by kandihill1 at Citysearch

GREAT SERVICE, FOOD AND DRINKS AND THE PRICE ISN'S T BAD EITHER. I WOULD RECCOMMEND THIS PLACE TO EVERYONE

Pros: SERVICE
Cons: NONE

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02/04/08

Perfect in every way !!

by MaryCC at Citysearch

My husband's family came to town, and instead of cooking at home, we decided to wine and dine. We were a group of 8, and we called Barefoot at the last minute to try and get a table. The Manager answered the phone and said to just come on in, and that he would have us a table. Once we got there, we were all welcomed, and sat right away. The Manager must of been from the south. His southern charm poured all over us, and we loved every second of it. We were sat right away at a cozy table near the back. Everything from the service, food, and over character of Barefoot truly made for a perfect evening.

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12/03/08

Rude -- Insulting -- Horrible Experience

by scarletdisco at Citysearch

09/18/08

Excellent Happy Hour

by AngelenoFoodie at Citysearch

07/20/08

Great food and service

by maybell at Citysearch

04/07/08

GREAT

by kandihill1 at Citysearch

02/04/08

Perfect in every way !!

by MaryCC at Citysearch

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