4/5 Rick L. 5 years ago on Google • 434 reviews
We
checked
out
Bäco
Mercat
ahead
of
a
show
one
night.
It’s
a
popular
spot
serving
modern
plates
of
various
sizes
(big
and
small!)
with
some
yummy
vegetarian
options.
I
started
with
the
“Apples
for
Algernon”
cocktail.
I
don't
typically
have
rum-based
drinks
but
this
seemed
particularly
delicious
with
other
flavors
including
Apple,
honey
and
lemon/rosemary
in
the
mix.
When
they
brought
it
to
me
I
really
only
tasted
the
citrus/lemon
flavor
so
I
had
them
remake
it,
and
the
second
one
was
pretty
much
the
same.
I
didn't
get
any
of
the
rum
or
apple
brandy
flavor,
or
the
honey
for
that
matter.
It's
disappointing
when
cocktails,
which
are
awfully
expensive
to
begin
with,
don't
live
up
to
their
expectations.
Fortunately,
this
was
the
only
disappointing
part
about
the
meal,
as
the
food
was
delicious!
My
wife
and
I
shared
a
few
items
from
the
starters
and
vegetables
menu
(none
of
the
big
plates
or
Meat
/
Fish
plates
(obviously)
were
vegetarian)
We
started
with
the
Caramelized
Cauliflower
which
was
Super
tasty
with
a
nice
spice
to
it.
We
loved
this.
We
also
had
the
Za’atar+Eggplant+Fava
Dip
which
came
with
house
made
puffy
bread.
This
dish
was
the
star
of
the
meal.
(Seriously…
We
asked
for
its
autograph…)
Every
“dip”
it
came
with
was
phenomenal.
The
puffy
bread
with
za’atar
on
it
was
so
perfect.
We
got
the
Stone
Fruit
Salad
as
well.
(In
season
when
we
ate
there
but
not
currently
on
the
menu
as
I
write
this
a
couple
months
later.
Kudos
to
any
menu
that
changes
with
the
season!)
This
was
like
dessert
on
a
plate.
Really
good
fruit
with
nuts.
We
would
have
liked
more
of
the
cheese.
The
Salted
Cucumber
&
Avocado
dish
had
a
sushi
like
taste
without
fish
or
rice
and
it
was
also
delicious.
There
are
(as
of
this
writing
8
other
vegetarian
items
on
the
starters
and
vegetables
menus,
so
it
seems
like
they
have
plenty
to
choose
from
if
you
have
that
diet,
like
we
do!
(And
everything
we
ordered,
except
for
the
bread
that
came
with
the
Za’atar
dish
was
gluten
free
which
made
my
wife
happy.)
We
sat
on
the
thin
patio
in
front
of
the
restaurant
with
a
lot
of
street
noise,
an
occasional
fly,
and
the
also
occasional
smoker
walking
by
so,
for
the
best
possible
experience,
make
a
reservation
for
an
inside
table.
We’d
come
back
and
try
more
for
sure.
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