Bacchus Bar and Bistro
| Address: | 6735 Quail Hill Pkwy, Irvine, CA 92603, USA |
| Phone: | +1 949-502-4600 |
| Site: | bacchusbarandbistro.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 11:30AM–9PM 11:30AM–10PM 11:30AM–10PM 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–11PM 11:30AM–11PM Closed |
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Maliy lou
Bacchus does have a kitchen! Olives –piquillo pepper, citrus, harissa essence $4 Roasted Nuts- pecans, almonds, cashews, hazelnuts, pepitas, brown sugar & spice $4 Roasted Mini Eggplants- gorgonzola and fig jam, mozzarella with capers and tomato, goat cheese and lavender honey served with a crostini $8 Grilled Shrimp Cocktail-bbq jam, cole slaw, grilled corn, basil served with crostini $12 Pork Rillette- apple mustard, port gelee, grilled fig and honey bread $9 Oven Roasted Medjool Dates- herb goat cheese, prosciutto, piave $8 Grilled Asparagus- shaved parmesan, pine nuts, sherry vinaigrette $8 Cheese plate- red and white wine friendly $14 Add prosciutto and Salami $4 each Small Plates Veal and Fontina Meatballs- house meat sauce, parmesan Served with crostini $11 Grilled Shrimp- roasted red potato, goat cheese, lemon, basil, caper, tomato vinaigrette $16 Flatbreads Fresh Mozzarella- oven roasted tomato, basil, extra virgin olive oil $10 Prosciutto-red onion, fontina, gorgonzola, fig jam $11 Salami- pepperoni, mozzarella, meat sauce, red onion, red pepper $11 Grilled Shrimp- mozzarella, sun dried tomato, basil pesto, pine nuts, arugula $14 Red Potato- applewood smoked bacon, onion, rosemary, goat cheese, hen egg $12 Salads Arugula- pickled pear, date, piave cheese, crispy prosciutto, hazelnuts, sherry vinaigrette $12 Grilled Chicken- pecans, bleu cheese, green apple, red onion, mixed greens, honey tabasco dressing $12 Shrimp- grilled zucchini, asparagus, red pepper, corn, tomato, avocado, romaine, roasted sweet onion vinaigrette $14 Heirloom Tomato- buratta cheese, basil, extra virgin olive oil, balsamic reduction $12 Salami- pepperoni, chicken, mozzarella, tomato, pickled peppers, basil, romaine, red wine vinaigrette $11 Sandwiches Grilled Chicken- basil pesto, oven roasted tomato, mozzarella, ciabatta roll, kettle chips $12 Cola Braised Pork- house bbq jam, cole slaw, ciabatta roll, kettle chips $12 Soft Shell Crab- open faced, applewood smoked bacon, heirloom tomato, grilled corn, basil, arugula, red pepper aioli, grilled country bread $14 Grilled Vegetable- zucchini, eggplant, red pepper, tomato, herbed goat cheese, ciabatta roll, kettle chips $11 Add-Ons Garlic toast $1 Kettle chips $2 Mixed greens $3 Chicken $4 Shrimp $7 Desserts Seven Layer Chocolate Cake- blackberries, hazelnuts $7 Butterscotch pot de crème- whipped cream, palmiers $7 Raspberry pistachio cake- fresh raspberries, pistachio $7 Strawberry shortcake- honey, whipped cream $7 Sweets sampler- $12
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Chelsea Madren
Shredded Beef Tacos work well with the pickled red onion and spicy jalapeno flavor. The beef needs to be seasoned a bit more to bring out the natural beef flavor. Rating: 2.8/5 Carnitas Tacos have a great flavor with porky goodness shining through. The cojita cheese matches well with a salty cheese flavor. Rating: 4.3/5 Fish Tacos has a generous portion of fish. Spicy and sweet flavors are balanced and match with the fish. Rating: 3.8/5 Warm Roasted Brussels Sprouts served with Chinese sausage (lap xiong), shishito peppers, fried garlic, and sesame ponzu. The brussels sprouts are roasted to sweet perfection. The lap xiong adds a sweet porky flavor. Along with the ponzu and shishito peppers, the flavor profile is very Asian. For presentation, it would be nice to have the shishito peppers raw for a contrasting bright green color as the brussels sprouts lose their color due to the roasting process. Rating: 4.3/5 Glazed Pork Belly Tacos are glazed with a sweet soy reduction and topped with kimchi salsa and cabbage. Unfortunately, the glaze and kimchi salsa overpowers the pork flavor. The tortilla, on the other hand, has a hearty roasted corn flavor. Braising the pork belly with non-sweet soy marinade would push the flavor forward plus make for more tender pieces of pork. It would balance out with the spicy and somewhat sweet kimchi. Rating: 2.1/5 Lamb Burger topped with goat cheese, roasted tomato, pickled red onions, cucumber, and lemon tahini yogurt atop an egg bun. The presentation is very interesting. It looks like a giant lamb meatball inside a huge brioche bun. It would be better with a smaller bun for a tall burger or making the burger patty flatter to fit the brioche bun. Also, lamb needs to be seasoned a bit to bring out the true natural lamb flavor. Rating: 3/5 Chocolate Bread Pudding topped with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. The bread pudding has a firm texture and chocolate aroma. You can see the chocolate chips/chunks inside but the chocolate flavor seems to be muted. The chocolate drizzle is nice but a chocolate ganache would be better. Also, vanilla bean ice cream would be better than whipped cream as it would create a natural crème anglais sauce as it melts on the warm bread pudding. Rating: 3/5
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A Private User
The Good: Great interior and ambiance. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Decent retail prices. Fun tastings on Wed (used to be Thurs) nights. The Bad: Wine pours and flights are over priced, and frankly, besides the tastings, I havent had many wines there that stood out or impressed me. Especially in reds. A few solid whites, but for a "wine bar" the list is lackluster. The Ugly: Ive been enough times to say with confidence that this place is highly disorganized. I have never had one server/bartender through the course of any visit and am often ignored for a while when I sit at a table or bar. Staff is friendly once I am acknowledged. And you have to fill in your tip before they can run your card which seems totally inefficient and a little tacky.
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Michael Brandt
Great customer service. Amazing wine selection I love her wine on the glass for great price. I highly recommend the cheese plates they have so many to choose from an amazing breads to a company. I highly recommend you coming here because the decor is so relaxing and comforting that youll stay for quite a while enjoying many wines and many cheeses. The burger is by far the best burger youll get in Irvine. And yes thats a challenge. Great location lots of great parking.
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Dominick Kiser
The Must is my go to neighborhood place for elevated but affordable comfort food. The Marys fried chicken and biscuits were amazing, as is the solo fried rice!! Great beer selection, tasty cocktails, and good service. Bacchus Bar & Bistro is a *great* place to go before a show at the Regent (it is just around the corner, and not as crowded as Pru frock or Love Song Bar. Love the relaxed vibe and ambiance. Overall, I am a big fan and will be back soon to get my fix.
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Brian Kehoe
We came here around 8 after a show and were told our food might take twenty minutes. That didnt seem long so we said ok. One hour and fifteen minutes and still nothing. They told us there was nothing they could do and that the kitchen was small. They couldnt even give us an approximate time to expect our food. We ended up leaving an hour and a half in without ever getting our food. Never been so disappointed in a restaurants customer service.
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A Private User
One of very few local places to experience live music. 48 wines on tap for by-the-glass or tasting pleasure. Small, but interesting selection of craft beers. Beautiful furnishings and bar with hundreds of bottles to browse and choose from. This is my favorite place to entertain friends and family. PS -- Join the monthly wine club and they let you buy bottles at retail to drink on site (just tip the sever).
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Aron Darling
The wine selection was great and so was the atmosphere. Went with a group of friends and they refused to break the check up into individual people. Yes I realize this is sometimes not an easy task for a business, you are there to provide a service, either serve or dont. Doubt any of us will be going back.
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Olivier Suritz
We love this place. A couple glasses of good wine, a cheese and meat plates, and some cozy love music make this place a great spot for date night! Only downside is that we find it a bit pricey for what we get, but otherwise its a really great place in an otherwise nondescript strip mall.
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Kathy Brewer
Held a private event in their private dining room, and from the per-planning, to the organization, to the food, it was a WOW experience. My guests loved the ambiance and the service. I will not hesitate to hold more events at Bacchus Bar and Bistro.
