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The service at Bluebird was excellent…our server was very knowledgeable about the wines and dishes. Bluebird’s decor is very subtle warehouse style, with exposed brick walls and a stylish bar running along the length of the main dining room. It seems the director put careful thought into the wine list. The list isn’t large by any measure of imagination, however the wines that appear on the list are mostly non-American. I was able to find some great Spanish, Portuguese, and South American wines for below $40 a bottle. The food was surprisingly good with larger than expected portions. The dishes here are referred to as “Large Plates.” We tried a handful of the menu items and were impressed by the chick pea salad, the mussels, and the seared flank steak. I really enjoyed Bluebird, thought the prices were very reasonable and will be returning soon.Pros + Great service, excellent food, good wine listCons – Smaller dining area
The chiorzo stuffed dates wrapped in bacon were great and the red pasta with pancetta and capers was really good. We had a bad moment when the lady bartender got in a snit when we chuckled at her asking us if she could review the wine list with us. It was at least 25 pages – so we chuckled and must have hurt her feelings because she ignored us from that point on and someone else kindly took our $58 dollar bottle order. Same thing happended with the waiter when he asked us if we wanted dessert. We asked him what it was. He had to make an extra trip to find out and when we didn’t order, he abruptly walked off. So I would go for the good food and not expect much from the wait staff.Pros + foodCons – wait staff
