Bar Biscay

The food is excellent, but was “too loud” for our parents/ family. Keeping it to date night in the future.
Great options for vegetarians and cool cocktails!

All of the food was cold and low quality. Cocktails were just okay, and I found the service rude and underwhelming.

We had one appetizer which was great and then it went downhill from there. Everything else was at best case average. The cocktails were also mediocre. I am not sure why a server would push a bourbon mint julep to go with Spanish food. Server was really nice, but the quality of the food was just blah.

We went there to celebrate our friend’s birthday, it was very disappointed , we had chef menu, one of the dish the Razor Clams taste like from the can , main course “pork was very tuff , pasta was too salty, I don’t think it was worth the trip .we will not go back again

Muy bueno!

Excellent meal for a reasonable price. Server was personable and relatable seeing as how both myself and other diner work in kitchens. Timing was great and everything was well seasoned and hot as it hit the table.

Best restaurant in West Town, best wine selection in West Town, and bar far the best cocktails in West Town

The service and the food / drink pairings were fantastic!

Excellent food, great service, fun vibe and atmosphere. All five of us loved dining at Bar Biscay.

Good all around dining experience. The menu is big enough to have something for most anyone. Really like the Halibut and Oxtail entrees. All cocktails were good. Fun vibe and cool lighting. Combination or European and tropical feel to it. The tomato anchovy toast was a bit too salty but otherwise everything was on point.

Good but uninspiring

This place is amazing!

It is a lovely place! The food is excellent, as well as the service and the environment. We will definitely go back.

Fantastic!!!

Interesting choices of Basque cuisine that you're hard pressed to find elsewhere.

What a wonderful dining experience! Everything we had was delicious! The wild mushrooms w/soft egg,
chorizo toast, sausage stuffed piquillos and the whitefish were some of our favorites.
Our server Yahir was helpful, knowledgeable and a pleasure to engage with. Will certainly be back.

Bar Biscay was an awesome dining experience! Chef Johnnie and staff were very pleasant and extremely professional. We had dinner at the chef’s counter and the food was beyond delicious. AJ and Ray were precise, focused, and you always thought that they just had a love of food. Watching the preparation and the skill in the kitchen was just FUN! The wine pairings were spot on! Taron was very knowledgeable on the wines. No detail was missed. We felt very welcomed and would definitely return and bring tons of people! Thank you for your hospitality. Loved Bar Biscay!

Amazing service at the bar with Archie and friends. Make sure to ask for Singani 63. Cheers

We did the chefs experience sitting close to the kitchen. The interaction with the staff and chef was truly an “experience”. The food and wine pairings allowed for us to try things we may not have tasted otherwise.

For 5 of us. I don't think we ate or drank too much but our bill was north of $300. For the level of quality, it was definitely not worth it. It's over-priced and nothing to write home about. I really tried to catch it before they closed, which many places in this are tend to do.

Food was good and the service was excellent. We enjoyed all the dishes we ate. My only concern is that the value is not there. Each dish felt overpriced by about 30%. Roasted mushrooms should not be an $18 appetizer. An asparagus gratin with 4 spears of white asparagus was $15. Also, on the day we went (Mother's Day) the prices were all higher than the what the menu on their website advertises. A pet peeve of mine. So, while the food was tasty, be prepared to feel like you've overspent for what you ate.

Terrible service. Couldn't get another round of drinks for our table of five, couldn't get more toasts (ordered twice, it never showed up) and TOO MANY FIDDLEHEADS WITH EVERYTHING. Not worth t he price.

Our visit to Bar Biscay was such a pleasant change from most of the other new restaurants that have opened recently in Chicago. The interior was simple and casual, but still elegant. Music was upbeat but not deafeningly loud! (for the record, i'm not an elderly person and I like loud music, but when i eat, i like to be able to have a conversation without yelling or straining to hear! thank you bar biscay!) The food was delicious-- neither too rich or nor too salty. Too often restaurants error on the side of rich and salty for every single dish. Bar Biscay was balanced, very well done. I don't have a sweet tooth, but the dessert was a truly wonderful Basque cake. The couple next to us shared the same, and then ordered another piece! Lastly, our server was excellent. Friendly, knew the menu well, had good suggestions for pairings and wine. He really seemed to care enough to make sure were enjoying ourselves.

LOVED that we could contribute to Cawc And eat the beautiful food in the gorgeous atmosphere that bar biscay is ❣️❣️❣️

Great food and drinks!

We did the tasting menu for two. We've been to Bar Biscay before and loved the experience of the Chef's Table previously, so we decided to try this different version of date night with other friends. Everything was yummy, except for the dessert (I think it was Chocolate cake?) The cake was so dry, and the butter icing was a little off (it was probably chosen because it was something they needed to get rid of for freshness purposes). I am a sweets addict and previous bakery manager, and after one bite we stopped eating and asked for the dessert menu. My old favorite desserts were the cream puffs, and since they don't have those any more we left without getting a dessert. We left full and happy though, and will continue to come back. I think we'll order from the menu on our next visits, but still glad we tried it.

We came in for my siblings birthday and the team treated them to a fabulous dessert. They also give great lessons on drinking wine from a porron !

My favorites are always the gougeres, sausage stuffed peppers and squash dish.

Won’t be disappointed when you come here!

It was great! The chef's were really innovative with menu items that could have been served in a traditional way. Also, oysters were great!

Neil, the host, was warm and muy genial. Felt like he welcomed us and wanted us there. He was the best part of the whole evening. Once we were seated, it felt like our server was just trying to sell us things and get us out of there ASAP. It was simply annoying. The charcuterie platter y olivas were muy ricos and we all liked thinly shaved meats, the mustard, y el pan, etc. but it was overpriced as was the extra slice of cheese we added to the platter--what kind of $28 charcuterie platter doesn't include some cheese? When you pay a decent amount for good food, it's a shame when it isn't complimented by stellar service-instead we felt rushed and as if we were taking up someone else's table (though no one was waiting for a table)--unlike in Pays Bascos where you show up at a restaurante and the table is yours for the night, the server takes care of you and you leave feeling like you had a wonderful time with wonderful food and wonderful company! Bar Biscay would do well to take more lessons from their Spanish sisters and brothers...

Great time this weekend at Bar Biscay. Great selection of basque style tapas. Stand outs were the razor clams, manchego gougeres and stuffed Piquillo peppers. The house made bacon was over-the-top delicious! Our waiter was outstanding and just loved the entire vibe of this restaurant. Only criticism is that their selection of Spanish reds were lacking and the wine list heavily leaned towards Bordeaux’s.

The food was outstanding!

Love the place

Love this place it's my favorite restaurant in the city!

Delicious! We had the brandade, monkfish, and

Amazing food, great service, hip environment, perfect location!

An unbelievable meal. Chef Johnny compiled a testing menu that was such a lovely balance of flavors and even took my wife’s dietary restrictions into consideration. The staff are all rockstars and truly made the evening something much more than just a meal.

Such amazing food! Everything was perfect.!Probably (definitly) the best mussels ive ever had. Keep up the good work!

Bar Biscay never disappoints for some of the warmest service and most vibrant food and drinks in Chicago. The dining experience from start to finish was simply exceptional.

Long time wayting

Food and service were terrific