Bari Restaurant And Bar - Salem

More interesting place, we stopped here when we went through how I read, the cocktails were great. at the arrival did not even seem open, the open sign was not on and it was dark and cold inside. owner seemed very overwhelmed when he was the bartender and only waiter at the whole place. the service was slow! we ordered a glass of wine after a cocktail and he forgot and brought us another round cocktails. eating was not the best especially for the price. this place seems to be very understated. this place has potential, but definitely not be back. much too expensive for the service and eating that is provided, personal was not even dressed beautifully. they find something better people, this place is not worth eating.

On Friday evening we thought of a drink and snack before a show on the next door elsinore theatre. the personal has recorded our timeline beautifully. I had a beautiful glass malbec, the caprese salad was fantastic. my friend could order a vegan pasta dish that they really enjoyed. we're coming back!

Had a nice dinner for Valentine's Day. the lasagne was fantastic! the bar itself has a cozy club-like atmosphere, with a very extensive wine list, although the by-the-glass options are a bit scarce. the bartender was expert and knowledgeable for many fancier cocktails (aviation, french quarter, old-fashioned, etc.) and kept its cool during the busy partying evening. it was a very pleasant experience!

I wanted to try something new with my friend and we were both very impressed. the service was amazing. the gentleman who worked the bar was of himself, but he made it to a timely way too table. the drinks were great, but eating was excellent. since my time in Italy I had no charcuterie. it was really nostalgic. the best crab is everything! the plentiful amount of crumb meat, and the cake itself was not too flour-y (new word with other words, it was easy to bake as it should be. they also have an extensive wine list and other cocktails to choose from. Finally, the pace of eating and drinks that came out was very good. it wasn't too long, yet everything had come out at once. this is hard to find in restaurants today. here is a must! absolutely amazing and worth always penny!

Disappointing! Walked in....sat at the bar.....bartender (we figured) gave us menus and we never saw her again. Bartender finally showed up but new NOTHING about their wine list. Your bet is as good as mine he said.Ok.....then he brought a bottle of wine which the chef recommended. It was pretty good after we asked for it to be decanted. Ok took about 20 more minutes for him to take our order. We started with 2 appetizers.The resturant had people coming and going all night and we realized there were only 2 people running the resturant , a bartender and a waitress. The bartender told us there were only 2 people in the kitchen.People were walking in and walking out still as we finished our appetizers and eventually our wine.Still no one ever came to see how we were doing and our plates were empty and we had already finished a bottle of wine.But.....we were still planning on ordering entrees.Finally we did and still the bartender wasn't interested in asking if we wanted anything else to drink.Now that the dinner rush is beginning to end, this bartender was more interested in doing his clean up and probably getting out of there so there was NO attention on us. After sitting there for over an hour with NOTHING to drink or eat we asked for the bill. The bartender said your dinner will be out soon, do you want it to go??OMG.....don't go here......SERVICE SUCKS and we were so patient with them! Just knowing they were trying. But..... not worth the frustration!!Don't Go......So Disappointing!?