Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A: Let's get the basics out of the way right now: the food here is delicious and the wine selection is very good. None of my comments below relate to the actual taste of the food they serve. That said. I really want to like Marche Bacchus, and most of the time I do. I have some friends who are fond of the place so I end up here for workday lunch fairly often. Not every-day often, not even every-week often, but staff-recognize-my-face often. Often enough that we have a favorite table and the staff know where it is. Okay? Good. However, having patronized the place for years, I've begun to notice certain trends. Or maybe just one trend. Every time I go, it's worse than the last time I went. A couple of years back I would regularly order the half pound burger, which at the time was $11. It was a good, solid burger, but the kitchen staff regularly had trouble getting it to come out at the right temp. If I ordered med-rare, I got rare. If I ordered medium, I got well done. Aggravating, but not the worst thing in the world, and the thing tasted good so I didn't care that much. They also had a $9 house-made pate appetizer that came with a salad, olives, and cornichons. The staff would keep us topped up on oven-fresh baguette and French butter. It was amazing. We'd do the pate and then I'd either get the burger or one of their sandwiches and have a nice relaxing lunch with some wine and a view of the lake. Well, those times are over. The pate appetizer is long gone, replaced by a $16 charcuterie plate with less food on it. The cheese plate at $17 is ridiculously small. The delicious fresh-baked baguette has been replaced by some indifferently warmed ciabatta rolls, for some damn reason (you're a French restaurant! serve French bread!). The burger comes out at the right temperature now, but the price is up to $15. And the last time I ordered the steak frites, I got about three little medallions of steak and a whole pile of frites. Where'd the steak go? Oh, it's over on the dinner menu and it costs twice as much. Okay. To me, dinner seems like lunch, only more so. But i don't usually go for dinner so I'll keep my mouth shut about that. A long time ago MB was a wine store that also made pretty good sandwiches. The ambiance was garbage and the staff (all one of them!) were surly but the view off the back patio was nice. Then the place changed ownership and things improved steadily for a while until they had a real, properly equipped restaurant with a full menu of reasonably priced, hearty, delicious dishes. These are the times I'm remembering so fondly in the text above. Not even two years ago, I would have recommended Marche Bacchus to any and everyone (and I did). But these days it's trying to be a hoity-toity, tiny-portion, haute-cuisine restaurant, and it's not quite succeeding. I have no problem paying a lot for a small portion if the quality is there. I "get" fine dining, okay? I have zero problems dropping money on a nice meal. My problem with MB is that the prices have gone up, the portions have shrunk down, and the actual food hasn't improved all that significantly. Yeah, they can cook beef to temp now. But they're a restaurant. If you can't cook beef to temp, you got problems, yo. The folks at Marche Bacchus have a lot going for them. They have a wonderful wine selection, a great location, and loyal customers. But they need to take a step back and try to remember what made them so well-loved to begin with, then try to do that again. Because they aren't doing it now, and it's sad. It's a classic case of a restaurant that's bought into its own hype and stopped paying attention to what really matters. It's still not a bad place to eat lunch. Especially if someone else is picking up the check. e: Upon further consideration I'm dropping my rating to two stars after reading some of the people under me. Some of you are far, far, far too kind.

Problem: Write a negative yelp review.
A: Pros: Nice little out side seating area if the weather is right. Cons: Complete lack of manners Other: Food and wine are ok. I went here with a friend of mine on a Friday around 5:30pm. Initially everything was fine. The food was ok, the wine was good, and the server was good. It gets a bit crowded on a Friday after work so it's a little loud and can be hard to find seating. In the middle of our meal the manager or the owner (tall, thin, silver haired gentleman in his 50s?) comes over to our table and grabs the chair my (large very noticeable) purse was placed in, leaving me with no choice but to quickly snatch my purse before he takes it with him to another table. I looked at my friend in shock like "What?" as a group of guys at the next table over look at me with shock on their faces. Clearly we were all thinking the same thing "What the hell? Did he really just do that?". I left there with little enthusiasm about the place. The second time I went back was again on a week day, around the same time. The place wasn't busy just yet and I was quickly seated at a table. I sipped on a glass of wine, waiting a couple minutes for my friend. The place started to fill in a bit and I was then informed that I would be moving to a different table so they could accomodate a larger party. Rather than move, I decided to leave. What is it with this place and their lack of manners? What ever happened to ASKING someone if they would mind if you took the chair or if they would mind moving to a different table? I would have absolutely said yes to both of these request and not be posting a 1 star review. I don't believe in rewarding bad behavior so I won't be revisting nor will I be recommending this place.

Problem: Write a positive yelp review.
A:
This is my local branch and I have had nothing but good service whenever needed. The staff seem to be happy and there is not too much turnover, the ATM is in the lobby and it can accept a cash deposit in several denominations. Parking is great and it is just a couple doors from Starbucks which is my favorite morning destination.