Q: positive

A: It is old school Vegas. The food is excellent and classic steak house. I loved looking over Freemont Street, but would have liked to have a seat next to the window to watch it. There were several that were open the entire time I was there.

Q: positive

A: Finally. A Barriques that barreaks the mold of Barriques in Madison. (You get all that?) It's clean. (Yay) There's usually parking right outside. (Yay) Plenty of space to work solo, or larger tables if you're there for chit chat. (Yay) Let's talk about how it's clean again. (Double yay) They offer 50% off an espresso drink when you check in on Yelp (cha-ching) Bright sunny atmosphere is awesome if you're working and need some vis stim. (Yay) It's clean, there's that. (See where I'm headed?) So far out of the ones that I have been to, this Barrriques tops them all. If you're feeling like a tea-se grab their iced Rooibos. Tasty in the mouth, antioxidant charged for your bod.

Q: negative

A: You know, I really wanted to like this place. My boyfriend and I have driven by many times, but never had a chance to stop in until today. When we walked in there was a gentleman (possibly the owner??) sitting at the host stand doing a crossword - he stopped promptly and seated us. The atmosphere was cute, we sat outside on the patio and looked over the paper menu while we waiting for our server (you think they could afford to at least laminate the things). When our server came I asked about the Over Easy Ice (basically an iced coffee with sweetened condensed milk and spices) and he pretty much had no clue what I was talking about - he didn't know the menu at all. We started with the raz cranberry scone with vanilla bean creme freche. It came to the table drizzled in honey and had a huge mound of the cheese on it. As soon as I took a bite I was dissapointed. The scone was stale, like, second day stale. What a bummer, especially because it totally had the potential to be really amazing. I ordered the mushroom scallion cheese omelette. It was something you would find a Denny's for a lot less. Greasy, greasy, greasy. My boyfriend got the smoked salmon with asparagus - he liked it. His meal was pretty much the only good thing on the table. He got the sourdough toast, which came dry without any butter - not even on the side. It was left untouched on the table. What a let down. With their hip signage and atmosphere, this place could be so much better than it is. And for heaven's sake - use fresh scones!!!

Q: negative

A:
Food is good, not great. Service a bit off and cooks hang at front door smoking until customers come, then prepare food without washing hands.