Barbarella Restaurant & Bar

Reviews

• LG

  lavanda gastrica

  Jan 2, 2026
  1.0
  Restaurant empty at the arrival, no show long time. Ordered food and beverage for 4 ppl.Food for 3 ppl arrive when drinks wasn't even at the table. The 4th person received food when everyone at the table had finished eating....horrible experience!
• RC

  Rob Calcavecchia

  Dec 26, 2025
  4.0
  Only downside was being sat under two speakers and there was a minor leak near us. No big deal but knocked a 5 star down to 4. Great service and food
• ML

  Marie Lawson

  Dec 17, 2025
  2.0
  I was SO excited to try this spot for Christmas vibes but was extremely disappointed. Only reason for 2 stars is for the Christmas decorations which were very jolly indeed. HOWEVER the service was SO poor and the food was even worse. We had a reservation for 5:30pm on a Sunday, and we didn't finish dinner till close to 9PM. I do realize it was very busy since this is a popular spot, but everything was slow and things came out wrong too. Now onto the food: Charcuterie Board: was afraid of food poisoning honestly, seemed like it had been sitting out for a while (cute plates though) - also the meat was touching the cheese so my vegetarian friend couldn't try it. Caesar salad: actually not too bad! Pepperoni pizza: can't expect much from pizza in California but this was gross - crust was sloppy and undercooked and way too much cheese. Cocktails/wine: Specialty Christmas cocktails seemed super cute but I learned the espresso martini is batched so I couldn't get tequila instead of the vodka. The other tequila option was VERY blue and way too sweet. Ordered white wine and it came out warm - gave me a massive stomachache and headache due to poor quality. Maybe the food and service is better when it's not so busy during the holidays, but do not recommend the Christmas pop up as it is overpriced, slow service, and poor quality.
• MA

  michele alexander

  Dec 11, 2025
  3.0
  Let me start by saying that the entre that I ended up ordering was wonderful. I had the rack of lamb and it had to be one of the best I've ever had. Having said that, I tried to order a specialty cocktail The Candy Cane Lane, which consisted of Vanilla Vodka, White Chocolate and Peppermint. Much to my dismay, the waitress returns and they are out of the ingredients. Ok, pivot! I had looked online at the menu and had decided on the mushroom Risotto. Not on tonight's menu. So, good thing the Lamb was so good. Also the Calamari was equally spectacular! We decided to do dessert ..again out of the dessert we ordered. So that was also disappointing. The service was good.
• JS

  JoAnn Sanchez

  Dec 6, 2025
  1.0
  Had reservations at 4:45 pm, they dont ask of you want indoor or outdoor reservations. We were put outside, it was chilly out. Half the decorations outside dont work. Asked if there was seating inside and they said no. It took our waiter 15 mins to come to our table to get our drink order once he took our order he came to our table 1 time and told us bar was a little behind drinks will be out soon. He never came back to take our order. Finally told the hostess if we could get out ticket for the drinks we were leaving we waited 45 mins and the waiter hadn't came to us for our orders. The waiter then came out to see if we needed anything and told him just the ticket se we could leave. The manager came after us to apologize and offered to give us a round of drinks or dessert. I replied telling him its cold outside we been here an hour with no service we just are ready to leave. I would recommend if you go to request inside seating. We left at 6 pm. Gave a 2 star for atmosphere just because we didnt see the inside. If I could give a 0 for stars for service I would. I am visiting my daughter from colorado was hoping to have a good experience before Christmas. Was very disappointed. They are saying they comped a drink. We had already paid when the manager came out. $58 for 3 drinks and 4 waters. Nothing was comped.

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