Comments on: Bar Ferdinand Brings Spanish Flair To NoLibs http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/ Your guide to food, drink and deals in Philadelphia Fri, 19 Mar 2010 23:08:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: rory http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-56316 rory Tue, 27 May 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-56316 Paella should be burned on the bottom--in many parts of Spain, people fight for the burned rice. thinking about that just made my mouth water, in fact. Paella should be burned on the bottom–in many parts of Spain, people fight for the burned rice. thinking about that just made my mouth water, in fact.

]]> By: Josh http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-56312 Josh Mon, 26 May 2008 03:23:56 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-56312 I just have to say for the record that the food was top notch. I mean there were a few things wrong (sandy greens, urned paella). But that is to be expected, things happen. I was not expecting that there was going to be such a poor attitude from the manager/wait staff. When you go to a new restaurant you expect a staff that will go out of their way to make you comfortable and happy. We were greeted by the host with a curt, "excuse me". No smile or "someone will be with you shortly". Our server's manners were not not up to par with what other Kamihira owned restaurants service staff. when we told him that the paella was burned on the bottom. His reply was, "that is the way it's prepared. That's called caramelized". I know what burned is. Also, feeling like I had a case of "server abandonment". Where does the wait staff go? The best part was when the manager on duty was snotty and rude. Rolling her eyes asking, "what would you like me to do"? YOU'RE THE MANAGER! IT'S YOUR JOB TO MAKE THINGS BETTER NOT MY JOB TO TELL YOU HOW TO MANAGE. I would really be upset to see such a cute new restaurant, with great potential, suffer at the fact that the wait staff lacks customer service skills. I just have to say for the record that the food was top notch. I mean there were a few things wrong (sandy greens, urned paella). But that is to be expected, things happen. I was not expecting that there was going to be such a poor attitude from the manager/wait staff. When you go to a new restaurant you expect a staff that will go out of their way to make you comfortable and happy. We were greeted by the host with a curt, “excuse me”. No smile or “someone will be with you shortly”. Our server’s manners were not not up to par with what other Kamihira owned restaurants service staff. when we told him that the paella was burned on the bottom. His reply was, “that is the way it’s prepared. That’s called caramelized”. I know what burned is. Also, feeling like I had a case of “server abandonment”. Where does the wait staff go?

The best part was when the manager on duty was snotty and rude. Rolling her eyes asking, “what would you like me to do”? YOU’RE THE MANAGER! IT’S YOUR JOB TO MAKE THINGS BETTER NOT MY JOB TO TELL YOU HOW TO MANAGE.

I would really be upset to see such a cute new restaurant, with great potential, suffer at the fact that the wait staff lacks customer service skills.

]]> By: Becky http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-55881 Becky Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:00:18 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-55881 I had the misfortune of going to Bar Ferdinand with a large group. the service was unbelievably rude and snotty. When I got up from the table to order a beer at the bar (because the waitress was taking a long time), they didn't want to sell me a beer and said "uuuhhhmmm you can get that from your sever." when I insisted they looked less than pleased. They refused to give any seperate checks (or even checks by table; they would only give one check for the entire group), and would only take two credit cards. This left the birthday girl with an extra $200 she had to put in. The food was mediocre, at best, and overpriced for what we got. Quite possibly the snobbiest, snootiest place in town. I had the misfortune of going to Bar Ferdinand with a large group. the service was unbelievably rude and snotty. When I got up from the table to order a beer at the bar (because the waitress was taking a long time), they didn’t want to sell me a beer and said “uuuhhhmmm you can get that from your sever.” when I insisted they looked less than pleased. They refused to give any seperate checks (or even checks by table; they would only give one check for the entire group), and would only take two credit cards. This left the birthday girl with an extra $200 she had to put in. The food was mediocre, at best, and overpriced for what we got. Quite possibly the snobbiest, snootiest place in town.

]]> By: JR http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-5131 JR Sat, 06 Jan 2007 21:42:31 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-5131 I took my family to Bar Ferdinand over the holidays. While the ambience was lovely and the food excellent, the service left something to be desired. The server was extremely snooty about our requests for bread, even to the point of telling my mother-in-law that the restaurant might have run out of bread! We were very surprised by this attitude, especially as many of us have lived in Spain and know that authentic tapas restaurants serve ample bread with their dishes. It was a shame to mar such an enjoyable evening with this kind of attitude -- and additionally, they should hire servers who can at least pronounce the Spanish names of dishes. I took my family to Bar Ferdinand over the holidays. While the ambience was lovely and the food excellent, the service left something to be desired. The server was extremely snooty about our requests for bread, even to the point of telling my mother-in-law that the restaurant might have run out of bread! We were very surprised by this attitude, especially as many of us have lived in Spain and know that authentic tapas restaurants serve ample bread with their dishes. It was a shame to mar such an enjoyable evening with this kind of attitude — and additionally, they should hire servers who can at least pronounce the Spanish names of dishes.

]]> By: Chris Steinberg http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Chris Steinberg Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:11:36 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-97 This past Saturday night, my wife and I found ourselves at a very unique restaurant, Bar Ferdinand, that just opened in Northern Liberties section of Philadelphia. The mosaics, the artwork, the décor were stunning and the staff was incredible. My wife and I ordered several dishes, including desserts, sharing each dish. It was fantastic and fun. We really enjoyed the variety of dishes, and were phenomenal down to the homemade almond ice cream for dessert. I want to thank Bar Ferdinand for a wonderful time. To all those married couples, this place makes a great start to a “Date Night” with out the kids, of course.

]]> By: Jennifer http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Jennifer Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:46:33 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-77 Good Luck you two!! I know it will be great.. We love you blake:) Good Luck you two!! I know it will be great.. We love you blake:)

]]> By: ronda kamihira http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-76 ronda kamihira Sun, 09 Jul 2006 22:36:30 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-76 i wish i could be there for the opening..............good luck owen and i love you! xo i wish i could be there for the opening…………..good luck owen and i love you! xo

]]> By: smackdown http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/comment-page-1/#comment-73 smackdown Wed, 05 Jul 2006 17:37:42 +0000 http://foobooz.com/2006/07/bar-ferdinand-brings-spanish-flair-to-nolibs/#comment-73 ooh...i'm a sucker for anything spanish. i'd be happy to volunteer myself as guinea pig! ooh…i’m a sucker for anything spanish. i’d be happy to volunteer myself as guinea pig!

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