Bardea Food & Drink

"Stop searching for the best restaurant in Wilmington and go here! Elevated but warm atmosphere. The staff was dressed professionally and was so helpful with my husbands nut allergy. The food was phenomenal. A great mix of delicious experimental dishes and yummy stand by dishes. The dessert and cocktails were so flavorful!"

"Bardea Food & Drink is my team's go-to place for late lunch and early dinner meetings thanks to the phenomenal locally-inspired menu served daily, the quaint and inviting ambience, plus the quick 5-minute walk from our office downtown. We make it a point to visit at least twice a month. Everything from colorful salads to hearty pastas and expertly-seared meats demonstrate culinary finesse. However, the consistent showstopper is the flawlessly cooked salmon salad with bursts of tangy citrus, crisp greens and savory salmon combining ingeniously. You can always tell ingredients are farm fresh! Beyond palate-pleasing food, owners Scott and Cullen drive home that signature welcoming hospitality making everyone feel immediately at ease. Their presence adds so much to the charm and neighborly warmth regulars enjoy. If wanting to treat visiting colleagues, important clients or even yourself to an overall stellar quality meal close by the office - then Bardea Food & Drink should be your timely go-to. Just be aware, once you experience the cooking and hospitality, you'll definitely be back again and again like us!"

"DINERS BEWARE: just want to bring this to people attention when we got our bill we found out we got charge a 3% employee benefit fee on our bill in addition to $2 per person water fee. For this 2 reasons alone I would not return to this restaurant. They should of already factor those into the price of the dishes not to added as an added charge to the customer. And if they were to do that they should have a notice on the door not for you to find out when the bill comes. This place is overpriced and overrated. Came here to celebrate a friend’s birthday. There were 7 of us so we were recommended by our server to order at least 2 of the to share dishes and at least 1 small plate per person. So we ordered a bunch of small dishes to share. The octopus was my favorite. I was pretty disappointed at the pasta dish especially when you claim yourself to be an Italian restaurant I had high expectations on the pasta dishes. I find the portion to be a bit overpriced for the amount of food you get. The pizza was decent. The two to share for the table dish steak $176 for 44 oz which doesn’t look like 44 oz. Looks more like 36 oz to me and fish $135 was just ok. I honestly think the $29 bone in ribeye from Texas Roadhouse taste way better and cost about 1/3 the price per oz than this place. And the fish is nothing special for $135 for 3.5 lb. So if you decide to try out this place don’t waste your $300 on those 2 items. Our server she was amazing and very attentive. She constantly comes by to check on us. I have food allergies they mistakenly gave us one of the small plate that they did not remove the stuff I was allergic to but our server came by and caught it before we started eating and took it back to the kitchen to replace it for us. The restaurant is a cute little restaurant with a great atmosphere. If you are around the area and been thinking of trying this place by all means give it a try but be warned of the overpriced and overhype of the food. I had high expectations of the steak and fish but very disappointed. A few of us left hungry and unsatisfied. For the price we paid I felt we should leave full and satisfied but that wasn’t the case. We would not be returning to this establishment."

"Thee BEST culinary experience I’ve ever had! The food and staff was amazing! The hubby and I will be back for sure!"

"Great place for a nice meal. Most of the menu are smaller shareable plates. If you want to just try a couple small things this is a great place to do so, or go for a full sized entree. Really can’t go wrong. Service food and drinks all were great."