Bitter End Martini Bar & Restaurant — Restaurant in Halifax

It took me some time if I should rate this place so here goes my group's experience:

If you are looking for a "Karen service" bar and want to wait ridiculously long to be served your drinks, then look no further! Tuesday, August 29, 2023: Six friends and I walked in around 11:00 PM to continue an enjoyable evening. The hostess/waitress sat our group within a couple of minutes of entering the establishment and said she would return to take our drink orders momentarily (kitchen closes at 10:30 PM). As we continued to wait, we began to notice that the waitress was taking much longer than expected. We watched her walk from the bar to a table outside; back to the bar and to a different table inside and so forth. We began to time her. From the time we timed her, it was close to 11:30 PM by the time she returned to us. Everyone ordered a single drink and I ordered a glass of water. I watched her punch in our orders and continued to wait on other tables (approximately 7 tables total). I watched the bartender pour what appeared to be our drink order and left to use the restroom. When I returned, our table did not have any drinks. Fifteen minutes passed and one of my friends and I discussed what to do as the rest of the group had begun to get loud regarding the terrible service. We decided to give the server and bartender an additional 10 minutes before one of us would get up to find out what was taking so long. The server passed by and waving her down, we inquired about our drinks. Her response was they should be ready shortly. Another 15 minutes passes and my friend walks right up to the bartender and within 5 minutes, everyone other than I had our drinks (just past midnight). The server said she would be right back with my glass of water. I waited an additional 10 minutes and watched her wait 4 other tables and she still did not serve me a glass of water. There was plenty of room for my glass of water on her tray. I walked right up to the bartender to get myself water and the bartender was not impressed; she rolled her eyes, and was completely unprofessional towards someone who is the DD (designated driver). After the alcoholic drinks were finished, we paid the bill and left to find a much better bar. And we did! If you want great service in a fabulous atmosphere with pumping music, I highly recommend Durty...

The service so bad it was genuinely the most entertaining activity of the night. Martini tasted of seawater. Took about 90 minutes from requesting of bill to being able to pay due to the billed items being put on the wrong tabs.

Updated March 2023: Burger Bash 2023, their burger, The Pestolicious Chicken Burger, may very well be the most unpalatable chicken burger that has ever been concocted. The chicken, while a fairly decent sized slab of meat, if completely flavourless as is the absolutely massive bun the burger is engulfed by. The entire flavour force here coming purely from the pesto (They somehow found a way to make sun-dried tomatoes absolutely flavourless). The fries are the standard Cisco™ frozen straight cut fries. No positives, no negatives. Just that standard fry one can get at any restaurant that does not feel it necessary to freshly cut their own french fries. This sentiment was felt by the other three people at the table who all ordered the same burger and sides. And, just as the previous visit, it took 45min from the letting of the waitress know that we are finished to the bill being delivered, with, seemingly, the only action that caused the bills to be provided was one party of the table standing up and putting on their jacket in order to go outside for...

Burger Bash Walk in

After a bad experience at a previous place, my expectations were lower….

We walked in, it was nice and quiet, service friendly, and the fact they had an actual cocktail menu was refreshing! (Oh and it being happy hour was a plus) We ordered 2 burgers, 2 martinis and a cider… My martini was DELISH! When it had to get remade it was even better! The other martini was also DELISH! I told my partner if he wanted to get me drunk…we found a solid place!

Now, I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the speaker placement… part way through our time, the music suddenly got REALLY hard on the bass… where we sat was near a speaker, wasn’t the most comfortable choice in the end, but it was a learning experience for next time… (I’m on the spectrum)

Now the burger! Oooo momma! It was zippy, it was tastey, and it was GOOD! Just the right combo of meat, cheese and sauce! Perfectly messy but worth every bite! If this was a staple on the menu I’d be back just for it. As it stands, I’m curious about the rest of their menu!

A return date night is being planned! Can’t wait to see what the next...