American Bar Biffi — Restaurant in Cagliari

The b ar itself is really nice and the speakeasy aspect is always a bit exciting so we were eager for our drinks after sitting down of course.

If you like good cocktails though this is where the good review ends. What an absolute shame this place ended up being. Whilst the bartender was somewhat friendly, the quality of the drinks does just not correlate with the price.

Ten euro average for drinks usually means the quality’s of ingredients will be high, yet here we found that the 2 drinks we ordered were made from bottled juice and cheaper spirits. The quality of the cherry served as a garnish says it all. It was especially a shame considering the amount of good bottles of liquor that’s adorned the bar that just didn’t reflect in the drinks at all. Also, the fact that beside our seats were ~10 book about the art of classic cocktails just made it a little bit of a joke.

Finally, the 10% service charge at the end was the final straw, not worth the...

Bah… I must admit that I have been in way better cocktail bars for a way cheaper price. 15€ for a cocktail which doesn’t have a clear description is a bit suspicious. Creativity or mockery, up to you to decide.

The place is chill but not a great fan of the red velvet interior which, I guess, should bring you back to the 20’s? The waiter (I guess the owner) wears a suit completely off theme 20’s.

Overall, not worth it. Lastly, the ringing the bell style reminds me of a sneaky way to trap you in and kind of force you to drink an overpriced and mediocre cocktail (with no description of its ingredients).

Once you are in you won’t able to get out without spending.

P.s: ring the bell twice, it tends not to work well.

kindest regards,

A...

We loved the speakeasy vibe of ringing the bell and the interior decor was really good. The bar is lined with hundreds of bottles of spirits and the music and service were great.

What we didn't love was paying €15 for very cheap tasting cocktails. Coming from a capital city, I would not expect to pay that price for a cocktail that uses bottled citrus juice (it tastes like saccharin) in a margarita (with no salted rim and a sweet cherry on top!) or sours that are not made with egg whites and tasted premixed. Everything looked nice but didn't taste very good, and nothing like they should.

Very disappointing, we wished we had paid attention to the few negative reviews warning of the low quality of...