Poor food, spoiled/rancid soup, slow service, bad odor inside interior dining room, nice outdoor seating area, average prices, and convenient location near the boardwalk.

We stopped in around 6pm after wandering around the boardwalk, looking for a place that was rated well and served somewhat healthy food. Upon arriving, we went inside the indoor portion of the restaurant and were promptly greeted by the hostess. Immediately, I smelled the strong odor of what I first believed was incense or a blend of wood, charcoal, and lighter fluid. Either way, the smell was very obvious and very unpleasant, so we opted to sit outside. At the time, nobody was seated inside either, so I'm assuming the odor offended everyone else as well.

The outside seating was quite pleasant, with plenty of room and nice outdoor tables with plenty of shade as well as a breeze and no bugs. The waitress was very pleasant and friendly. Service was relatively slow, with about 10 minutes to bring drinks after ordering and 10 more minutes to take the food order after bringing the drinks. Then the food took another 20 minutes after that and finally another 20 minutes after we finished to get the check. Overall, I'd say the service was about 50% slower than average.

For drinks, we had Arnold Palmers (unsweetened iced tea and lemonade). These were actually some of the best we ever had. Truly excellent ratio and very good flavor. We ordered baked pita and tzatziki as an appatizer. We arrived before 7pm and got a 50% discount on the appetizer, which was a nice touch. The pita and tzatziki was good overall. The tzatziki sauce was flavorful, fresh, and had a good garlicky flavor. The pita bread was average at best. Definitely not homemade. The flavor also had a tinge of char, which was not really pleasant.

We also ordered Avgolemano (greek lemon chicken soup). The soups arrived about 10 minutes after the appetizer. The soups were presented well with two large pieces of what appeared to be garlic bread. The soup was not a traditional Avgolemano (I've had this soup countless times over the years ag many different restaurants and homemade, but this one took a lot of liberties). The soup had a large quantity of rice, almost stew like in texture. The first bite I took, I immediately tasted something rancid. Thinking that it was a one off, I took another bite. The same rancid flavor like spoiled meat hit me like a ton of brick. The rest of our party tasted the soups and had the same reaction. It was very obviously spoiled soup or rancid chicken in the soup. This wasn't a seasoning or an herb, this was literally rancid soup. I know this sort of thing happens sometimes, but it doesn't excuse the fact that it should NEVER happen if the proper precautions are taken. I told the waitress about the soups and she said she would ask her manager if she could remove them from the bill or discount them. Mind you, these soups were uneaten (aside from the initial tasting). This was a strange response to receive regarding receiving rancid food.

We ordered an "Amerikan" cheeseburger, orzo spinach salad, a chicken kebab plate, grilled veggies, and a chicken pita. The cheeseburger was unremarkable and tasted like the standard frozen burger you'd expect at any local dive bar, very average overall. The orzo spinach salad was only orzo and a creamy sauce. It was not very good, but also that was our taste of liking it the traditional way. The chicken kebab tasted like charcoal and lighter fluid, which was very unpleasant. The texture was very good, and the chicken was tender. The roasted veggies were good but also had some of that same char flavor, which was unpleasant. The chicken pita was average and pretty traditional, with no complaints here but also nothing to rave about.

In the end, the manager took the rancid soups off the check. For 3 people, the bill was $75.

Overall, Bakkhus has pleasant employees and reasonable prices, but the food was truly poor. If you're in the area and looking for really great food, I'd try another place.