Bay View Sports Bar & Grill — Restaurant in Maryland

We tried this place out on a Sunday and the place was practically empty. I do not review unless it’s absolutely worth it (very good or very bad experience). These were the issues: we started by ordering drinks, I ordered the blue margarita and my friend ordered a strawberry crush. Mine tasted like straight alcohol (I was glad it wasn’t weak) but it was too much so I asked for them to add a little more sweetener. My friend’s strawberry crush was the complete opposite, she tasted no alcohol so she paid to add a shot. Then, I decided to try the mojito, again was not pleased but left it alone. The last drink I ordered was the tropical margarita and asked them to order my friend the same that she had been drinking, a strawberry crush with an extra shot. They brought out two tropical margaritas, one with an extra shot. Again, I had felt like I was complaining too much so left it alone even though the price difference was doubled. Now let’s talk about the service. Our server seemed very nice and hospitable at first. I’m not sure if the guy who kept hovering us was also a server or what, but the two of them became a complete nuisance. Whenever we requested for them to (apologetically) fix our drinks, the guy would say something to our server in his little headset mic then they would walk away like they were irritated about our request. Mind you, the restaurant is completely empty by now and they still have two hours until closing and the guy is literally hovering over out table, more like stalking is what it REALLY felt like. I’ve never experienced anything like that but it made us so uncomfortable. He would constantly be standing close enough to hear our conversation and be talking (what seemed to be about us) to our server through his mic. This happened the whole time we were there. Our server came to our table every ten minutes to ask if we needed anything else to the point we felt rushed. This was the worst experience that I can think of eating out. Our bill came to $200 and we didn’t enjoy any of our drinks, the food was mediocre, and all we wanted to do was end the stressful weekend with a good restaurant experience and enjoy our conversation and some drinks but instead we left full of regret for choosing this place. I love dining out but I will never...

I never leave reviews but genuinely don’t want anyone to be disappointed like I was. I went to this place because I saw it was a new management/owner. Their grand re-opening made the place look great and my parents raved about the tacos. My husband and I were so excited to try it out but the first time we went it was full due to a private event. The second we went was a weekday so I’m not sure if they just weren’t operating as normal? Anyway, we show up and the workers were very nice. We sit down and the server asks if we’d like anything to drink , my husband asks for a Long Island and she had no clue what that was and said only what’s on the menu can be made . Never heard of that at any place but OKAY whatever. He ordered a Mojito and I a strawberry Margarita. Mine was more sugar than alcohol I should’ve just gotten juice. His tasted like actual toothpaste. We then ordered our app (crab pretzel) which wasn’t entirely bad but def tasted like the crab was off. Mind you the small plates you usually get at restaurants, these were paper…. PAPER . Might as well have ate at home … we go to order our food only to find out my burrito doesn’t come with a side. It’s a $15 burrito which at any other place you get a side…. And let me not get started on how loud the music was for the two tables they had there. Neither the server nor we could hear each other . Any question we asked about the menu she had no clue… I’ve worked in the restaurant business myself and have bs’d my way out of questions I didn’t gave an answer to but she wasn’t even trying . Overall this place has potential but it’s definitely more of a fast food vibe so don’t come with high...

Responding and lying when there is a clearly written contract is really NOT a good look.

I recently hosted a party at Bay View Sports Bar & Grill, and unfortunately, my experience left a lot to be desired.

I signed a contract for 50 guests from 1:30 – 5:30 pm. At around 5:15, the event coordinator, Alberto, pulled me aside and told me they would need to charge me extra because I supposedly had “more people than contracted.” I explained that I did not—and even offered to show him my guest list. He then changed his statement and said both he and the staff had counted 44 guests. I pointed out that our contract was for up to 50, so we were actually under the limit.

Instead of acknowledging this, he shifted to claim our time slot was only for four hours, implying we had gone over. But the contract clearly stated 1:30–5:30, and we were cleaned up and out by that time. At no point did he apologize for either of the accusations, which made the ending of our event unnecessarily stressful.

It also left me questioning whether we actually received what we paid for. If Alberto thought that I was only supposed to have 40 people, did they only prepare food for 40 instead of the 50 we paid for? To make matters worse, this was a cash bar—so even if we had gone over in guest count, the venue would’ve only stood to profit more, not lose anything, since no extra food was served and additional guests would have only been purchasing their own drinks.

Overall, the way this was handled felt unprofessional, unfriendly, and a bit shady. It’s a shame, because the space itself had potential—but the management’s attitude and lack of accountability left a...