Bar Spero

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   adam

   VIP

   Baltimore

   20 reviews

   5.0

   20 reviews

   Dined on September 1, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A fantastic dining experience. The burger and soft shell crab were fantastic. Really exceptional service provided by Elsa and Arthur. Highly reccomend!
   

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   Sean

   VIP

   Washington DC

   4 reviews

   5.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on August 28, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Outstanding food. So many amazing tastes. Food prepared with care and enthusiasm. Will definitely go again.
   

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   Scott

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 23, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   Restaurant week blew the menu. Really bad experience.
   

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   Lia

   VIP

   Washington DC

   2 reviews

   3.0

   2 reviews

   Dined on August 23, 2024

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Overpriced for what it was, but the food was tasty
   

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5. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   San Francisco

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on August 22, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bogdana provided excellent service. She was very knowledgeable and attentive. The food was outstanding and all the staff were very friendly.
   

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   Caitlin

   VIP

   Atlanta Metro

   18 reviews

   5.0

   18 reviews

   Dined on August 20, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Best food I’ve had in DC! Everything we ordered was divine. I will be back!
   

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   Shiloh

   Denver

   3 reviews

   2.0

   3 reviews

   Dined on August 17, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 2

   Honestly a real disappointment. I’m not sure if we got there on a bad night but it was expensive, the food was fine but totally unexceptional, and the service was really, really, slow. Within the last six months I’ve had better food, with better service, in dc, for a third the price.
   

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   Nneka

   San Francisco

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on August 17, 2024

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Bar Spero was a delightful experience. I felt welcome from the moment I stepped in. My friend ran 10-15 minutes late for our reservation so the staff invited me to sit at the bar and take advantage of their HH while I waited for her. The food was delicious. We shared oysters, the side potato, and the arroz con pollo. Nothing was a disappoint. I’ll definitely be back.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   VIP

   Washington DC

   8 reviews

   2.0

   8 reviews

   Dined on August 15, 2024

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   I can only speak to Restaurant Week experience, so there is that. Given this concept was originally conceived with the intent of bringing in business in an otherwise slow time of year, while having the chance to introduce and potentially woo new patrons into falling in love with your (one of quite many) establishments, I find these days, this whole intention has been turned on its head. Once, where Restaurant Week was supposed to be a mutually beneficial experience, it has now become a ploy solely working the restaurants’ advantage. $65 is a steeper Restaurant Week dinner cost, so I’ll admit my expectations were higher. However, when you only offer me a limited amount of La carte menu, and you open your RWeek service menu and tell me my first course options are potato chips with some tiny peppers and jamón, or an omelet, you’ve already lost me. Then, if you’re offering me rice, chicken, or a dry, skinny rib eye as my mains, now you’ve just insulted me, on top of that. While the dessert was the highlight and quite tasty, and my friend and I enjoyed our happy hour oysters, I’d be hard-pressed to give this place another chance given the plethora of other amazing restaurants in the DMV. Spend your $$ elsewhere.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Philadelphia

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on August 15, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    My husband and I came here after reading reviews. We LOVED it. Exceeded expectations, both in food and in service. Ribeye is amazing. Wine pairing is incredible!
    

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