Great atmosphere, friendly service. Had the tilapia tacos. The fish was well cooked and the breading light and crisp. Unfortunately, the rest was quite bland. The "chimichurri" definitely does not deserve the name. My family is from Argentina and I love the traditional sauce - this was tasteless green mayo. Very disappointed. The bloody marys also left much to be desired. Very thin and watery, with a smokey aftertaste that I did not enjoy. My friend did not like hers either. Would not order either item again, but there were other dishes on the menu that sounded tasty so I'll probably give them another try. read more

Bear & Bottle is our new favorite neighborhood hangout! The street corn and the crab rangoon nachos are amazing. Very friendly staff and great atmosphere. read more

I had the Korean BBQ ribs, and it was legendary. I'm from out of state and the drinks were just as good. Was a nice spot to spend 2-3 hours with some old friends. I just can't seem to find the cocktail I really enjoyed on there website but oh well. read more

Like a lot of other reviewers mentioned, this space is absolutely gorgeous. The best use of the nearly ubiquitous garage doors that are on every new bar and restaurant in town. I had the pork belly bahn mì and although it was a little short on acid and heat, the baguette was perfection and the pork belly was delicious. My friend had a burger and raved about the bun and said it was perfectly cooked. The one and only downfall was that it was extremely loud! The SW corner of the building has a 2 story ceiling with windows so it almost has a atrium feel but the conversations sound cacaphonous in that area and really throughout the whole place. It is owned by the same folks who own Waypoint Public House and others and it has a very similar rustic meets industrial feel altho B&B brings in a little greenery throughout as a nod to it's California inspiration. Great menu lots of choices and plenty of gluten free options food as well as beverage-wise. read more

Went here after reading a review in the paper. Okay food -- nothing really stood out for us (from the service to the food). Not bad, but not stand-out, either. read more

Finally!!! The Northside has a place like this. She loves it. Northside punch and Knoche burgers. Tacos were great, but allow choice of three, and double up the tortillas. WTF? I feel I was jipped here, as others have posted pictures with 2 shells, and they are needed. It was so hard to decide, so much on the menu we want. We will be back again, again, and again... read more

So my wife and I take a walk and end up at Bear and Bottle! Server was very friendly and knowledgeable. I want a beer,hmm, 21 California beers and 7 local! Are you kidding me? Must be a joke! Nope! What an insult to Wisconsin's brewers! Now to the food. My wife had the quinoa salad, 3 out of 5. I had the orange chicken 3 out of 5 again. Atmosphere is fine if you're ok with noise. Lots of hard surfaces, I know, very hip, well very loud too! They have no competition close, hope they tweak things and are a roaring success. They are close to the end of the honeymoon period! We'll see! read more

We stopped here for lunch on our way back to Chicago from the Dells and had a great experience. The staff was attentive and friendly. The food was delicious and there was a decent amount of vegetarian options. The blackberry Collins cocktail hit the spot. The atmosphere/decor was modern and welcoming. If Bear and Bottle was located near my home it would be a regular "go-to" spot for us. read more

Great summer spot. Food was fabulous and service was excellent. Nice to be able to taste the beers before you order. A little loud, but not unexpected on a beautiful summer Saturday night. Will definitely go back! read more

This was my first time at Bear and Bottle and it was a great experience. My fiancé and I ordered two beers and nachos. The nachos were amazing and the waitress gave us money off of our bill because the timing of the nachos didn't meet their kitchens standards. We were extremely surprised because we didn't notice a long wait time. We will be back again for sure! read more

Excellent beer menu. Staff was friendly and helpful even on a busy Friday night. My husband and I both had salads which were delicious. We also ordered the jalapeño poppers which I highly recommend - not deep fried just charbroiled with cheese. Yum! Ambience was great. I'm excited about this new restaurant and location. read more

I was not impressed with the chicken nachos...but will give the food another try since they just opened.

Great atmosphere and very nice looking, but the bar couldn't make a decent mojito, despite having all of the ingredients ready at the rail. Had to ask for a handful of limes and juice them myself to make it drinkable. 3/5 simply because they just opened, so let's hope experience changes things. Didn't eat the food, so I can't review it. I'll give them a second chance, because the menu looks great. read more

My husband and I decided to try this spot on a whim and we are so glad we did! We came on a Sunday afternoon and grabbed a couple of seats at the almost empty bar. I love the atmosphere here.. it's cozy, clean and inviting. They have a good draft list as well as cocktails on tap. They encourage you to sample anything on tap before ordering, which is really nice. A couple near us had the nachos and raved about them, so we had to order them. You can get a half order, which I would recommend for 2 people. We enjoyed them and had more than enough for both of us. We also shared the Korean pork tacos which were delicious. The flavors were yummy and they come served in lettuce "shells" which I really liked. It added a fresh crunch and nice texture to the dish. We were plenty full from just a half order of nachos and the one order of tacos... so we stopped there. I'm excited to return another time to sample more of their menu! read more

went in for the Fri fish fry. Great fish, but way to many fries and the slaw not the best. Less fries and one more piece of fish would have been better. Will go back for lunch someday to see how that is. read more

I got a munch in my tum and had no idea where to go. As I felt the need turn in to a desire for sushi, B&B seemed like a normal choice. Though, once the extremely friendly host told me that sushi was not on the menu that evening, I was as lost as before. I plopped myself down at a table and found it very rude that I was told sitting on someone's table was frowned upon. After being moved to my own table, the unnervingly quick and fastidious server greeted me and promptly displayed menus. I ordered the first thing I saw, the beef barbacoa tacos, and a drink. The drink was delicious, but as it had alcohol in it, and I'm extremely allergic (I have symptoms such as motor skill loss, slight blindness, amnesia, it's awful) so I don't remember what the drink was. I've never seen "barbacoa" but I imagined it was a salad of sorts, and that the barbacoa part of the cow was a mauve color. Much to my surprise, the tacos looked nothing like a salad, or even how I imagined them. Despite my dissatisfaction with not receiving purple salad tacos, they actually tasted quite delicious. Though the friendly smile of my server still haunts my nightmares as genuine emotion terrifies me. The interior was well designed, but again, not how I imagined it looking from the exterior. Like a blinding light, B&B dove in to my retinas, swam around in my brain space, and left me with resinating images of things I had never thought of. Dazed and confused, I stumbled on to the sidewalk (my alcohol allergy was acting up) and wondered where the $20 in my pocket went and why I was never served the food I imagined. All in all it was OK, I didn't die, and would eat whatever godly morsel a "barbacoa" is again. I would give three thumbs up but my nephew Richard who, frankly isn't doing great at school right now and is starting to be a bit of a problem child, is scared of bears and I love him, so I love his opinion. Richard is 13 and for a year now has been heavily in to wearing black shirts and talking about how his parents and I don't understand him. I know he isn't walking down a bad road, and it's just the age, but I still worry about little Richard. So I can only give two thumbs up. read more

Great decor and interior. But very loud. All the overhead doors were closed so that probably makes a difference, but not much in the way of sound dampening. We had to say" What??" To each other multiple times. Like I said, that's probably diminished when the doors are open. The food was good. I went with the Food truck shrimp. Very tasty. But, when I received the bowl, my first reaction was "Is that all?" The medium sized bowl was 1/2 full. Generous shrimp, though, and very tasty, just need more. Someone else had the chicken sandwich, and it was delicious! My wife had the Nachos as her meal, and once again, it was very tasty, but was mostly chips and not enough sauce. The beer selections where good, but not very adventurous. All the local beers on tap were pretty standard local brews like Spotted Cow, Hopilicious, etc., but the Cali brews were good. A nice mix of styles. Overall, a positive, and will most likely improve. Can't wait to go back when the weather is a little better and sit on the terrace. read more