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March 2024 by Natalie Fireman
Such a great restaurant! We love everything we ate. Thank you for a lovely birthday meal!
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March 2024 by Taylor Root
I liked it. Our serve was nice.The spinach pie and ravioli were excellent.
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March 2024 by Raena Ellerbe
Wonderful atmosphere and service. Great even at the bar. The food flavors need work. It tasted like they wanted to take your taste buds on an experience but didn't know how. The presentation of the food was better than the actual taste of the food.Roasted olives were warm but they left the pits in it. It took away from the experience having to take out the pits in an elegant restaurant. The kale salad was ok but missing something to match the overwhelming vinegarette taste which was a little too strong for the salad. The roasted mushroom was a great non meat option but again it tasted like they were trying to do something different with the taste but didn't finish. It was all over the place. The ribeye steak just lacked flavor. You can't depend on the side sauce to save the steak.It's a great place to have drinks at the bar before an event or a quick date but the food was not worth going back to try again. This place has a lot of competition in the downtown Detroit area that has better tasting food.
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March 2024 by Andrae Ellerbe
Service was good and atmosphere, I wanted something more from the food taste. I got the steak and it was just ok.
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March 2024 by Breanne
We just stopped in for a cocktail before dinner, so I didn't eat here but the food looked and sounded amazing.The drinks were really great and the service was fantastic at the bar.It's a nice spot to grab a drink or two, but I'd love to go back again for dinner.The place is really chill and relaxed, but feels upscale in a good way. The staff is really friendly.
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February 2024 by Lisa Hoinville
I was fabulously underwhelmed by Besa.When you spend $300 on dinner for two you expect excellent food and excellent service. We recieved neither.We were seated at a two top with no lighting for the table. We asked for a candle. The waiter lit a tiny votive that didn't help.The service included us pouring our own bottle of wine after the first taste, needing to refill our own sparkling water numerous times from the bottle we bought, having plates cleared while we were still eating, having him reach over and through us to get plates to clear while we ate, and zero charm while serving. I fault the management largely as this seemed to be the theme at all the tables around us.I ordered the $49 scallops. The three scallops themselves were cooked well. Sadly they were served on a bed of watery, extremely salty mashed potatoes with two, 4" by 2" chunks of extremely salty, fatty bacon swimming in the mashed potatoes. The dish had no texture, was completely white and brown and tasted of just bacon. I didn't finish.My date ordered the mushroom ravioli. Sadly, a repeat in many ways of the scallops: no texture, salty, all brown, and tasting only of bacon... There was plenty of bacon on this dish as well.Dessert was meh. I tried the raspberry dish. It came straight from a freezer and was so hard I had to wait a while before I could cut the crust and eat it. The chocolate, cherry cake was uninspired.I expected to be wowed. I got very salty dishes overpowered by bacon served by wait staff that didn't have basic serving manners.I will not return and will not recommend.
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February 2024 by Disappointedk
The server was so sweet but the food was awful for the price. They took our steaks back to the kitchen after we cut them because they were not cooked... then came back with the same steak on our plate. The entire back half of the restaurant had the same issue. We didn't get to enjoy our meal and continued to eat seperate because everyone was having issues with their food. They tried to make it better by compensating for one meal but it still didn't make it worth it. Wouldn't try it again. The poor server was amazing though but after seeing multiple steaks go back touched and recooked I was so repulsed Incouksnt enjoy.
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February 2024 by DawnH
The food was very good as were the cocktails. Not such a great spot for a relaxing or romantic date night. Pounding music made conversation difficult. Service was a bit slow - olive oil was delivered to the table but we waited quite awhile to get the bread with it. Had to ask for plates to put our seafood shells on.
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February 2024 by Amanda Parker
So delicious and great
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February 2024 by Bill Schmidt
We did BESA’s Valentine’s Dinner. Both first time at the restaurant, and the rave reviews didn’t disappoint! The restaurant was busy, bright and loud; but the staff were plentiful, and always scurrying about ensuring their guests were being taken care of. We had a timetable, as we had tickets for the candlelight quartet performance at the Masonic after dinner; and our server got us out the door at the just the right time. Great downtown ambiance, highly recommend BESA!!Vegetarian options: I’m vegetarian, and enjoyed the mushroom/beet dish very much. My girlfriend had the halibut and loved it!
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February 2024 by Johan Nameti
Me and my wife went to Besa for our anniversary and I would definitely say that this restaurant it’s one of a kind, the food was tasty ,the service was high class and the atmosphere was wonderful, a restaurant that gives lounges
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February 2024 by
Our server, Daniel, was amazing! Full of energy and fun! While the food was good, we felt it was overhyped and more dull than anticipated. We would likely come back because of the energy and to give other dinner options a shot.
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February 2024 by AdaL
Besa surpassed all expectations for a delightful dining experience. The service was impeccable, and the culinary journey, from the exquisite calamari to the savory village salad and lamb chops, left a lasting impression. The ambiance added an extra layer of beauty and elegance, making it a truly memorable evening. Will definitely be back.
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February 2024 by PDin
We had a lovely experience at BESA! The drinks were great, the roasted olives were a treat, the fries were over the top with an amazing aioli, and the fillet at medium rare wasn't raw in the middle. We sat by the window and enjoyed the evening immensely!
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February 2024 by Kevin
20 minutes late to seat us for a Valentine's Day reservation. We were given complimentary Champaign because of it which was great! The vibe of the place was incredible. Food was largely underwhelming... the lamb chops were great but the chicken was unimpressive. Fries were cold, broccolini was bland. We waited 1 hour between our appetizer and our entree being delivered... 8:30 reservation and our entree was served at 10:20. Waiter was nowhere to be found for 15 minutes when waiting to pay and get out of there. Maybe they were overwhelmed due to the Valentine's Day rush (which I get) but I wont be coming back... too many other great places nearby with far better service. Positives: Very cool place, great cocktails. Negatives: slow slow slow, poor service, unimpressive food.