We visited the Southpoint location in Durham. Several entrees on the menu looked appealing, a nice mix of salads, seafood and meat/chicken. We ordered, and soon a plate of round flat bread arrived with an olive oil/pesto mixture. I tasted a hint of rosemary, otherwise, it was simple white bland bread. \r
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The drunken mushroom appetizer tasted like cheap sherry. There was no sauce, just mushrooms thrown in a dish circled with slices of more tasteless white bread. The dish certainly wasn't worth $6. At that point, we should have walked out, but we were hungry and wanted to give the place a chance. \r
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The waitress served our entrees fairly quickly, explaining that there was a delay with our side Caesar salads. My partner had pork chops (which were average) and dry unseasoned garlic mashed potatoes. He was not given a knife sharp enough to cut through the chops. \r
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My crab cakes contained very little crab and reminded me of cheap hotel food. I really don't know how they could qualify as crab cakes. The sauteed green beans and carrots were greasy -- the only taste I detected -- and far from fresh. I really expected more from a $16 entree. By the time we finished what we could eat, the Caesar salads arrived. I can't imagine what held up these salads. They consisted of romaine lettuce and Parmesan cheese -- not the good shaved or shredded Parmesan cheese -- but cheese that looked straight out of a Kraft Parmesan Cheese shaker. Not a speck of black pepper, no croutons as the menu described. That was the sixth nail in already sealed coffin. \r
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The Bakehouse Bistro website boasts of ""gourmet dinner entrees"" and ""all-natural artisan breads."" I call that false advertising.
Pros: not busy restaurant, menu items look appealing
Cons: tasteless, overpriced, low quality food
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