R Bar Restaurant Brew House

Now that Captain Bill's is closed, I must take my out of town guests to the R Bar which is Treasure Island's next best choice. Surprise! The R Bar has an all new menu. Some old favorites are gone but some new items have appeared that seem to be able to take their place just fine. Still love the BBQ Ribs $17.99). The description says so tender the meat falls off the bone and it is right on the money. The cup of chili $5.99) comes in a large 8 ounce bowl and the Mahi Mahi can be served grilled, blackened, or lemon. And of course, there are the oysters...which is the whole purpose of the outing. The raw Oysters were very large and the Oyster Rockefeller was very tasty.

I would give this place a 5 star purely for the wings! I got the garlic parm and medium flavors and they were delicious and cooked perfectly. The 4 star is due to the oversized oysters lacking flavor and the place itself is pretty dead (or at least when we went on a Sunday afternoon).

Would have given NO stars but the system doesn't allow. Went in on a Wednesday night for dinner hoping for a fresh salad and hubby wanted the fish hoagie. The place was pretty empty and quickly was seated but that should have been a sign. We were told that the kitchen is under renovation and they are working with a limited menu with no prices listed on the limited menu version. Should have left then. That's ok since the hoagie was available. But no salad so I ordered clam chowder. Big mistake as it appeared it was out of a can of Snow's clam chowder. Ordered the calamari for dinner and the hoagie and all food was served on paper plates. Very disappointed with quality of the food only to discover they were cooking all food out of a food truck in the parking lot, which we were certainly not told that in the beginning! Never to go back again!

Food: The Rockefeller, oysters were fresh and delicious. Cheese sticks were perfectly crispy and had a wonderful cheese pull. The pretzel bites were exactly what she would expect from a pretzel fluffy and good cheese. The onion rings had a light crispy batter. My sister did not like the garden salad... the lettuce was wilted and flavorless. The beer battered fries were amazing, our favorite of all of the things we got. The wings were hot and flavorful. The chicken was moist not dry!! The fried chicken was very crispy, but lacking in flavor according to my family. Food was a big above average for price, but we enjoyed the food overall! Service: Our waiter was clearly busy with the bar but was still attentive and funny. He made us feel welcome. Ambiance: walked in, and was seated in the corner by a little music stage. At first It took a second to adjust because it is very dark. The music was bumping, and the bar was filled. We sat at a table. The restrooms were very clean. It is 3 o'clock on a Saturday and both the women's men's restroom was very clean so that's always a plus!

Sadly the brunch experience here didn't really live up to my expectation. My cup of coffee had a napkin in it. Not kidding you. At least for that my coffee should have been comped. Service was not the best and friendliest. Breakfast gam, bacon and egg were so so. More greasy than anything. It is a five bar and at 0900 people are already drinking at the bar. That's the vibe throughout.