Bay Ridge bistro serving continental cuisine including hamburgers, steak and seafood, with a weekend brunch.
(347) 673-1376
8801 3rd Ave
(88th Street)
Brooklyn,
NY
11209
40.622
-74.0315
Neighborhood: Bay Ridge & Fort Hamilton
Cebu' Bar & Bistro
Last updated 4.30.09
What People Are Saying About Cebu
The Owner
Cebu
Owner
The Bistro, as an institution emerged in the 19th Century as an eating and drinking place accessible to the working man/woman - the cooking was simple but flavorful, the portions copious, the wine modest but abundant - and customers and waiters were on first name basis. Michael Esposito, combined with the talents of Ted Mann and Gerard Picciarelli bring to your plate an eclectic take on the usual bistro fare. Offering up "home style" cooking set in a cozy atmosphere.
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
Bay Ridge bistro serving continental cuisine including hamburgers, steak and seafood, with a weekend brunch.
Not Worth the Effort at all!
by cthoma1082
Headed to Cebu twice in the last week alone and didn't even make it to dinner either time.
They do not take reservations, so our group of six headed to the hostess and gave us about an hour wait, which is fine. We proceeded wait and noticed that people were getting seated constantly.....
After about 45minutes, I checked with the hostess, who was walking by....she turned her head rolled her eyes and continued to ignore our party.
We then headed to her station and asked her for an estimate, she let us know we have a bout another half an hour. It's about 9:30, and the party I was with had was getting hungry.
A few minutes go by and we see a party of at least 5 head straight in the dinning area, this wasn't the first time this happend. At this point, we got annoyed, and asked once more how much longer it would be, hostess responded, "whenever the next table empties, we'll be sitted" Now, we are a party of six, this means we have to wait for either a large table to get up (very few) or a few smaller tables must be available.
After TWO hours of useless waiting, we decided to leave. The place is not WORTH it at all .
A little tip....you really need to be better organized and not have your staff seat their friends prior to guest that have been waiting for over 2 hours.
- Cons: Rude Staff, Completely Unorganized
boo
by byrdge
AWFUL service. the food was ok, but incredibly overpriced for the amount and quality. typical superficial loud annoying trashy bay ridge crowd. been a few times but would not go back....plus i heard from a health inspector that they have one of the dirtiest kitchens in brooklyn. No thanks, too many good restaurants competing.
- Pros: ok food
- Cons: price/crowd
Soooo BROOKLYN! Ya Know
by gee79
My spouse and i went to Cebu for dinner Sunday night. It's been awhile and we were craving food and some mojitios! First of all we were seated and then waited 20 min before the waitor arrived. In a rush he asked if we we're ready to order. Not only did he barely speak english but on top of that he obviously has no waitor expeirence. I orderd a mojitio and recived lime juice and rubbing alchol in scotch glass. Not only was the drink made wrong ,but served wrong as well. So i hailed down my waitor and asked him to make another drink. He replied with and adittude and asked me if this was my first time there. Actually it's not . However i do remember him as a backbar/ cleaning man who was now giving me the typical bayridge adittude. Appalled!!! the food was horrible. My husbands steak was so dry although he asked for it medium. Overall a huge disappointment. The crowd there was so trashy , and so are the people the hire!!! Do not waste your money in this smelly dirty place, it's gone down big time.
- Cons: Horrible service and drinks!!!!!!!!!!
The Details on Cebu
When to Go:
Dinner service starts at 5pm on weekdays, with brunch on the weekends. The prix fixe menu is $18 and served 5pm to 7pm Monday though Friday.
Know Before You Go:
Reservations are highly recommended.
Category:
Restaurants, Neighborhood Bars
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Cuisine:
Bar & Club Special Features:
Message from Cebu
- Outdoor Seating
- Private Dining Room
- Extensive wine list
The Bistro, as an institution emerged in the 19th Century as an eating and drinking place accessible to the working man/woman - the cooking was simple but flavorful, the portions copious, the wine modest but abundant - and customers and waiters were on first name basis.
Michael Esposito, combined with the talents of Ted Mann and Gerard Picciarelli bring to your plate an eclectic take on the usual bistro fare. Offering up "home style" cooking set in a cozy atmosphere.








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