Bingo! Cafe & Restaurant

Friday, 09/17/2010
Since we had time to kill between checking out of Costa Linda & checking in at the Divi Golf we had lunch
at Bingo’s. We had a couple of rounds drinks since it was raining pretty hard (had to change tables twice since the rain was hitting our tables) and the road in front of Bingos was flooded – guess about 8 inches – noticed some cars were driving up on the sidewalk. DW & I both had the salad of the sea (with pieces of grouper and shrimps). DD had the chicken sate. We all liked the food and service was good. Their featured wine was Hob Nob (never heard of it), which was very good. When we we’re getting ready to leave road was still flooded, but noticed that it wasn’t as bad just past the Valero station – so, we drove through the gas station and the next strip mall and were able to avoid driving through the flooded road.

Always a great place for really good food in a casual atmosphere. We were dining late after a long day so we had the French onion soup (which was served in a huge bowl),Caesar Salad with chicken, and the tuna tataki. All were great and some of the best tuna tataki I've ever had.

This restaurant is slightly off the path but, worth the trip. The setting was pleasantly nice and the food was great. The service started out good but, got a little slow as the restaurant filled up. Creative menu and reasonable prices. I definitely recommend that you try this place!

First time at Bingo's and we are hooked. We enjoyed the carpaccio, onion soup, fish salad, hamburgers, you name it our whole table raved about the food. Lots of "locals" which means good food. We'll be back again.

Always one of our favorite casual Dutch-style pubs/restaurants. Had dinner here twice (love the seafood salad and the onion soup) and also had a great lunch here as well - huge sandwiches and salads. Also a great place to just stop in for a few drinks at night. See you guys next year!

Place was fairly crowded. DW had a margarita & I had a vodka martini – drinks were very good. DW had the garlic shrimp dish that came with spaghetti & veggies & I had the mixed grill. We had wine with the dinners. DW like her dish. I ordered my mixed grill & it came very rare. Not much meat on the 2 rib lamb chops; filet mignon & rib-eye steak were OK – nothing special. I think next time I’ll have to stick with the salad of the sea. Memo to all the folks that rave about the Bingo Burger – it’s about half the size of the one shown in the video San Nic 44 posted – that’s the way it was a few years back – it’s not a “major” burger anymore – just your very average burger with an egg thrown in. To me, the Bingo burger is now a major disappointment & I don’t order the it anymore. Cost with tip = 88.05

We ate at Bingo's twice during our recent visit and both times had a very nice meal in a casual friendly environment. We also sat at the bar for some drinks and had a great time talking with the many locals that frequent Bingo's. We highly recommend it for a very enjoyable evening.

Thurs – 06/25 – Bingo’s
Wife had large salad of sea for her main course. I had the small salad of sea as an appetizer and the Filet Mignon. The Broccoli in my dish was a little old and Filet Mignon was tasty, but on the tough side – have never had Filet Mignon that was tough – very strange. But, we like going to Bingo’s every visit and we’ll probably go back in Sept – won’t order that dish again.

Wife had Salad of the Sea, daughter had Grouper, & I had Bingo burger w/o the egg. Drinks were excellent and wine was good. After dinner we had Espresso, daughter had miniature dutch pancakes. Only disappointment was with my burger. First 2 years we went to Bingo’s, the burger was great – nice, thick, & juicy. Last few years the burger has been just average. We’ll go back to Bingo’s, but I won’t order the burger.

We had the BEST grouper special with a sun-dried tomato sauce! It was so good that we were afraid to have grouper anywhere else because we were afraid it wouldn't be as good. This place will always be one of our favorites - casual, good food (whether you just want a hamburger or an entree), moderate prices - and great owners! Hope they put the grouper special on the regular menu!