Bill Bateman's Bistro

Not my favorite place for wings but they aren't bad.  They have pared down their ridiculously huge menu into something much more manageable.  Had a bartender tell us not to bother with the cream of crab soup - that was amusing.  The crab pretzels are delicious, as is the crab dip.  The Cowboy Wrap is a favorite - packed with flavor and very filling.  Also love the Chesapeake fries.  Very much a locals hangout and a great place to watch the O's.  AND they have both Smithwicks for my Heart and Angry Orchard for me - On Tap !

I used to enjoy going here for some wings and a few beers. Unfortunately, they've gone WAY downhill. For example, I enjoy Loose Cannon. It's a local beer and one of my favorites. I know what it tastes like. The Loose Cannon they have on tap is gross. It tastes old (the hops have faded really badly), and when I questioned the bartender I just got a, "Durrr, you'll have to just deal with it," type of answer. I thought this was a one time thing, so I ordered a week later (still gross), again about a month later, but it was still gross. I almost wonder if it even IS Heavy Seas' Loose Cannon.

The bartenders are horrible. They go out of their way to not notice when someone wants to order... or maybe it's just me. Maybe because I don't look like their regular customer (seems to be older white folks), they don't think I'm worth the time, but this happens almost every time I go there which used to be on a weekly basis -- when their wings were still good.

Speaking of their wings, they used to be really good and worth the bad service and gross beer (absolutely none of their other food is worth the time), but the last few times I've gotten them, they've been ice cold and pretty inedible.

The last time I was at the bar, my girlfriend and I waited for well over an hour for 1 order of wings.  Eventually, I noticed the bartender go to the back and come back with our wings.  They were obviously sitting out because they were cold (not lukewarm -- ICE cold) and the wing sauce had congealed a bit.  I worried about food poisoning, and didn't eat them.  I would have asked to see the manager, but from overhearing a conversation down the bar, the manager was busy socializing.

I emphasize last time because I will never go back. It's a shame, too, because there aren't many places where you can get a craft beer and wings in the area.

They also have Fox News on all the time.  Gross.  Even if everything was awesome, I'd probably not go there much just because of that.

Very nice service at this bar. Lots of food and drink specials. If only the food were as consistent as the service. We had Jamaican jerk tenders that were burnt along with a horribly overcooked steak. They were very accommodating though and remade the entree. I will give this place another shot.