Black Bear Bistro & Cellar

First visit to Black Bear this afternoon.  The hostess (young blonde) was  friendly and helpful.  The burger, salad and eggs benedict were good.  Our service was excellent (male in his 40's ?).  We sat by the window and watched as many people came in for lunch (the wine bar/restaurant ? across the street attracted them first but it was closed for some reason so they crossed the street to the Black Bear).  We don't know how noisy this place gets at dinner, but for a weekend lunch it was quiet and you could carry on a conversation easily.  The food isn't out of this world but its good, and we'll stop back in when in town again.

Why oh why did you put the new pizza place in the basement! The Patio! The Patio! Pizza + Beer = Outside, not basement. I was really holding out and crossing my fingers that the new outside dining experience would be awesome and would be the casual dining spot Warrenton so desperately needed. No.such.Luck.

We went and had dinner on the patio with the hopes that the atmosphere would translate despite the lack of pizza. It had the feel of eating of an elementary school cafeteria by yourself. All you could hear was the exhaust fan and the other couples conversations who were trying to keep their voices down awkwardly like we were.

Free tip for the Owners. Move or at least start serving pizzas upstairs and put some speakers upstairs to mask the stale environment. Do this, and ye shall receive 5 stars and my repeat business!!!

We entered this quaint establishment with high hopes. We waited forty five minutes for a drink menu and another hour for our food (we stayed for comedic purposes). The staff claimed they couldn't help us when asked. The food was sub par and something I could create drunk off my butt on a Saturday night with rotting supplies. Do not go here. You are warned.