Mezz Bistro Lounge

New menu rolled out, having the to die for Mac &cheese tonight.

This place follows the recent fad of bars in movie theaters.
I like this fad, and really like this theater.
The bar is upstairs and separated from the theater, so you can choose to just go get a drink and not feel obligated to see a movie.
However, given the prices and the atmosphere I don't know why you would....
There are only about five seating areas separate from the bar..and the bartenders are wayyy over involved. I ordered a sangria and a "Jeffrey". The jeffrey was sapphire gin, coriander, thyme, lemon juice and soda water. In theory it sounded awesome, but for some reason it tasted like pickle juice. Each drink was over $9.00!

This was a fine place to maybe grab a beer before a movie, but I can't imagine spending the amount of money you'd need to at this place. I'd rather go to a pub before hitting the movies, and get three drinks for the price of one at this place.

I would give this place 0 stars if I could...it is a complete and utter disaster!  I went with 2 friends on opening weekend of a pretty big movie, but the restaurant area was not overly crowded and we got a table right away.  First, the waiter was really obnoxious - trying to be funny and flirty, but none of us were the least bit amused.  He even went so far as to throw a straw wrapper at my friend...it was very strange.  We ordered drinks right away, I was told that I needed to chose a back up cocktail because they may not have the ingredients for the first one I chose...About 45 min later we finally received our drinks!  45 min for 3 drinks - one was a martini so I know those can take a bit longer, but the other two were a beer and a glass of wine!  We then ordered 2 cheese quesedilla's (which, their menu must be drastically reduced from what it used to be after reading some other reviews, very few selections.  Its probably all frozen food they warm up...).  We ordered the food an hour before our showtime, thinking we'd have PLENTY of time, but that was NOT the case.  We finally said to our waiter who hadn't apologized for the slow service, but instead said he usually bartends and hates working on the waiter side, so its not his fault it was slow..not a good answer.  Long story short, we ended up having to go into the theater without our food and without our second round of drinks because ordering them an hour ahead of time is not enough.  
They were courteous enough to deliver our food and drinks into the VIP theater where our seats were, but when we got our cheese quesedillas they were burnt to a crisp and came with none of the sides the menu listed!  No silverware or napkins either.  
I have never EVER had such horrible service.  Its too bad that this theater cannot pull it together.  Its a nice space and a great way to see a movie with the VIP perks, but there are not any real perks at the Paragon or Mezz 'Bistro'.  I highly recommend going to the Showplace Icon Theater at the West End in St. Louis Park, its like shopping at Neiman Marcus compared to this Walmart-like service/atmosphere at the Paragon.