Baja Bean Co

the owner (or who guarded the front door) was incredibly rude and judging. our group of 4 approached the entrance in the hope to take a drink after visiting a high time close. he claimed that he had high-time celebrations despite the fact that there was a group of 4 not allowed and that everyone was well managed. he suggested that we drank in publicity, although we explained and showed that it was a bottle of champagne that we would be happy to throw out before the arrival. his treatment was rude and curly. totally unnecessary. do what we did and go around the corner in the green space where everyone was very friendly and welcoming.

eating was good, but not special. we enjoyed eating outside, because the city had locked the whole road.

we came in a lazy Saturday afternoon, the few mozens who were there, pampered for an intimate experience. I had a very tasty peanut butter mülleimer *highly recommended* and the ground bark baja tosdada, partner had the pork po boy special. both were good, but the potential is there to be big! mckaila was ingenious and attentive and cute I will definitely be back for the peanut butter müll can! a pretty jewel in the inner city of staunton

Don’t expect an inviting welcome. We arrived about 11:30pm on a Saturday night with about 6 people including a brand new (that night) married couple. No crazy bridal party/bridesmaids/rowdy groomsmen…just the married couple, their parents, and a few guests who wanted to enjoy a nightcap after the wedding. One guest was attempting to dispose of a bottle (without littering) and asked the doorman if they had a trash bin. The doorman than said we were not allowed to enter. This was a terrible experience and not how we wanted to have the couple end their wedding night. This was an older wedding. The youngest guest of the group was 35 years old (not young and rowdy at all). We told the doorman that this was their wedding night and to please allow them to stay but they wouldn’t allow it. They said as we were leaving they don’t allow wedding parties. If you are with a wedding, don’t bother trying to go in. Unfortunately, for my first night in Staunton, this was not the welcome we were hoping for and we will not be back.

This review is in regards to the bar area, not the restaurant area. Never eaten there so I can’t attest to that part. I had heard mixed reviews about Baja Bean in Staunton and have been to lovely chains in other cities. I flew into town to visit my family and my mom, siblings and I went to grab a drink to end the night. My mid-50s mother was denied entry at the door for forgetting her ID (understandable I guess; she went back and got it) and we sat at a table and ordered one drink each. Service was decent, drinks were good. My brother ordered a second drink and finished it and we went to go cash out. I paid for one of his double whisky sours and my sister paid for his second double whisky sour. Nothing out of the ordinary. Here’s the strange part:We go to cash out our tickets and notice that they seem off. We asked for our itemized receipts, corrected the charges with a pen, and the bartender returned with our updated totals. When we got our updated totals, we were charged two completely different prices for the exact same double whisky sour. When we asked for the tickets to be corrected again, the bartender told us we were drunk and it was the same number (we both had ONE drink). I circled the whisky sours on both tickets where it clearly says one cost $16 and one cost $19.50. The bartender refused to look into the discrepancy and replied with “stiff me if you want to, I don’t care!” Ma’am, we’re simply trying to figure out why the same drink costs two different prices, but ok yeah sure. We walk out without tipping because we were already overcharged and at that point she was just being nasty. As we’re calmly walking out of the bar trying to figure out what the heck just happened, another bartender comes running out behind us saying “they’re banned for life! all of them!” Umm yeah ok, half of us don’t even live here and the other half definitely won’t be returning at this point anyway. It was the weirdest bar experience of my life.If you’re confused by this, so are we. If you choose to drink here, make sure to check the itemized receipt before paying. Also watch your bank account because my sister ended up with a random $39 pending charge she had to dispute in addition to her actual bill.tldr; my family of four went in for one drink and ended up getting overcharged and banned for life over a bill they refused to correct.

Don’t expect an inviting welcome. We arrived about 11:30pm on a Saturday night with about 6 people including a brand new (that night) married couple. No crazy bridal party/bridesmaids/rowdy groomsmen…just the married couple, their parents, and a few guests who wanted to enjoy a nightcap after the wedding. One guest was attempting to dispose of a bottle (without littering) and asked the doorman if they had a trash bin. The doorman than said we were not allowed to enter. This was a terrible experience and not how we wanted to have the couple end their wedding night. This was an older wedding. The youngest guest of the group was 35 years old (not young and rowdy at all). We told the doorman that this was their wedding night and to please allow them to stay but they wouldn’t allow it. They said as we were leaving they don’t allow wedding parties. If you are with a wedding, don’t bother trying to go in. Unfortunately, for my first night in Staunton, this was not the welcome we were hoping for and we will not be back.

Very clean and well kept establishment. The waitress was attentive and upbeat. The food was excellent and very affordable. I highly recommend this restaurant. It also has outdoor seating on the weekends.