Baci Cafe Blackhawk - Danville

My lasagna arrived in a very hot flat bowl, but it was unfortunately cold in the middle. On the bright side, our server was fantastic. The chicken piccata was quite good, but I was really hoping to enjoy the restaurant more since it's so close to home.

I had high hopes for my meal, but unfortunately, the salad tasted like chilled plastic soaked in dressing. The fish was decent, but nothing remarkable. Overall, it felt like a mediocre meal for a steep price. Sadly, the quality seems to have declined, as evidenced by the nearly empty dining room on a Saturday night. I would recommend skipping Baci.

I was really disappointed with my experience at Bacci in Blackhawk. The quality of the food has noticeably declined, making it difficult to enjoy anything we ordered. We began with the coconut shrimp, which had a strange flavor that didn’t taste fresh at all. The chicken piccata lacked flavor and was tough, while the sauce was bland despite the poorly added capers. Honestly, I’d give this meal 0 stars if I could; the only highlight was that my companion enjoyed the mac and cheese. The bread was hard and stale, and our waiter seemed to know very little about the wine selection. To top it off, he offered to make my companion a “virgin” piña colada, even though the restaurant doesn’t have a blender! It felt like he missed a few training sessions. We definitely won’t be returning.

Awesome place and great food would definitely recommend and go again

Baci Cafe was our go to location due to proximity, excellent food, and great service. We considered ourselves regulars and brought many friends there who also enjoyed the experience. Unfortunately, the service and recognition of their “regulars” has waned. The turn over in wait staff makes it challenging for a relationship to develop. The location was at least moderately busy in the past, but the last few times, patronage seemed sparse. Not a huge deal, but their Open Table app was also not working the previous visit. Today’s experience was a bit disappointing. To start off, the owner’s son did not recognize us. Again, not a big deal but an effort to get to know your patrons falls under “attention to detail.” There were maybe six customers dining and we requested a low table (vs. the high bar like tables). When we were escorted to a two person table immediately adjacent to another couple, my wife asked if the other tables were available. She was told they were reserved. Oh, well! We sat at our table and the waitress was prompt and friendly. We did have to ask for bread and she cheerfully returned with a basket. The bread was old and hard. It was almost an inch thick of crust all around. When our meals were brought to the table, I told the waitress she could take the bread since it was lacking. She said they had just put in fresh loaves and offered to bring us more. We declined. Our entrees were fantastic. Flavorful, nice presentation, and hot. No complaints here! Our waitress did forget to come check on us and more water would have been welcomed. She did come by to offer dessert and wrap my wife’s leftovers. Yours truly’s meal didn’t stand a chance of making it out of the restaurant in anything other than in my belly!! It was still a good experience, but not to the level as we had consistently enjoyed there before.