Marqus R.
Yelp
South Bar & Kitchen is a new place located smack dab in the center of Pompano's Historic District.
Unfortunately, we arrived on a Saturday night, and the place was super packed. We were warmly greeted, had reservations, and arrived precisely on time but no seats were available. The bar was also fully occupied and the noise of the crowd inside was deafening. So, we ended up standing outside waiting for about half an hour until we saw a couple leave an outdoor table which we immediately grabbed, telling our hostess about it after the fact, but she was fine with it.
To start, Partner ordered his usual scotch on the rocks while I had my typical Bacardi and soda with lime. It took forever from the time we ordered until our drinks arrived. But, when they did arrive, they were good.
I then had an appetizer of deviled eggs with Cajun whipped yolks, smoked trout roe, chicken cracklings, and green onions. Though the trout roe didn't seem to produce much flavor, the eggs were overall delicious.
For a salad, I had their Caesar with buttermilk Caesar dressing and parmesan. It had a good taste to it, rather different from most in that it was of a fine chopped instead of full leaf hearts of romaine.
For food, I ordered their Beer and Bacon Mussels. Again, a painfully long wait. Partner complained to a gentleman about the wait time, which gentleman turned out to be the owner who gave partner a free drink, but for me, nothing. So, in the future, I'm going to be the first wheel to squeak; so to speak. LOL!
When my Beer and Bacon Mussels finally arrived, they were super good with large Canadian Prince Edward Island Mussels, done in Abita beer with applewood smoked bacon, caramelized onions, and sided with ciabatta bread. Really delicious.
You really can't help but like the outdoor atmosphere of the place, especially if setting on the back deck under the huge spreading tree. However, when a place has no respect for your prior reservations or such painfully slow service, I certainly can't go five stars on it or recommend it.