Bata - Tucson

Great experience! Did the tasting menu. Sat at the bar. Got an amazing explanation and service of all the dishes and their process. Super friendly staff. Jackson and the other kitchen team members were so wonderful. Jusuf’s mushroom skewer was so interesting and umami bomb. Michael’s halibut was luscious. Savanna’s dessert items were to die for. Highly recommend this experience!

The concept can be fun, but the sauces in our various dishes were too similar and trying too hard, so that when mixed together on the same plate, the sauces were not particularly good. We are relatively adventurous diners, living in France 6 months of the year, eating often in Michelin starred restaurants in Europe, and traveling elsewhere. Our first impression of the menu was that nothing WOWed us. Carrots in two sauces, porc and beef dolma with sauces…. All was good, just not wow!

Bata is a very fine restaurant in every way. It’s a share plates place and the menu is limited. Everything they make is outstanding and sharing comes naturally. Good cocktails. Cool vibe, perfect service. Can’t wait to return.

We purchased the New Year's eve special for BarBata (in the basement), which included 3 glasses of champagne for 3 time zones' count downs. However, it was just a coupon for three glasses of champagne whenever you wanted them. There was no attempt to have a countdown, or even a clock. The bar was cool, but didn't feel like New Years, it just felt like date night on a Friday. I wish there was some attempt at making the evening special for New Years. The champagne was very good though, and the other drinks were also good.

Always interesting ingredients and flavor combinations. Consistently great service.