Bicycle closed 'till further notice'
I heard earlier today that the Bicycle in Federal Hill might be closed, and then when I checked my work e-mail just now I got this from Mark:
Did you know that Bicycle, on Light Street, is closed? My fiance and I had a reservation, which we booked on their website, for 7 pm tonight. It was, and still is, our 2 year dating anniversary. When we showed up, the curtains were shut and the door was locked. We are both so disappointed. We hope they open again. Plus, we had a gift card that we were going to use. Just sucks. ...
I called the restaurant, and the voice mail says it's closed "till further notice." The Web site has disappeared too.
I left a message, and I'm hoping to hear back, both about its future and the new Italian restaurant chef/owner Nicholas Batey was planning to open.
(Barbara Haddock Taylor/Sun photographer)
Comments
I wouldn't think you'd treat customers like that if you were planning to reopen.
Posted by: Lissa | July 15, 2009 11:43 PM
It was exactly that sort of experience on my birthday that led me to this blog, when it was just a few weeks old. I know we had given the restaurant our home phone number. Why didn't anyone bother to call?
Posted by: Dahlink | July 16, 2009 6:47 AM
gift cards in this economy?
smoke'em if you got'em.
Posted by: unbelievaboh | July 16, 2009 7:51 AM
maybe sun hing will take over bicycle's space. word on the street is the sun hing's food is better anyway.
Posted by: bill | July 16, 2009 10:24 AM
Used to be one of our favorite restaurants when Barry and Deborah had tried it two times after it was sold food and service were way off. What a shame
Posted by: Anonymous | July 16, 2009 11:22 AM
I am so disappointed! I have always gone to Bicycle when I didn't want to risk having a lousy meal. So many restaurants are good at first and then stop caring about quality. I found the food to be consistently delicious and the service was always great too. I am surprised by the other comments here.
Posted by: justagrrl | July 16, 2009 11:47 AM
So disappointed. Their vegetarian nirvana dish was one of my favorites things to eat in this city. I hope they reopen.
/optimism
Posted by: Mary | July 16, 2009 11:48 AM
I'll never forget going in there with my elderly mother for dinner. It was completely empty and we were told they could not seat us without a reservation. Never went back. Good riddance.
Posted by: sobohon | July 16, 2009 1:25 PM
WHO CARES!!..overpriced and no good.
Posted by: bon | July 16, 2009 9:40 PM
Unbelieveable that they did not have the common courtsey to call all future reservations and notify them.
If this is any indication of how they treat their customers than they deserve to go out of business!!!
Adios Jerks!!!
Posted by: john | July 21, 2009 4:54 PM
Unbelieveable that they did not have the common courtesy to call all future reservations and notify them.
If this is any indication of how they treat their customers than they deserve to go out of business!!!
Adios Jerks!!!
Posted by: john | July 21, 2009 5:12 PM