Campo Sparks

We had reservations for 11. Arrived and doors were locked. Someone showed up at 11:15 and let us in. Hmmmm....

Soupy mashed potatoes. Other than that the food was great.

This was our first visit to Campo Sparks. Overall it was good, particularly the food. The service was fine until the end of the meal. Our server asked if we wanted dessert before we were done eating. She also cleared the plates, including mine which I was still working on, while one of our party was still eating. She even brought the check before he was finished. I may have wanted dessert or coffee, but feel it would have been impolite to order before everyone at the table finished their meals. This was a Saturday lunchtime so it wasn’t even as if people were waiting for tables. I live in Europe where one is never rushed, so maybe I am being overly critical, but it bothered me, and makes it unlikely that I’d go to Campo again.

The food was okay, but had some problems. The ambiance wasn’t great, it was either a sports bar or shelves of wine. The wait staff stand was right up against our table so they were always with us. Then the sun was setting through the window and glaring off the table and another patron finally got up and put the window shade down. All in all, I wouldn’t mind going for drinks and apps with friends, but it wasn’t good for a special occasion.

Never know what I'm going to get. Service is normally bad but once in awhile it good. Food is normally good but occasionally not up to par. I usually order to bee sting pizza or the chicken caesar salad. Not very consistent in how it's made. Not a lot of choices in Sparks. If they could get better servers, would be much better. Most of the time I only see the server once when they take my order. If I want another drink, I have to hunt them down. One time I asked the bartender and she said she was not my server. Say what? This is why this place gets such bad reviews.