What a disappointment!
Delius had been displaying a banner recently: Happy Hour 4-7 p.m., always in search of new and better Happy Hours in Long Beach, my co-workers and I were ready for something new!
We settled into the bar area and ordered 6 different appetizers from the Happy Hour menu, and one (Satay) from the dinner menu.
Spicy quesadilla – the quesadilla itself was nice, but the salsa was dry and unappealing.
Mini Sliders – poor presentation as the little burgers couldn’t stay together since the meat was more meatball than patty.
Spring Rolls : bland without enough textural contrast and a strange runny pink sauce.
Potato Chips : Nicely done with a little salt and a little sugar – upscale bar food – yum!
Beef Satay : this was a kabob, not a satay – and while the beef was tender and very delicious, we had been looking forward to satay-style beef with more Thai seasonings.
As for value, while the mixed drinks were generous, the $9.50 glass of wine, like the appetizers, was over-priced.
While a very pretty place, there are no acoustics to speak of, and the service was horrendous - we actually had to wave down someone for service (the table next to us let out a little cheer since they had been abandoned as well) – and still had to bring our check to the bar to wrap things up! There was certainly enough staff meandering about, but since they weren’t assigned to the bar area they skillfully ignored us (literally!). Perhaps dinners are Delius specialty, in which case they shouldn’t bother to advertise a Happy Hour.