Banter - Bellingham (WA)

5 /5 Alisa Cogswell: We walked up at 1pm a a Saturday. The line was almost out the door. I was worried we wouldn’t get a table, but they kept the whole place running smoothly. You don’t get a table until they assign you one when you order at the counter. I think we only waited maybe 15 minutes. Every person working was hustling, but with a smile. our cocktails were delicious and came right out! I got the lavender French 75 and my husband got some sort of a Matcha whiskey sour. it came out pretty fast as well! I got a sesame miso bowl. Fantastic! I am vegan and my family is vegetarian. And everything on the menu was labeled quite clearly. My husband loved his burrito! And we all enjoyed the tater tots!

5 /5 Cassie K.: Cute place, delicious burrito! Good drink, friendly stuff Have free parking spot. Indoor and outdoor seats about 10 tables. Will come back for sure :)

5 /5 Jayminson Myers: Ive come here a couple times and the atmosphere, service and food is amazing! They have a breakfast burrito with a very unique taste that i enjoy quite alot. Definitely recommend!

4 /5 Polite but Honest: Let’s talk about seating. When I think of my favorite breakfast, brunch, & late late lunch cafés, a few things come to mind — they’re places for meaningful conversations, for watching the room breathe, for ideas to arrive unannounced, the kind where you don’t notice until the last coffee grounds are staring back at you from the bottom of your cup. If you were lucky enough to find an open table, you settled in with quiet gratitude, certain the day had already gone your way. Banter, instead, seems to have embraced the modern method of ‘the ol in n out’ the customer. The food is spectacular. The drinks are particular. And the beautiful space, a canvas waiting to discover its own sense of ease.

3 /5 Michael Tanner: Food was great. If getting take out definitely order ahead. And if you are dining in expect to wait for awhile for a table. There is no space to wait for your food if you order to go without feeling like your in the way unless you go outside into the weather. And even if some tables open up you will be asked to not sit while you wait, even if there is no line at the counter. We ordered 2 burritos, a smoothie, and oatmilk latte and waited for 45 minutes. When we recieved the smoothie we asked about the latte and were told it was next on the list, we watched 4 drinks be made without receiving it. When we asked about it again the cashier said he didnt ring it in and would have the barista make us one free of charge. I saw him ring it in and saw the charge on the receipt when I paid (total was 49 dollars and change before i tipped), not really a big deal but made me feel like we were bothering him. After standing for 30 minutes a few of the tables opened up and there was finally a lull in the line and we took the opportunity to sit since they didnt have any customers waiting for a table. At which point the cashier came and asked if we had changed our order to dine in, to which we said no but we were still waiting for our food, it was at this point that he said that we couldnt sit that the tables were only for dine in customers and he needed us to get up. By the time we got our food no one had been seated at the table. I realize that they have limited seating for as busy as they are and would have gladly gotten up if they needed the table if asked, but to have to get up and then no one be seated while I waited is just poor customer service.