Son Vida - Bedford

I had looked at the online menu for this gourmet pub a few times before my mother, brother, and myself decided to check it out recently. What I will say is, much like other people on here, first time there and, we will not be back. First off, it is very nice inside. Wood paneling, TVS, comfortable seating I really liked the laid back, relaxed vibe. That is where my likes stopped. I ordered the club sandwich with the kettle chips instead of fries. The meal was $17.50 with an extra $3 for the kettle chips over fries. Why an extra $3? The fries and kettle chips are the same price on the sides list on the menu. To me, this was ridiculous. With the kettle chips they gave me a white dip, which looked and tastes exactly like caesar dressing out of the bottle. I 'm sorry, disgusting. As for my club, I love clubs, it is one of my go-to sandwiches on menus but, this one was awful and not worth the price. I basically ate toast. My ENTIRE sandwich had three tiny strips of chicken on it. I think they cut a full chicken breast in half lengthwise, then cut it down the middle, then cut it in half again, and cut off three tiny pieces. It did not fill the sandwich with chicken, which you would expect for $17.50; it covered maybe half of the center of the bread. One strip of undercooked bacon too. I pulled that off. Almost no lettuce. It was unbelievable that this sandwich left the kitchen like this. I also ordered a diet coke. Beyond flat. It was water without much flavoring. My brother ordered the fish tacos with a ceasar salad. Again $3 upcharge for caesar but, this is pretty normal. However, the salad was pitiful. Barely anything there. The fish tacos. Two tacos, one piece of battered fish which, again, had been cut down the middle, then in half so, between two tacos, there was half a piece of fish total. Not worth the price for any of it. My brother ordered a draft and, it was also flat. My mother ordered a steak with fries. She actually enjoyed this. $24 but the steak was cooked well, it was seasoned, and she got a lot of fries. Several fries were bad but, what can you do. Overall, the meal was $113 with tip and it was a complete waste of time and money. My brother had to eat again because he had no food on his plate. The service was great but, the food is not worth the price and, frankly, it is not good.

The restaurant was not busy, but service was still very slow. They offer a senior special on Mondays where you can get 20% off your food if you buy a drink, but it still doesn't seem like a fair deal considering the quality of the food.

We were hungry and thirsty. We waited at the front entrance for a few minutes before we were even acknowledged. There was only one other table occupied and a few people at the bar. We were seated and left menus. After several minutes nobody bothered to even get drinks started. I looked toward the bar for our server and she was more interested in chatting up the “cheers crew” at the bar than providing service to those sitting at a table. Tried getting her attention. No luck. We finally stood up and left the restaurant. Poor poor service. Unfortunately I cannot comment on food. This was the fourth time I have been there and the previous three times, the lack of service was evident. Strike four.....you’re out. They must be making money through another revenue source.

Visited for dinner around 6 pm with friends. The service was terribly slow from start to finish (we saw one table eventually get up and leave) and our server was not happy to be there. The food is delicious at this bar/restaurant though, I recommend getting take-out instead.

We ordered appetizers, after that we waited 20 minutes for our waitress to come back to order more food and drink which she didn't. So we had to stand besides the cashier for 5 minutes before we were able to pay. I asked her if they were short staff and she said no.