Bess (500 West 6th)

It's Sandra Bullock's restaurant!
I never would have found this place if I hadn't been strolling around West 6th Street looking for my next place to blog about. I guess you could say the entrance is quaint.
I heard the music and saw the upstairs patio and it seemed so romantic that I practically drug Jesse in whether he was willing or not. We sat on the candlelit patio and started with the dip sampler. It featured tabouleh, and three other dips.
I realized soon that this restaurant would be hard to classify by genre. A back waiter quickly brought us a basket of fresh made breads (so I was like, it must be french), but the dips were mediterranean...hmmm.
Then we ordered the Friday Special, Fish and Chips (Irish???, English???). Jesse had a bowl of Lentil soup (Italian) and when we asked our server what Sandra orders, she told us she gets the macaroni and cheese (American?) After that I was too confused to pick a genre by which to catergorize this restaurant.
Inside the restaurant the booths are tucked away and seem private. There is one super cool table (see pic) that is the one I would choose if it were a special occassion. I alway like to pick what I call the "celebrity booth". It's tucked away from the main traffic and allows you to get a sense of seclusion and importance.
Each booth is adorned by a crystal chandelier and a colorful array of fish brighten the view near the cool booth.
It's a bit pricey and it the food we had was only decent. I give Bess a 3 out of 5.