The mahogany counter runs along a back wall, with a hand painted, dance-hall mural above it, and the tables are on both floors of the building. Everything evokes the glitz and sparkle of a cruise liner, and itвЂ™s accurate. The bar describes its interior with phrases such as: вЂњfluted columns, plush banquettes, starched linens and polished flatwareвЂќ. We will be back.Bix found a niche in the 1980s as a bar which represents old-school Great Gatsby glamour, and it hasnвЂ™t changed since. It was a bit вЂњdate nightвЂќ ish, with birthdays and such, but not in a bad way.ДonвЂ™t go in with super-high expectations, be pleasantly surprised when they are exceeded. The tourist quotient was low-ish ( some for sure ), but the trendy quotient was low too. ItвЂ™s nice that this place is on the north edge of FiDi, on the south edge of north beach. I considered this about fair for the overall experience. Space between the tables was so much better than new places in that area - once the band stopped we could talk easily.ДЄll in price was slightly under $100/pp ( $80, maybe? ), which included only one drink each, but also included desert and the typical sky-high SF tip. They werenвЂ™t just banging out classics, although there were some show-tapping standards ( like the вЂњpeanuts themeвЂќ ), and they didnвЂ™t really blow hard ( which would have been inappropriate ). The jazz itself on a saturday night was quite good, reminded me of how good the jazz at Jardinere was on a typical good night. If we were in the main downstairs, IвЂ™m sure we couldnвЂ™t have heard ourselves think. The other deserts were pretty good too - each of us liked ours.ДЇinally, the room was pretty noisy, we were in a peculiar seat ( last table in the balcony, the only that couldnвЂ™t see the band ), but we came to enjoy the seats. Apparently they will do Flambee if a special occasion, so you can talk them into it. I had a bananas foster, which had excellent taste, but was disappointingly not Flambee. There were lots of small seasonal touches on the dishes, such as flowers, without being a big production. I suggest if youвЂ™re going to order that, ask about the egg. The tartare was mixed table-side which was a treat, but there was no egg. I found both of them a little under-seasoned, but both of those dishes do well if under seasoned - you can taste the meat & fish better - and he was very happy with the dishes. My father did something fun: he asked for a вЂњsurf and turfвЂќ by getting the ceviche and the steak tartare as a main. It had all the texture perfection of a good fillet mignon, but with actual taste because it was lamb. I had some kind of Lamb T-bone which was also excellent. The asparagus was steam-kissed and had the freshness broken, but was otherwise raw, just perfect. I liked the crab, even though itвЂ™s the wrong season the crab bits were perched on top of a slice of sourdough in a way that sounds simple but had a nice sour + crab, and I was reminded why sourdough bowls are a thing.ДЇor a main, my motherвЂ™s asparagus salad with burrata was very good. Apps were small in a good way, lots of taste. The oysters were solid, drinks were solid. There werenвЂ™t enough spots at the bar to sit for four, and I didnвЂ™t want to have a drink there and a drink at the table ( driving and all ), so it was just standing awkwardly around. We did show up late for our reservation ( 8:15 for a 8pm res ), but we did call in, and we did have to stand around for 15 minutes. Not enough to rave about, not вЂњsaison++вЂќ, but really solid. Parents were in town, and the atmosphere + live jazz was the draw. I had drink at the bar there ( it is exceedingly pleasant on a warm day at about 5:00 as your first stop ), but think of it as likely pedestrian. I had a really quite good meal at Bix this weekend.

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