Bodegoes Old Market Square - Winnipeg

An abundant menu of mediocre fare that relies on a captive audience of downtown commuters to stay afloat. Winnipeg is a vibrant city of amazing culinary tastes from around the world and Bodegoes manages to distill the essence out of all of them into a dull mash of dissatisfaction.Normally a weak gyro with barely any meat wouldn 't warrant a negative review but the public comments made by the owner lamenting the lack of foot traffic downtown is to blame for poor sales encouraged me to respond.When choosing a place to eat I always let the food speak for itself regardless of the location. All Bodegoes had to say was ...

Great place. Loved it. They're trying to get a deck out front and if and when they do that, it'll even better.

Oh man, the Coconut Green Curry is so damn good and spicy. Came here on a busy night during Nuit Blanche and they were busy but efficient. Service is good. The green curry is a must try, very tasty and spicy. I plan on eating through the menu.

These guys were grossly understaffed for nuit blanche, the entire kitchen was in shambles. The dude at the till was losing it trying to deal with the disorganization. I watched multiple customers freak out over not getting their orders, random people stealing orders, and some folks waited for 30+ mins. All the bills were a mess, nobody was keeping up with them, so the cooks couldn’t tell what orders were done and what orders needed to be filled. They also didn’t always wear gloves when handling the ingredients (extra flavour?? . As for the food, it was very average. The stir fry was a box of noodles with a very tiny amount of protein (shrimp still had the tails on as well, it was pretty awkward trying to bite the tails off with chopsticks in a tiny box , and about 3 giant pieces of unpeeled carrots with a couple bits of broccoli. I get that it was nuit blanche, but that could’ve been the potential busiest day of the year. We had to wait outside the door for almost 30 minutes till they let us in, as they were so behind on orders. They gotta get another cook or two and make sure everyone gets their receipts and order numbers, and maybe implement a system where they ask for names for the orders. That would avoid so much confusion.This spot definitley has good intentions, but I feel like theyre doing too much. Pizza, stir fry, burritos, gyros... yeah its great appealing to such a wide audience, but at that point you must be sacrificing quality for quantity. A jack of all trades is a master of none. Watching these guys go from tossing a wok, to trying to put together a pizza, to then making a burrito made my head hurt, so I can only imagine what it would be like working there. I hope to see this spot improve in the future as it's in an amazing location with a lot of potential. I wish I had a better experience, like the other reviews, but sadly I can’t say I did.

My dish was delicious (mandarin spinach with falafels) so I ordered two others to go. The guy is friendly and cool. I felt comfortable there.You definitely should try this place ! Lot of choices and easy to understand.