BACÁN - Orlando (FL)

5 /5 Steven Diez: Went out for my wife and I’s anniversary. This was our first time having a tasting menu like this. Ibraham was our server, and he could not have been more incredible. In the middle of our dinner, he got assigned a very large table outside, but that didn’t slow him down in the slightest. He was very knowledgeable and made fantastic recommendations for wine pairings with our meal. The food was absolutely amazing! I didn’t get a chance to take a photo of our final course before dessert, but it was just as great as everything else. And the dessert…..coming from a Latin American household, I can confidently say that was the best tres leches my wife and I have ever had. I truly have nothing negative to say about any bit of our experience tonight. I would absolutely love to come back!

5 /5 Mohamed Hasan: Stepping into Bacan felt like finding a wonderful secret within the Wave Hotel. It’s more than just dinner; it’s a complete experience that makes you feel immediately special and relaxed. ​The atmosphere is stunning—it manages to be both effortlessly elegant and warmly welcoming at the same time. You could easily lose track of time here, just soaking in the beautiful setting. ​But the food is where they truly steal your heart. Everything we ordered tasted incredibly fresh and alive. You can tell the chefs pour passion into every plate. Each bite felt like a discovery—like they took familiar flavors and elevated them into something truly exciting. ​What really set the evening apart, though, was the service. The team here isnt just professional; they are genuinely kind. They were attentive in the perfect way, anticipating our needs before we even had to ask, and making us feel truly looked after. It was personalized and sincere.

3 /5 Anna Y: We went here for our anniversary! I wanted to love it, but there were some key occurrences that caused our experience to be less than favorable. Overall the food was pretty good, but I don’t think it’s worth the price. There was no bite that I will be “day dreaming about”. There was a lot, but here are a few key missed: 1) the service was slow. we waited over an hour for our main courses. 2) they messed up on my order and served me pork, which I do not eat. While ordering the server assured me that he was “take care of it” and ensure the replacement for the pork would be excellent, only to wait and have my dish come out wrong. This caused us to wait even longer. 3) the environment was loud as they sat us next to the bar. There was also a time when the fire alarms were going off and the staff looked confused as to what they should do. No one spoke to us about this. The food was tasty overall, but too expensive for what it was. The team tried to do service recovery and gave us a free desert, but it didn’t make up for the overall experience.

4 /5 Alfred Button: Bacan has many good dishes with dynamic flavor palettes. The sauces which accompany the dishes dont just embellish, but they actually add flavor and improve the dish. Out of most of dishes I had (not all are pictured), there was little do dislike. Price point is a little high at $225pp ( this is roughly what was spend after tip etc). Decour and layout really needs help. It has the feel of a glorified hotel cafeteria thus ruining the price point even further. Server was very kind and knowledgeable. If it wasnt for our server making suggestions this couldve easily fallen to a 3 star establishment. Most of the food itself does deserve the michelin recomendation. While its a little bit aways from a star, i believe offering a prix fixe chefs table dining experience, and improving the decour (make it feel more saturated and less cafeteria/open) could earn this place a star down the road. If they keep doing what theyre doing my prediction is they will maintain or lose their recommendation at best. Would I come back? No. Unless they earn a star there would be no reason to come back - the food is good but you can get similar for half the price. For the time being its "BYEcan"

5 /5 Jeniffer Arboleda: Everything was perfect. The ambiance is beautiful, the staff is exceptional, attentive, and friendly. The food was chefs kiss.. I can be picky so I enjoy tasting menus to try things out of my usual order and there was nothing from the experience that I did not like!