Lavender Bistro is a hidden gem in Old Town La Quinta.
We sat in the bar area, had a few drinks, beef sliders, truffle fries and enjoyed live music in a fire-heated environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Justin
Delicious rack of lamb, perfectly cooked and paired with a blackberry sauce. Attentive service. Spot-on cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rocket Man
First time here with a holiday party. H’Orderves were delicious! The room too small for the amount of people….4 circular tables crammed into a room with a curtain to divide us from the party next to us. Many of our backs were to each other. Dinner was mostly good. The salmon was delicious, filet minion tender & juicy, but what was up with those potato logs? Somebody tried to get creative with the mashed potatoes and failed! Golden brown on the outside, hard & seemingly stale like they were prepared early and kept in a warmer, we needed steak knifes to cut into them. The inner potato had no flavor, just bland. The vast majority of us did not like them. Stick to mashed potatoes. Mac & cheese was ordered for a child. Really bad, he didnt eat them. I tried them….I wouldnt eat them either. The cheese sauce was soupy & flavorless. It tasted like flour not fully cook when they made the roux, so the texture was grainy, soupy & again flavorless. The service was excellent, the restaurant is beautiful. I will give it another shot, just because I love the atmosphere & ample parking, just not with a large group.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Rod Garcia
A magical place. Wonderful food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bonny Pitkin
Rack of lamb was incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rolf S
Great place for a nice cocktail and a small bite to eat
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Stephen Walton
First time here yesterday. Beautiful space and very good service. Unfortunately I ordered the flat iron steak which was close to inedible. Tough and stringy. Should have sent it back. Everyone else at the table liked theirs, so lucky me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Eduardo Lopez-Gibson
We were disappointed with the food. We ordered the poached pear salad and the oil in the dressing was rancid. The turkey and the short ribs were very good. For dessert we had pumpkin pie and pecan pie. The pumpkin pie was good but the pecan pie was extremely hard that even using a fork and knife was difficult to cut into it. The waiting staff were dismissive and seemed not to care. This was in contrast to a previous good experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
Robin
We were far from the music which we appreciated. Our service was good and attentive enough. The only problem I have was that I ordered the flat iron steak and the steak knife is not very sharp, so the steak was hard to cut, but it was delicious.
sheila
We really enjoyed our evening here! Great food, terrific service, friendly staff, beautiful surroundings. What more can you ask for! We will be back soon.
Absolutely beautiful location. This has been a family favorite for many years. Unfortunately this visit was a disappointment for me. The Rack of Lamb was the very tough. Not tender or tasty in any way. My guests Cioppino was “too thick” for his taste. We won't give up. Expect to try again, but this evening was a big miss on the food quality.
Charles
It's a great place and we love going there. For me, the menu does fit my palette. I have some dietary restrictions that prohibit me from enjoying many of there selections. Outside of that, it is a wonderful place to dine.
Tom
We sat outside and it was amazing atmosphere and food was outstanding. Highly recommend this place.
clara
Excellent friendly service. Delicious food. The setting is lovely. It was a very special evening.
Cliff
Excellent service staff, but the mushroom soup was barely warm and the sea bass was not good. Great rice, great sauce, and a generous portion, but overcooked and a poor quality cut. Folks enjoyed the onion soup and short ribs. Maybe this is more meat centric than anticipated. We will definitely go back and give it another go.
Lavender Bistro is a hidden gem in Old Town La Quinta.
We sat in the bar area, had a few drinks, beef sliders, truffle fries and enjoyed live music in a fire-heated environment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Delicious rack of lamb, perfectly cooked and paired with a blackberry sauce. Attentive service. Spot-on cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
First time here with a holiday party.
H’Orderves were delicious!
The room too small for the amount of people….4 circular tables crammed into a room with a curtain to divide us from the party next to us. Many of our backs were to each other.
Dinner was mostly good. The salmon was delicious, filet minion tender & juicy, but what was up with those potato logs? Somebody tried to get creative with the mashed potatoes and failed! Golden brown on the outside, hard & seemingly stale like they were prepared early and kept in a warmer, we needed steak knifes to cut into them. The inner potato had no flavor, just bland. The vast majority of us did not like them. Stick to mashed potatoes.
Mac & cheese was ordered for a child. Really bad, he didnt eat them. I tried them….I wouldnt eat them either. The cheese sauce was soupy & flavorless. It tasted like flour not fully cook when they made the roux, so the texture was grainy, soupy & again flavorless.
The service was excellent, the restaurant is beautiful. I will give it another shot, just because I love the atmosphere & ample parking, just not with a large group.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
A magical place. Wonderful food and atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rack of lamb was incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for a nice cocktail and a small bite to eat
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
First time here yesterday. Beautiful space and very good service. Unfortunately I ordered the flat iron steak which was close to inedible. Tough and stringy. Should have sent it back. Everyone else at the table liked theirs, so lucky me.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
We were disappointed with the food. We ordered the poached pear salad and the oil in the dressing was rancid.
The turkey and the short ribs were very good.
For dessert we had pumpkin pie and pecan pie. The pumpkin pie was good but the pecan pie was extremely hard that even using a fork and knife was difficult to cut into it.
The waiting staff were dismissive and seemed not to care.
This was in contrast to a previous good experience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 3
We were far from the music which we appreciated. Our service was good and attentive enough. The only problem I have was that I ordered the flat iron steak and the steak knife is not very sharp, so the steak was hard to cut, but it was delicious.
We really enjoyed our evening here! Great food, terrific service, friendly staff, beautiful surroundings. What more can you ask for! We will be back soon.
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Absolutely beautiful location. This has been a family favorite for many years. Unfortunately this visit was a disappointment for me. The Rack of Lamb was the very tough. Not tender or tasty in any way. My guests Cioppino was “too thick” for his taste. We won't give up. Expect to try again, but this evening was a big miss on the food quality.
It's a great place and we love going there. For me, the menu does fit my palette. I have some dietary restrictions that prohibit me from enjoying many of there selections. Outside of that, it is a wonderful place to dine.
We sat outside and it was amazing atmosphere and food was outstanding. Highly recommend this place.
Excellent friendly service. Delicious food. The setting is lovely. It was a very special evening.
Excellent service staff, but the mushroom soup was barely warm and the sea bass was not good. Great rice, great sauce, and a generous portion, but overcooked and a poor quality cut. Folks enjoyed the onion soup and short ribs. Maybe this is more meat centric than anticipated. We will definitely go back and give it another go.
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