Went for a special event. The Cafe is aesthetically pleasing and the staff is extraordinary. Some of the best hors d'oeuvre ever. Highly recommend the Bijou Garden Cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
MJPaloma
Love it sorry they are closing to renovate. Music was good as it was pleasant and not too loud while dinning. I hope they keep the separate spaces as it makes for more intimate dinning. Thanks!
Foodie
The min we walked into the restaurant it was WOW from being greated to seating us next to the trio to the server that became our best friend by end of night And the food OVER THE TOP fabbbbbb night
LarryM
Outside patio was shaded and cool at 6:45pm. Some values in wine list and great seafood. Large portion of scallops S shrimp on rice for one of us and grilled slam with carrot and potenta was done well. Downtown across from opera.
Connie Morley
Fun place and good food ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Retiredearlyat55
We had tickets at van Wezel for 8:00 show. Bijou Cafe felt like a calm, beautiful oasis for us. We have not been here in a long time. Our server, Cathy, was excellent. The music was quiet and so nice. Duck and salmon were our entrees. Both very good. It's a wonderful place and we will return. Valet parking appreciated.
GlennC
We arrived about 20 minutes early but were seated immediately. Tom with our server and his service was awesome. All the employees that approached our table were just as good. This was our first time there in about 15 years, and it was just as good as we remember the first time, thanks for making this a wonderful occasion and an experience we will remember .
eatout
Bijou is excellent. Menu covers all the bases. Great, interesting choices. Service (Grayson) is outstanding. Ambience is "all grown up" - an opportunity to speak without music blasting. Food preparation and presentation were excellent.
FrankT
As always, a great experience. Tom is superb and always offers professional and personalized service. We ordered the duck and the shrimp with scallops and both were elegantly presented and tasted fabulous. And, of course, the mushroom schnitzel is amazing! The Bijou is where we love to go for special occasions and lovely atmosphere.
Bijou Garden Café is consistently excellent. The menu is not extensive, but every item is imaginative and perfectly executed. Our server, Thomas D, kindly attended to my concern about garlic— the salad was slightly modified for me, as was the chicken. Thomas is very professional while not all stuffy. He really added to the totally delightful dining experience. I also greatly appreciate that their delicious butternut squash soup is made without cream. At Bijou they are aware that many patrons have theater or opera tickets, and will time your dinner accordingly.
Just perfect. It's not often a restaurant can tick off all the boxes well. They did just that last night before the opera. Pleasant at walking in, greeted and seated very pleasantly. Service was at the perfect cadence never rushed and respectful of our opera start. Nor did anyone try to clear the table early, a practice I loathe.Meal was great and our waitress (Meredith) couldn't have been more perfect.I'll be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kale Salad, Shrimp and Scallops
Sophie Greenwood
Great atmosphere and service, food was good the shrimp cocktail is out of this world superb. Drinks good, filet good, and salmon was alright. The singer near the end of the night really helped the mood as
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Barbb47
We all (4) had wonderful meals at Bijou, it was our 1st time here. They have an excellent and quite reasonably priced wine list and our friends chose a top notch Cabernet that we shared - was wonderful. We shared kale salad and eggplant appetizers, enjoyed those. I had the duck, which was outstanding, moist and tender and meaty! My husband had the short ribs with Paparradell noodles and loved it, a 3rd also enjoyed the duck, and the other friend had the lamb chops with potatoes and Brussels sprouts. It was truly a very fine meal, the most expensive entree was $42. (Reasonable, for the quality of food and the quantity!). White tablecloths, and live music of piano and soloist added to the ambiance ( music was background). We'll be back, we enjoyed it!
ChrisC
After enjoying a Sunday brunch at Bijou Garden last year, we finally decided to take some new Florida friends their for dinner. When we arrived for our 7 pm reservation, the restaurant was full catering to the Opera crowd. We were 20 minutes beyond our reservation when we were led to our table. Very comfortable chairs and dining space. The guitarist and singer were at a perfect volume. Their music was noticeable but not overwhelming. Thomas, our server was great. Pleasant, attentive, and experienced. Our cocktails were cold and generous. All four of us enjoyed our shared appetizers and main courses. With a couple rounds of cocktails, a pair of shared appetizers and 3 main entrees, desert and coffee, our bill for the 4 of us with Thomas's well earned 20+% tip came to around $400. Bijou Garden was worth the price and a definite return destination for future fine dining.
GrandTheatreGoer
I have been coming here once a year for 14 years as part of an opera trip. It's evolved a bit with the new management (six years ago?) but standards have remained very high and I love it.
Went for a special event. The Cafe is aesthetically pleasing and the staff is extraordinary. Some of the best hors d'oeuvre ever. Highly recommend the Bijou Garden Cafe.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love it sorry they are closing to renovate. Music was good as it was pleasant and not too loud while dinning. I hope they keep the separate spaces as it makes for more intimate dinning. Thanks!
The min we walked into the restaurant it was WOW from being greated to seating us next to the trio to the server that became our best friend by end of night And the food OVER THE TOP fabbbbbb night
Outside patio was shaded and cool at 6:45pm. Some values in wine list and great seafood. Large portion of scallops S shrimp on rice for one of us and grilled slam with carrot and potenta was done well. Downtown across from opera.
Fun place and good food ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had tickets at van Wezel for 8:00 show. Bijou Cafe felt like a calm, beautiful oasis for us. We have not been here in a long time. Our server, Cathy, was excellent. The music was quiet and so nice. Duck and salmon were our entrees. Both very good. It's a wonderful place and we will return. Valet parking appreciated.
We arrived about 20 minutes early but were seated immediately. Tom with our server and his service was awesome. All the employees that approached our table were just as good. This was our first time there in about 15 years, and it was just as good as we remember the first time, thanks for making this a wonderful occasion and an experience we will remember .
Bijou is excellent. Menu covers all the bases. Great, interesting choices. Service (Grayson) is outstanding. Ambience is "all grown up" - an opportunity to speak without music blasting. Food preparation and presentation were excellent.
As always, a great experience. Tom is superb and always offers professional and personalized service. We ordered the duck and the shrimp with scallops and both were elegantly presented and tasted fabulous. And, of course, the mushroom schnitzel is amazing! The Bijou is where we love to go for special occasions and lovely atmosphere.
Bijou Garden Café is consistently excellent. The menu is not extensive, but every item is imaginative and perfectly executed. Our server, Thomas D, kindly attended to my concern about garlic— the salad was slightly modified for me, as was the chicken. Thomas is very professional while not all stuffy. He really added to the totally delightful dining experience. I also greatly appreciate that their delicious butternut squash soup is made without cream. At Bijou they are aware that many patrons have theater or opera tickets, and will time your dinner accordingly.
Restaurantji Recommends
Just perfect. It's not often a restaurant can tick off all the boxes well. They did just that last night before the opera. Pleasant at walking in, greeted and seated very pleasantly. Service was at the perfect cadence never rushed and respectful of our opera start. Nor did anyone try to clear the table early, a practice I loathe.Meal was great and our waitress (Meredith) couldn't have been more perfect.I'll be back for sure.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Kale Salad, Shrimp and Scallops
Great atmosphere and service, food was good the shrimp cocktail is out of this world superb. Drinks good, filet good, and salmon was alright. The singer near the end of the night really helped the mood as
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
We all (4) had wonderful meals at Bijou, it was our 1st time here. They have an excellent and quite reasonably priced wine list and our friends chose a top notch Cabernet that we shared - was wonderful. We shared kale salad and eggplant appetizers, enjoyed those. I had the duck, which was outstanding, moist and tender and meaty! My husband had the short ribs with Paparradell noodles and loved it, a 3rd also enjoyed the duck, and the other friend had the lamb chops with potatoes and Brussels sprouts. It was truly a very fine meal, the most expensive entree was $42. (Reasonable, for the quality of food and the quantity!). White tablecloths, and live music of piano and soloist added to the ambiance ( music was background). We'll be back, we enjoyed it!
After enjoying a Sunday brunch at Bijou Garden last year, we finally decided to take some new Florida friends their for dinner. When we arrived for our 7 pm reservation, the restaurant was full catering to the Opera crowd. We were 20 minutes beyond our reservation when we were led to our table. Very comfortable chairs and dining space. The guitarist and singer were at a perfect volume. Their music was noticeable but not overwhelming. Thomas, our server was great. Pleasant, attentive, and experienced. Our cocktails were cold and generous. All four of us enjoyed our shared appetizers and main courses. With a couple rounds of cocktails, a pair of shared appetizers and 3 main entrees, desert and coffee, our bill for the 4 of us with Thomas's well earned 20+% tip came to around $400. Bijou Garden was worth the price and a definite return destination for future fine dining.
I have been coming here once a year for 14 years as part of an opera trip. It's evolved a bit with the new management (six years ago?) but standards have remained very high and I love it.
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