Bardenay Restaurant & Distillery - Boise

The food here is excellent! My husband had the fish tacos and Caesar salad, I had the tenderloin mushroom pasta, it was delicious! The service was great too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Tenderloin Mushroom Pasta, Salad

We went to Bardenay on Friday for our birthday dinner. The outside host sat us initially at a high table that had a wobbly or broken table leg. Pretty annoying, so I asked if we could move to a table that didn't move. Sad to say I saw the same host try seating someone there immediately after. We were then sat in the cluster of tables three inches apart from each other. I'll never understand cramming so many people in so close to one another that they can over hear conversations, plus the waiters and Waitresses couldn't even navigate without taking routes clear around the tables.
Since it was a special occasion I ordered the filet, which arrived blue, practically mooing when I requested Medium, with very sad, pale vegetables. I couldn't eat the steak and sent it back. I declined it being "refired" because if you're charging $32 for a entree, it should be done right the first time.
Granted it was removed from the bill, highly disappointed overall in how cramped, loud and overly lackluster Bardenay has become. Remove an entire row of tables, invest in bigger tables, nicer chairs, and maybe the atmosphere would be more inviting and elevated for the price of the menu. The key lime martini was excellent, that's about all I can say. Won't be coming back for the price or atmosphere.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Salad

We went here on a Saturday morning after visiting the Central Farmers’ Market. The menu that day was a brunch menu. I was a little disappointed by the offerings as we were looking for something a bit different as we wanted to explore Basque foods but we made it work. We had the Mediterranean plate and the charcuterie cheese plate. Both were very good and very filling for 2. Only suggestion on the cheese plate is why serve blue cheese crumbles that are nearly impossible to eat? Go for a wedge! Service was great and sitting outside on a warm fall morning was perfect.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Mediterranean Plate, Cheeseboard

Seafood was good. The service was great and the atmosphere is spot on. It took the expected time to get service and they have a good selection of beers and food.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

The food was really good. Worst service I have ever had. Server was more interested in talking to the other employees than serving us.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 1

Beautiful Sunday morning Brunch!
Delightful weather to sit outside !
Food was delicious and plentiful!
Excellent service and wait staff. We loved it!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We tried a handful of specialty cocktails, salad, steak pita and veggie chimichanga, everything was excellent!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I can't say if the food is good or not. I walked in at about 3 pm on a Thursday. It was not busy. The bartender ignored me. I was there 5-6 minutes and he walked past me at least 3 times without even acknowledgeding my presence. So I left and went around the corner to Leku Ona, where the service was great and the food was fantastic. Save yourself a step and go there.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

A year later and many delightful visits later and I can't help but reinforce this 5 star rating. May have had my best meal in 2024 here both taste wise and service wise. Fresh trout fillet was amazing, cocktails refreshing and delightful, mood and pleasantness of the patio sublime and all to be topped off with the server Grace, more than happy to accommodate a few requests and going above and beyond letting me know the seasoning had garlic powder in it and asked if I wanted to leave it off the fish. Employee run, support these amazing workers rather than corporate shareholders while having possibly the best meal of your year!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent spot to grab dinner and cocktails in downtown boise. Beer and cocktail selection are awesome with some local flair thrown in. Menu is great, always something new and exciting to be had.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Food is not good. The sea bass isn't fresh and cod isn't fresh. Brussel sprout was good. Alfredo pasta was ok. I went in because of the high rating but overall I wanted to try the trout but they ran out.

Service was ok,
I asked about pine nuts and other nuts being in food and some of them got confused. Took a bit to get back to us with the check.

The design and layout is nice.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 2

Delicious delicious delicious delicious! I had the pork chop.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had dinner here with our rao young kids while passing through Boise, and thoroughly enjoyed the steak and trout.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you’re good with foreign objects in your food this is your place. Find another restaurant!

Hygiene is a BIG problem.
Hair in the food and dirty glasses.
Had to ask to speak to the manager and he said it was rare that happens??? I would hope like hell it is rare! Took the dish off the ticket and left the rest.

Here’s some advice - apologize, comp the meal and move on.

Horrible management.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

The servers and the atmosphere are great. The food however has been sub par for some time. The sauces they use are great but usually the food is to smothered in it to cover the bland flavor of the items. This time I ordered chicken on my Buddha bowl and it was so dry I might as well have been eating jerky. I would give them less stars but the servers are great at what they do. Needless to say I think it's time for me to find a better place to take clients and corporate heads when they are in town.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pacific Cod and Chips, Sea Bass Gnocchi, Cheeseboard, Buddha Bowl