Holy smokes, this restaurant seems anti-American because the employees and even patrons antagonize free Americans exercising their First Amendment constitution on the public sidewalk.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
P C
They are out of business indefinitely. Google needs to update their website.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Amy
We have been to Isa’s for Christmas dinner once before and it was pretty good so when we saw they were doing a prime rib Christmas buffet for $69, we decided to make a reservation. We are trying to eat at local businesses as much as possible right now because of the lack of tourism due to the hurricane. The buffet was actually laughable - they were serving soup and salad, plus 3 proteins, and a couple sides. But what made it laughable was not the very minimal items on the buffet for $69, but the fact that almost everything was empty. And if it wasn’t empty, it was obviously old and had been sitting there a long long time. The few diners there kept asking if more food was being brought out, but it never was. On top of that, the prime rib “station” that was manned when we first walked in was actually abandoned by the staff, so it became self serve. We had to go ask for silverware and soup spoons because they were all out - literally no one was taking care of the buffet. The ice cream bar was actually melted ice cream with this trough of dirty water that the scoop was sitting in, rock hard old churros, some pie and empty plates for what I guess was more desserts they never bothered to refill. Not one person talked to us after we were seated and you had to go to the bar to order any drinks and to pay. It was just really really weird. If there had been any other choice to go somewhere else once we saw what it was, we would have. But it was 6 on Christmas and everything else that was open was already booked by that point. This was a really disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Steve Boullemet
We had a wonderful experience at Isa's. The food and service were really good. They made us feel very welcome and exceeded expectations. We will visit again.
Parking: We enjoyed walking downtown so parking was really not an issue.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, French Dip
Buck Davis
Everything was perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Pancake Breakfast
Michelle C.
Food was absolutely delicious, great service and atmosphere and location!
Vegetarian options: Seafood was great
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Tori Smith
This was our favorite meal of the trip! If you go, you have to try the duck ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Megel
Always a pleasure to eat at Isa’s Bistro ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Shirley Long
Lovely place. Dined in 2021. Hope it is still as good
Best location in downtown Asheville for inside or outside dining! Great atmosphere and food !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
BJ Manuel
This restaurant is amazing! Wonderful food and service and the fries (cooked in duck fat) are out of bounds! My husband always gets the field with the designated and I am the scallop queen! Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Steak Frites
Michael Dendy
We had a great dining experience here a couple of years ago. We are deeply saddened by the destruction in Asheville and all areas affected by Helene, and hope that Isa's and all of the wonderful businesses there will be able to recover.
Holy smokes, this restaurant seems anti-American because the employees and even patrons antagonize free Americans exercising their First Amendment constitution on the public sidewalk.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
They are out of business indefinitely. Google needs to update their website.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We have been to Isa’s for Christmas dinner once before and it was pretty good so when we saw they were doing a prime rib Christmas buffet for $69, we decided to make a reservation. We are trying to eat at local businesses as much as possible right now because of the lack of tourism due to the hurricane. The buffet was actually laughable - they were serving soup and salad, plus 3 proteins, and a couple sides. But what made it laughable was not the very minimal items on the buffet for $69, but the fact that almost everything was empty. And if it wasn’t empty, it was obviously old and had been sitting there a long long time. The few diners there kept asking if more food was being brought out, but it never was. On top of that, the prime rib “station” that was manned when we first walked in was actually abandoned by the staff, so it became self serve. We had to go ask for silverware and soup spoons because they were all out - literally no one was taking care of the buffet. The ice cream bar was actually melted ice cream with this trough of dirty water that the scoop was sitting in, rock hard old churros, some pie and empty plates for what I guess was more desserts they never bothered to refill. Not one person talked to us after we were seated and you had to go to the bar to order any drinks and to pay. It was just really really weird. If there had been any other choice to go somewhere else once we saw what it was, we would have. But it was 6 on Christmas and everything else that was open was already booked by that point. This was a really disappointing experience.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
We had a wonderful experience at Isa's. The food and service were really good. They made us feel very welcome and exceeded expectations. We will visit again.
Parking: We enjoyed walking downtown so parking was really not an issue.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, French Dip
Everything was perfect.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steak, Pancake Breakfast
Food was absolutely delicious, great service and atmosphere and location!
Vegetarian options: Seafood was great
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was our favorite meal of the trip! If you go, you have to try the duck ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Always a pleasure to eat at Isa’s Bistro ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lovely place. Dined in 2021. Hope it is still as good
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Steak Tartare
Vegan options and valet parking!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Parking: Easy parking with valet
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: NC Chicken and French Toast
Best location in downtown Asheville for inside or outside dining! Great atmosphere and food !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant is amazing! Wonderful food and service and the fries (cooked in duck fat) are out of bounds! My husband always gets the field with the designated and I am the scallop queen! Amazing!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: French Onion Soup, Steak, Steak Frites
We had a great dining experience here a couple of years ago. We are deeply saddened by the destruction in Asheville and all areas affected by Helene, and hope that Isa's and all of the wonderful businesses there will be able to recover.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Awesome French restaurant in an awesome town
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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