Food is great! Service was friendly but very slow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Kimberly Glassford
We had reservations for 6:30, waited a long time for a waitress to show up to take our drink orders. Drinks weren't ready so we ordered our apps. Drinks finally came and were either not what we ordered or not what they were described as on the menu. Apps came out and soon salads came out. I was given the wrong soup, waitress brought me the soup I ordered and it wasn't even warm. We finally got our meals at 7:50. The food was not good and the service was horrible. I won't go there again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
Chuck Schiele
First of all, I’m a foodie. I love it that the place is owned by a real chef. Thus, I find the food to be a lot of fun while being absolutely scrumptious… Appearing as fine art. Same for the custom libations that go along with nicely, chosen wines, and beers. It feels good to sit in the place.… I love the vibe. Try the short rib!
anthony badham
If you are going to the bar… its awesome
Good drinks and great service plus live music was fun (great original cocktails)
Until we moved sides it was a great place
The restaurant side was very disappointing, poor service and very slow getting our food… took 20 min just to bring us water after we got our menus and asked for it… food was quite ordinary… fish and chips and a burger should not take over an hour
Over 1h30 between us sitting down and getting our meal… we were hoping it would be a least good but not at all (cold fries and oily fish in batter) at least it was inexpensive
On top of it all, very cocky owner who could only saw hello to local friends, not even acknowledge other guests… Im guessing that out of town money isnt any good for him
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Daisy Krenn
Food looks and smells fresh and great quiet atmosphere. Very pleased with taste and cleanliness. Restrooms are clean and bar is neat. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hunter Falck
Best fish and chips.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Debbie Slobe
We are so grateful to the staff and management of Bistro 197! We hosted my father-in-law's celebration of life memorial luncheon there in August. From day one of planning the event, the manager (Bill) was super responsive and accommodating, especially when our numbers grew from 25 to nearly 45! We ended up taking over the whole restaurant! The food was amazing, portions generous, and the wait staff so kind and helpful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Geoform 187
Amazing food, kind staff, friendly atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Julia Demidowicz
Very disappointed concerning a take out order. They said 15 minutes. I called them back to say I'd be going to watch the sunset at 8:11 pm and be a little later. He told me that the kitchen closed at 8 pm. I said that's fine. Just make it up and put it aside. This is where I got confused. He said that's not the problem. The kitchen closes at 8 pm. He said I could try and make. I told him to just cancel. I would have been there 8:30 - 8:40 pm. It's posted they're open to 9 pm.
Daniel Ackerman
Delicious meal at Bistro 197 with really good craft cocktails! We had an awesome time on a quiet Tuesday night.
Went for brunch Sunday. Potatoes were uncooked, Grilled brussel sprouts were burnt, the biscuits with the gravy were also burnt and couldn’t eat the biscuits, sausage gravy was very good. The service was EXCELLENT. The chef needs to do better, for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
Rebecca Dean
We had a delicious meal here when we were in town for a wedding! Staff was super kind and the restaurant is nicely decorated / laid out. We had The Bistro Burger and the Steak Sandwich and both were great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anakin
We had a group of 7, we got a reservation immediately. Everything we tried on the menu blew us away. The bartender knows what's she's doing and you can tell she's passionate with her work. If your in the neighborhood and looking for incredible food that is competitively priced. You must stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Braun
Everything was amazing, the food, the service, everything. We’re out of town here on a bachelor party trip but when we come back to Oswego we will be coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Giovanni Minozzi
If you're looking for good vibes and good food come on a Friday night the pasta and prime rib were fantastic. A long with the live music.
Food is great! Service was friendly but very slow.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
We had reservations for 6:30, waited a long time for a waitress to show up to take our drink orders. Drinks weren't ready so we ordered our apps. Drinks finally came and were either not what we ordered or not what they were described as on the menu. Apps came out and soon salads came out. I was given the wrong soup, waitress brought me the soup I ordered and it wasn't even warm. We finally got our meals at 7:50. The food was not good and the service was horrible. I won't go there again.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
First of all, I’m a foodie. I love it that the place is owned by a real chef. Thus, I find the food to be a lot of fun while being absolutely scrumptious… Appearing as fine art. Same for the custom libations that go along with nicely, chosen wines, and beers. It feels good to sit in the place.… I love the vibe. Try the short rib!
If you are going to the bar… its awesome
Good drinks and great service plus live music was fun (great original cocktails)
Until we moved sides it was a great place
The restaurant side was very disappointing, poor service and very slow getting our food… took 20 min just to bring us water after we got our menus and asked for it… food was quite ordinary… fish and chips and a burger should not take over an hour
Over 1h30 between us sitting down and getting our meal… we were hoping it would be a least good but not at all (cold fries and oily fish in batter) at least it was inexpensive
On top of it all, very cocky owner who could only saw hello to local friends, not even acknowledge other guests… Im guessing that out of town money isnt any good for him
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 1
Food looks and smells fresh and great quiet atmosphere. Very pleased with taste and cleanliness. Restrooms are clean and bar is neat. Thank you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best fish and chips.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We are so grateful to the staff and management of Bistro 197! We hosted my father-in-law's celebration of life memorial luncheon there in August. From day one of planning the event, the manager (Bill) was super responsive and accommodating, especially when our numbers grew from 25 to nearly 45! We ended up taking over the whole restaurant! The food was amazing, portions generous, and the wait staff so kind and helpful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Amazing food, kind staff, friendly atmosphere.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very disappointed concerning a take out order. They said 15 minutes. I called them back to say I'd be going to watch the sunset at 8:11 pm and be a little later. He told me that the kitchen closed at 8 pm. I said that's fine. Just make it up and put it aside. This is where I got confused. He said that's not the problem. The kitchen closes at 8 pm. He said I could try and make. I told him to just cancel. I would have been there 8:30 - 8:40 pm. It's posted they're open to 9 pm.
Delicious meal at Bistro 197 with really good craft cocktails! We had an awesome time on a quiet Tuesday night.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Went for brunch Sunday. Potatoes were uncooked, Grilled brussel sprouts were burnt, the biscuits with the gravy were also burnt and couldn’t eat the biscuits, sausage gravy was very good. The service was EXCELLENT. The chef needs to do better, for sure.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 5
We had a delicious meal here when we were in town for a wedding! Staff was super kind and the restaurant is nicely decorated / laid out. We had The Bistro Burger and the Steak Sandwich and both were great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We had a group of 7, we got a reservation immediately. Everything we tried on the menu blew us away. The bartender knows what's she's doing and you can tell she's passionate with her work. If your in the neighborhood and looking for incredible food that is competitively priced. You must stop.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Everything was amazing, the food, the service, everything. We’re out of town here on a bachelor party trip but when we come back to Oswego we will be coming here.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you're looking for good vibes and good food come on a Friday night the pasta and prime rib were fantastic. A long with the live music.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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