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!
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.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
linda town
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.
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
Patti Tabor
We were a party of 5, food, drinks, and deserts were all 5 star. Portions were large and our waitress was top notch. We couldn't have hoped for a better meal and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Anthony
Very nice inside. Needs more air flow a little stuffy is all. The waitress was very helpful and pleasant (Chrissy) Gave some great insight on the dishes.
Food Fried Catfish dish was better than I expected from a restaurant in the north. 7.5/10
Fried calamari Think they were trying to do too much. Not a fan of pesto bathed calamari. 5/10
Grilled Meatloaf This was amazing and you must try it. Everything tasted great in the dish and complimented each other well. 9/10
Carmel lava cake Was good reminded me of a thick pancake with homemade whip cream and Carmel as the syrup. 8/10
All of these were great big portions all worth the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Victoria M
Food is creative and delicious! Waitress was great as well. The grilled meatloaf was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ken Goldman
Although our entrees were good, I was disappointed that although the menu provided for a garden salad for several of our entrees they were not provided. Also, the side offered with the salmon entree was French fries. That certainly seems like an inappropriate choice for a health conscious entree. Our waitress seemed overwhelmed and not particularly attentive. One of the entrees did not arrive until the rest of our party was more than half finished with our entrees. Not until I went into the kitchen to ask the waitress did that meal get delivered. This was my third visit to this restaurant and it was certainly not up to the standards of my first two visits.
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!
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
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
Restaurantji Recommends
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
We were a party of 5, food, drinks, and deserts were all 5 star. Portions were large and our waitress was top notch. We couldn't have hoped for a better meal and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very nice inside. Needs more air flow a little stuffy is all. The waitress was very helpful and pleasant (Chrissy) Gave some great insight on the dishes.
Food
Fried Catfish dish was better than I expected from a restaurant in the north.
7.5/10
Fried calamari
Think they were trying to do too much. Not a fan of pesto bathed calamari.
5/10
Grilled Meatloaf
This was amazing and you must try it. Everything tasted great in the dish and complimented each other well.
9/10
Carmel lava cake
Was good reminded me of a thick pancake with homemade whip cream and Carmel as the syrup.
8/10
All of these were great big portions all worth the price.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Food is creative and delicious! Waitress was great as well. The grilled meatloaf was great!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Although our entrees were good, I was disappointed that although the menu provided for a garden salad for several of our entrees they were not provided. Also, the side offered with the salmon entree was French fries. That certainly seems like an inappropriate choice for a health conscious entree. Our waitress seemed overwhelmed and not particularly attentive. One of the entrees did not arrive until the rest of our party was more than half finished with our entrees. Not until I went into the kitchen to ask the waitress did that meal get delivered. This was my third visit to this restaurant and it was certainly not up to the standards of my first two visits.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
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