The Bistro
407 S Main St, Findlay
(419) 425-4900
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Varied great menu. Fresh quality ingredients. Generous portions. Fast friendly service. Thankfully not just burgers and nuggets like most in town we looked at. Quick stop off the interstate.
Love it… server was amazing. Food on point!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great date night restaurant. Actually went on our 1st date 30 years ago and they are still open. Great food and staff is wonderful.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We visited this restaurant on the evening of July 26th with a party of eight to celebrate a couple of family birthdays. Unfortunately, the experience fell short of expectations. I’ve reached out to the restaurant twice via email to share this feedback privately, but haven’t received a response.
Although we arrived early for our reservation, we still had to wait to be seated. Once at our table, the dinner stretched over 2.5 hours, with more than 90 minutes spent waiting for our meals. A large bridal party (15+ people) at the front of the restaurant appeared to be the main cause of the delay. Had we been informed of this in advance—either when making the reservation or upon arrival—we could have adjusted expectations or ordered appetizers to help bridge the wait.
The noise level throughout the evening became overwhelming, likely due to the same group. It made it very difficult—and at times impossible—to hold a conversation across the table.
Lastly, a 20% automatic gratuity was applied to the entire bill after taxes and credit card processing fees, which felt excessive. While I understand and support auto-gratuity for large parties, clearer communication around this policy would have helped us better understand the charges.
Most of our group did enjoy the food, which made the rest of the experience all the more disappointing. Between the extended wait, high noise level, lack of communication, and the lack of response to my follow-ups, it's unlikely we’ll return.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Excellent dinner. Everything about this place was A+. Bread was very fresh and cooked perfectly. Side salad was extremely tender and even the ranch tasted better than normal. I had the filet, which was one of the best I have ever had and cooked perfectly. Only knock is the butter was sweet. I like my butter savory. I almost missed this place and walked by it 3 times before I found it. Definitely worth the effort.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Drinks, food and service was great. But the experience was ruined for me by the way the "gratuity' is tacked on. I'm on board with the tipping culture as I made a living that way for a number of years. But first, when it's automatically applied (for table of 6+) it's a service charge, not a gratuity. Again, not a huge issue, but lets call it what it is. It crosses the line though when the 20% forced gratuity is also applied to the tax, why on earth should I pay someones wages based on the government's tax structure. AND THEN, why should I pay 20% for the service charge of using a card? I'll say I understand paying to use a card as the bank charges it to the restaurant, but why am I forced to increase the server's pay because of it.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place is a GEM! Great atmosphere and the food was phenomenal! I mentioned to our awesome server Kelly that it was the BEST meal out that I had had in a very long time! I look forward to returning. Check this place out! You won't be disappointed!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jordan did a wonderful job catering a party for us .. plenty of food and it was warm . cant say enough.. they came in set it up came back and cleaned it all up terrific job ,, i have been to other events they have catered and it was awesome for 300 thank you
This restaurant is a gem. It kind of feels like a speakeasy turned Italian restaurant. The Crispy Duck is amazing. If you've never tried duck, imagine chicken but better. The crispiness really elevates it and is probably the best way to eat duck. I'm just really hoping I don't make a typo while typing duck because that would be embarrassing. I'm not a huge alcohol drinker, but the drinks are very good. Not only are the drinks very good, but the combination of the cocktails and duck in your mouth is flavor overload.
The food and drinks were delicious. The brussels sprouts were to die for! The only negative was that the service was slow.
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Always good food and kind staff.
Food atmosphere and service were all excellent
Fantastic Place
Our (group of 6) had Avery as our server. She knew the food and drinks well, was very attentive. She went above and beyond. Very impressed!
Love the food... The Brussels sprouts are fantastic, and the Alforno is my favorite.
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