Both my wife and I had dinner at Birdy's recently and had the pan-fried pickerel and cremini chicken.The pickerel was ok, not that special, and the sauce on the chicken was granular. For a 'fine dining' establishment, we expected more. Prices are about 15-20% higher and you expect a better meal than the larger restaurants (i.e. Montana's, etc.).Windows and menu were dirty, but the washrooms were clean, albeit outdated.Service was good.I'm not sure we'll be back soon.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Jan C
Excellent food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Jason Copeland
***Updated Review.Went back and the menu was changed. No more sandwiches for dinner. Beef stroganoff was watery and flavourless.I'm taking this from a 5 star down to a 3. Service is good but the menu is limited, quality has dropped, and the prices are too high for what you're getting.Somebody Uno Reverse the menu change and let me know when I should come back again.7 months previous...Great atmosphere and excellent service. Food was delicious. Highly recommend the Steak and Mashed Potatoes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Nadine Burriss
First.I have to say we arrived at an odd time.It was after lunch but before dinner but still had great service and amazing food. Lots of room between tables, so we didn't feel crowded or like the other tables we're listening to our conversation. The atmosphere was warm. However, I would hope that they would run a mop over the floor between the lunch and dinner service because it was sticky and I feel like all of their decor is for sale and it doesn't feel very homie. Will definitely go back. Our wait staff was kind, polite and prompt and this is my 2nd time here and will be going back again... maybe for patio season.
First of all I want to say that the young lady waiting on us was very pleasant, helpful and apologetic. The only reason they are still getting two stars.We went there with a party of four.Due to some diet restrictions, we checked the menu online beforehand, only to find out that it has been out of date for a while now.The food arrived after 1.5 hours, even though less than half the tables were occupied, and substitutions had to be made to the dishes. E.g. half an hour after ordering, we were told no more rice was available for one of the dishes, 10 minutes later, another dish had to be completely changed for that same reason.Soup was mediocre, pasta dish was bland and super oily, fish dish was inedible and had to be sent back, burger was overcooked etc.Another party of four leaving at the same time waited 1.5 hours as well, people behind us received the wrong dish (kitchen's fault).The waitress tried to rectify the situation as much as she could, with none of this being her fault, but I doubt we will be back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
Natasha Citzenko
I came in having a really rough day. My brilliant server Alison almost immediately uplifted my mood with her quick wit and devilish smile. She was running the whole show herself and it was quite the sight to see. When interacting with her, it felt more like chatting with an old friend, rather than getting served.The food was amazing and came out far faster than I thought it would. Not to mention the music playing! Although, with that naughty little smirk of hers, Alison admitted that it was her "guilty pleasure nerdy playlist".This place makes me wish I was a local. It's going to be my new staple whenever I swing into town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeff P
Food was very good. The highlight of our visit. Portions could be larger as we left still somewhat hungry.Servers were nice. The service was somewhat slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Anne Evangelin
Food is amazing, service is great...the lady is kind and sweet, I have thoroughly enjoyed each bite of it and would love to visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Adam Fabian
We recently enjoyed dinner here with some good friends of ours whom we had not seen in a long time. Our server Allison took care of us and made great suggestions concerning our choice of appetizers - the added flambé was a nice surprise. The food was top notch all around the table and our needs were well tended to while we caught up. Would definitely return!
Good food, decent prices, only complain would be serving sizes;could be slightly larger :)
Miguel Rosales
Terrible service. We waited 45 minutes for our food order only to find out the server forgot to hit send on the order. This is just the beginning of a bad experience.When we sat down we waited a long while to just place an order for drinks as the server complained a group of old men took up all her time. 3 beers on the menu were not available. Server was flippant as she would snip “doesn’t exist!” Or “not that one either!”A table that came in after us got their drinks and appetizers while we waited. In all we spent an hour for one drink each and to receive poor service. The drinks weren’t even our second or third choice.We left and had dinner somewhere else. Other tables watched as we left. At least one other table was tired of waiting with empty drink glasses on their table. Glad we weren’t the only ones to get this special service.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Michael Andersen
Had a couple of rough weeks of travel, got back to Belleville... Next day I have a lunch meeting with a client, and we headed here... Delightful meals (some of the awesome sandwiches / beet salad). Great experience based on the food and attentive staff.Somehow the prior couple of weeks faded appreciably :)Also.. Was here about a month ago for brunch.. Some very nice eggs Benny variations.Can you tell I like the place?
Leesh WH
Dined in for my 1st time today, overall the visit was just okThe service was slow/ok, and our server didn't come across as the most friendly (maybe it was an off day). When the food was dropped there was no "do you have everything you need / can I get you anything else". But our meals and bills were correct.The home fries were quite bland (tasted like boiled white potatoes with butter) & the coffee was mediocre considering it was $3.60 a cupThe place was cute, parking is convenient. But I'm not eager to revisit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Cliff Feltham
Discovered this gem of an eatery on Family day Monday. Food-Spectacular, Service - A#1Truly some of the most pleasant servers ever. And the breakfast was well worth the hour long drive from east of Kingston.We’ll absolutely be back!!!
Both my wife and I had dinner at Birdy's recently and had the pan-fried pickerel and cremini chicken.The pickerel was ok, not that special, and the sauce on the chicken was granular. For a 'fine dining' establishment, we expected more. Prices are about 15-20% higher and you expect a better meal than the larger restaurants (i.e. Montana's, etc.).Windows and menu were dirty, but the washrooms were clean, albeit outdated.Service was good.I'm not sure we'll be back soon.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Excellent food
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
***Updated Review.Went back and the menu was changed. No more sandwiches for dinner. Beef stroganoff was watery and flavourless.I'm taking this from a 5 star down to a 3. Service is good but the menu is limited, quality has dropped, and the prices are too high for what you're getting.Somebody Uno Reverse the menu change and let me know when I should come back again.7 months previous...Great atmosphere and excellent service. Food was delicious. Highly recommend the Steak and Mashed Potatoes
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
First.I have to say we arrived at an odd time.It was after lunch but before dinner but still had great service and amazing food. Lots of room between tables, so we didn't feel crowded or like the other tables we're listening to our conversation. The atmosphere was warm. However, I would hope that they would run a mop over the floor between the lunch and dinner service because it was sticky and I feel like all of their decor is for sale and it doesn't feel very homie. Will definitely go back. Our wait staff was kind, polite and prompt and this is my 2nd time here and will be going back again... maybe for patio season.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Soup, Sandwiches, Carrot Cake, Smoked Salmon
Top notch breakfast in Belleville.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
First of all I want to say that the young lady waiting on us was very pleasant, helpful and apologetic. The only reason they are still getting two stars.We went there with a party of four.Due to some diet restrictions, we checked the menu online beforehand, only to find out that it has been out of date for a while now.The food arrived after 1.5 hours, even though less than half the tables were occupied, and substitutions had to be made to the dishes. E.g. half an hour after ordering, we were told no more rice was available for one of the dishes, 10 minutes later, another dish had to be completely changed for that same reason.Soup was mediocre, pasta dish was bland and super oily, fish dish was inedible and had to be sent back, burger was overcooked etc.Another party of four leaving at the same time waited 1.5 hours as well, people behind us received the wrong dish (kitchen's fault).The waitress tried to rectify the situation as much as she could, with none of this being her fault, but I doubt we will be back.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 4
I came in having a really rough day. My brilliant server Alison almost immediately uplifted my mood with her quick wit and devilish smile. She was running the whole show herself and it was quite the sight to see. When interacting with her, it felt more like chatting with an old friend, rather than getting served.The food was amazing and came out far faster than I thought it would. Not to mention the music playing! Although, with that naughty little smirk of hers, Alison admitted that it was her "guilty pleasure nerdy playlist".This place makes me wish I was a local. It's going to be my new staple whenever I swing into town.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was very good. The highlight of our visit. Portions could be larger as we left still somewhat hungry.Servers were nice. The service was somewhat slow.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Food is amazing, service is great...the lady is kind and sweet, I have thoroughly enjoyed each bite of it and would love to visit again.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We recently enjoyed dinner here with some good friends of ours whom we had not seen in a long time. Our server Allison took care of us and made great suggestions concerning our choice of appetizers - the added flambé was a nice surprise. The food was top notch all around the table and our needs were well tended to while we caught up. Would definitely return!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Good food, decent prices, only complain would be serving sizes;could be slightly larger :)
Terrible service. We waited 45 minutes for our food order only to find out the server forgot to hit send on the order. This is just the beginning of a bad experience.When we sat down we waited a long while to just place an order for drinks as the server complained a group of old men took up all her time. 3 beers on the menu were not available. Server was flippant as she would snip “doesn’t exist!” Or “not that one either!”A table that came in after us got their drinks and appetizers while we waited. In all we spent an hour for one drink each and to receive poor service. The drinks weren’t even our second or third choice.We left and had dinner somewhere else. Other tables watched as we left. At least one other table was tired of waiting with empty drink glasses on their table. Glad we weren’t the only ones to get this special service.
Atmosphere: 1
Service: 1
Had a couple of rough weeks of travel, got back to Belleville... Next day I have a lunch meeting with a client, and we headed here... Delightful meals (some of the awesome sandwiches / beet salad). Great experience based on the food and attentive staff.Somehow the prior couple of weeks faded appreciably :)Also.. Was here about a month ago for brunch.. Some very nice eggs Benny variations.Can you tell I like the place?
Dined in for my 1st time today, overall the visit was just okThe service was slow/ok, and our server didn't come across as the most friendly (maybe it was an off day). When the food was dropped there was no "do you have everything you need / can I get you anything else". But our meals and bills were correct.The home fries were quite bland (tasted like boiled white potatoes with butter) & the coffee was mediocre considering it was $3.60 a cupThe place was cute, parking is convenient. But I'm not eager to revisit.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Discovered this gem of an eatery on Family day Monday. Food-Spectacular, Service - A#1Truly some of the most pleasant servers ever. And the breakfast was well worth the hour long drive from east of Kingston.We’ll absolutely be back!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5