Great food with good options. We tried a couple of things and shared. Service was first rate. Comfortable space
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Elise L
Unfortunately my friend and I did not like the food that was served at all BUT our server John and the ambiance was easily 5/5 stars. Maybe we went wrong with restaurant week menu but the food shouldn't be bad if they're trying to gain coverage. We went on a Tuesday evening. First of all, the restaurant menu changed from what was posted online. I got the halibut cheeks and according to John, they were one of the best things on the menu with the consistency like scallops. When I got the two halibut cheeks the presentation was beautiful. However, it was like fish cakes with crumbling fish, room temperature. My partner got escargot, which was average but not special. She said they lacked seasini despite being filled with a pesto -esk sauce.
I ordered the hanger steak with fries as my main course and came out with seven small pieces that were way under medium well and burned to a crisp on the outside *see pictures* an overwhelming peppercorn sauce all over everything dominated any meat taste. The fries were good, in all fairness. My friend wanted the advertised restaurant week lamb chops but it was removed from the menu replaced with a curried lamb shank, which was easily the highlight of the evening.
Both my partners desserts and mine were pretty bad misses. First of all, they brought out the wrong dessert, a lemon tarte, for my dining partner and then when they brought out the chocolate mousse. It was more like chocolate frosting. There was no air in it and it was not fluffy in the least. It was dense and thick. We asked the server about it and he apologized. My peach cobbler was cold and had two peach halves, some syrup and a baked crumble on top. No effort to cut the peaches or warm up! There was no effort to even cut up the peaches which left me highly confused. The peach was hard not raw but not cooked. Needed a knife. It was the most bizarre dining experience I had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Henry Zenger
2 orders of Escargot, 2 orders of French onion soup…
Food: 1 out of 5. Escargot lacks 100% of flavors from fresh parsley, garlic and butter. Shells are pre-used/ escargot kits sold online.
French Onion Soup - lacks aromatic flavors from herbs and the bread was too thick and absorbed 70% all the soup. The cheese lacked flavors of Gruyère and the beautiful torched crust.
We also ordered salads and carbonara, which were below average in comparison with other fine dining French or Italian restaurants.
Service: 4 out of 5. Nothing extraordinary, just met the industry standards. Although the wait time for another pour of wine or ordering of more dishes were rather unimpressive.
Atmosphere: quite interesting division of ambience, perhaps for the clear delineation of statuses and socioeconomic classes. One side for those dressed as successfuly wealthy retirees, the other side for the rest.
All in all, as a prospective future Michelin inspector and professional food critic, I generously offer a 2 out of 5 for this not-so-French, yet aspire-to-be-French restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
Judah Griffin
A beautiful balance of flavor and texture.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jamie Gallagher
This was a solid experience. Cocktails were excellent but my Manhattan was half filled in comparison to my girlfriend's martini. We shared the steak frites. Very good, steak portion was slightly small but this may be an adjustment from my recent relocation from NY. Escargot were solid, bread was exceptional as was the massive creme brulee. Overall a solid date nite and great to be walking distance local! Heather who was filling in behind the bar was a pleasure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cynthia Hunter
EXCELLENT food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alee Gamel
Just had a Mothers Day Brunch. Food was outstanding, service likewise and surroundings first rate. Every dish was excellent and.some outstanding ( crab avocado salad, salmon Benedict, chocolate Napoleon ). We’ve been here several times for dinner and have always enjoyed it, but this was extra good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan Meyer
What happened? This is our go-to place for a nice evening but the food has been horrible the last two visits. I hope you all figure this out.
We came to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. Although the menu options were limited, I was happy to find something I wanted to try. The pork scallopini piccata was delicious—tender and expertly prepared with a buttery sauce. The basil dressing on the BIB salad was unique and incredibly tasty; I could enjoy that dressing with any dish and be completely satisfied. The waitress was patient and kind. She answered all my questions about the different dishes, especially regarding the sodium levels in the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bibb Salad
Shiddartha Salinas
The food and service was excellent, the escargot is my favorite appetizer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nedy A
Our first time at Bistro. We went for dinner for our 25th wedding anniversary. It was recommended and also heard about it on a local TV food show. Reservations required. The hostess greeted us.There was no wait. The place did not appear to be busy. It was quiet w jazzy background music. Our waiter attended us right away. We were served bread and water. We chose to have cokes as our beverage. I had Lobster Risoto and my husband has braised beef rib. Both dishes were flavorful and our palates were impressed. We shared a delicious apple tart. Ambiance was nice and service was good. However, we were surprised we were charged $5 per glass refill of soda.
Recommended dishes: Braised Shortrib w Mash
Steven Ondush
Food is delicious! Service was a little slow. But was worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Liwayway Makilan
Very cozy place loved it 😊
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit, Scallops and Risotto
Lovely food, nice ambience.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great food with good options. We tried a couple of things and shared. Service was first rate. Comfortable space
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Unfortunately my friend and I did not like the food that was served at all BUT our server John and the ambiance was easily 5/5 stars.
Maybe we went wrong with restaurant week menu but the food shouldn't be bad if they're trying to gain coverage. We went on a Tuesday evening. First of all, the restaurant menu changed from what was posted online.
I got the halibut cheeks and according to John, they were one of the best things on the menu with the consistency like scallops. When I got the two halibut cheeks the presentation was beautiful. However, it was like fish cakes with crumbling fish, room temperature. My partner got escargot, which was average but not special. She said they lacked seasini despite being filled with a pesto -esk sauce.
I ordered the hanger steak with fries as my main course and came out with seven small pieces that were way under medium well and burned to a crisp on the outside *see pictures* an overwhelming peppercorn sauce all over everything dominated any meat taste. The fries were good, in all fairness. My friend wanted the advertised restaurant week lamb chops but it was removed from the menu replaced with a curried lamb shank, which was easily the highlight of the evening.
Both my partners desserts and mine were pretty bad misses. First of all, they brought out the wrong dessert, a lemon tarte, for my dining partner and then when they brought out the chocolate mousse. It was more like chocolate frosting. There was no air in it and it was not fluffy in the least. It was dense and thick. We asked the server about it and he apologized. My peach cobbler was cold and had two peach halves, some syrup and a baked crumble on top. No effort to cut the peaches or warm up! There was no effort to even cut up the peaches which left me highly confused. The peach was hard not raw but not cooked. Needed a knife. It was the most bizarre dining experience I had in a long time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
2 orders of Escargot, 2 orders of French onion soup…
Food: 1 out of 5. Escargot lacks 100% of flavors from fresh parsley, garlic and butter. Shells are pre-used/ escargot kits sold online.
French Onion Soup - lacks aromatic flavors from herbs and the bread was too thick and absorbed 70% all the soup. The cheese lacked flavors of Gruyère and the beautiful torched crust.
We also ordered salads and carbonara, which were below average in comparison with other fine dining French or Italian restaurants.
Service: 4 out of 5. Nothing extraordinary, just met the industry standards. Although the wait time for another pour of wine or ordering of more dishes were rather unimpressive.
Atmosphere: quite interesting division of ambience, perhaps for the clear delineation of statuses and socioeconomic classes. One side for those dressed as successfuly wealthy retirees, the other side for the rest.
All in all, as a prospective future Michelin inspector and professional food critic, I generously offer a 2 out of 5 for this not-so-French, yet aspire-to-be-French restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 3
A beautiful balance of flavor and texture.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This was a solid experience. Cocktails were excellent but my Manhattan was half filled in comparison to my girlfriend's martini. We shared the steak frites. Very good, steak portion was slightly small but this may be an adjustment from my recent relocation from NY. Escargot were solid, bread was exceptional as was the massive creme brulee. Overall a solid date nite and great to be walking distance local! Heather who was filling in behind the bar was a pleasure!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
EXCELLENT food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Just had a Mothers Day Brunch. Food was outstanding, service likewise and surroundings first rate. Every dish was excellent and.some outstanding ( crab avocado salad, salmon Benedict, chocolate Napoleon ). We’ve been here several times for dinner and have always enjoyed it, but this was extra good.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
What happened? This is our go-to place for a nice evening but the food has been horrible the last two visits. I hope you all figure this out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 2
Service: 5
Awesome 👌 . . . Unique, static menu
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
We came to celebrate our third wedding anniversary. Although the menu options were limited, I was happy to find something I wanted to try. The pork scallopini piccata was delicious—tender and expertly prepared with a buttery sauce. The basil dressing on the BIB salad was unique and incredibly tasty; I could enjoy that dressing with any dish and be completely satisfied. The waitress was patient and kind. She answered all my questions about the different dishes, especially regarding the sodium levels in the food.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Bibb Salad
The food and service was excellent, the escargot is my favorite appetizer
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Our first time at Bistro. We went for dinner for our 25th wedding anniversary. It was recommended and also heard about it on a local TV food show. Reservations required. The hostess greeted us.There was no wait. The place did not appear to be busy. It was quiet w jazzy background music. Our waiter attended us right away. We were served bread and water. We chose to have cokes as our beverage. I had Lobster Risoto and my husband has braised beef rib. Both dishes were flavorful and our palates were impressed. We shared a delicious apple tart. Ambiance was nice and service was good. However, we were surprised we were charged $5 per glass refill of soda.
Recommended dishes: Braised Shortrib w Mash
Food is delicious! Service was a little slow.
But was worth the wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Very cozy place loved it 😊
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Duck Confit, Scallops and Risotto
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