Bistro 1051 Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The grilled octopus which was delicious."
• "The food was really good, the owner has a great personality he literally came to our table to chat which was very nice."
• "I’ve tried about six different menu items and have been exceptionally pleased and surprised that every single order turned out to be delicious."
• "Both the scallops with lobster risotto and the burrata ravioli with pesto were worth the wait."
• "The food was amazing and plenty of it for seconds."
• "The Food was Amazing."
• "The food was so delicious and nice portions."

Cons:

• "Ravioli was way too hard."
• "Had horrible scallops….thought we would try again."
• "The portions are HUGE and not done well at all. Greasy, over flowered and tasteless."
• "Their fried calamari had too heavy of a coating and came with no tentacles."
• "The veal wasn't tender as expected."
• "The horseradish encrusted salmon was overcooked and the coating was mushy."
• "The pepper sear tuna came out cold and dry."

Service

Pros:

• "The customer service is definitely a 10."
• "The Bistro staff was so warm and friendly."
• "The staff was attentive and accommodating."
• "Erin was our waitress and she was great!"
• "The service was fast and the waiters/waitresses were very kind."
• "The wait staff did a fabulous job."
• "Service was excellent, orders came out correctly and in a timely manner."

Cons:

• "Service was very, very slow."
• "The biggest issue I had with them is the slowness."
• "The wait was so long and really bad service."
• "If you come here just expect to wait a long time for food."
• "We sat there for 20 minutes with 2 waitresses standing there talking to each other and ignoring us."
• "Service was not great."
• "The service was extremely slow."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The atmosphere here is romantic but casual, which is nice and refreshing."
• "A lovely restaurant in a discreet location."
• "It definitely had a good vibe."
• "The atmosphere is very beautiful."
• "Nice relaxed atmosphere, good for a date or family get together."
• "The restaurant decor is beautiful."
• "Nice atmosphere too."

Cons:

• "Crowded atmosphere."
• "The expanded area(not a main hall) was echoing noise so much."
• "The regular dining area seemed to be very crowded--tables and patrons very close to each other."
• "Very difficult to figure out the parking lot."
• "The place is...mediocre at best."
• "Definitely didn’t feel welcomed and won’t be returning."
• "He kicked us out of the restaurant for whatever reason."

Value

Pros:

• "The prices are a little high, but what you get is well worth the price."
• "The food and portion size is also a 10."
• "They gave us a ton of food and the price was very reasonable."
• "It’s BYOB; good, because you don’t end up paying the exorbitant price one usually pays for a bottle of wine at any given restaurant."
• "Well worth it."
• "The high quality food was excellent."
• "The penne vodka was the best I’ve ever had."

Cons:

• "Most overpriced placed ever."
• "This was not worth the exorbitant pricing."
• "Also really pricy for the portions and not worth the price."
• "The food was bland and overpriced!"
• "Definitely not worth it."
• "In short place is ok prob won't be back for the expensive prices there are better places."
• "Allegedly we were given a discount but not sure where the discount was applied since the bill was still $84."