The Bistro on the Boulevard Review

The view was great but the food, especially for the price, was really subpar. Service was just okay. Oversalted fries, well-done burger, and dishes that don't pull together delicious flavors.

The food and service were excellent, not to mention the view of Lake Michigan. Ve prepared to spend some money but it is worth the fine dining price.

We decided to splurge for our anniversary. I've been here a few times for work meetings, and the food had always been tasty. We made a reservation, letting them know it was our anniversary, and when we arrived we asked for a quiet table. We were seated directly in front of the kitchen and were treated to the rattling of dishes and silverware being put away and large carts rolling by. We started with the honey fried cauliflower, which was very good. As we were waiting (a very long time!) for our entrees, I told my husband I'd never had a bad dish here. And then our entrees came. He had the catfish, which was unique and enjoyable. I had the vegetable paella. The presentation was quite lovely, but then I took a bite. It tasted like dirty dishwater, and was overcooked to the point where everything was complete mush. I tried another bite, but it was so unpleasant I decided I'd rather not eat it. My husband agreed it was not something he'd want to eat. At most restaurants, you'd expect to see your server come back to check on you soon after delivering your food, but this was not the case. My husband finished his entire meal and the busboy came to take away his plate. Then we waited a while longer before our waitress came back. She saw my mostly untouched meal and asked if I wanted a box. I told her that the meal was actually not very good at all, and I did not want to take it home. At this point she asked if I wanted something else instead, so I asked for the barbecue chicken. We again waited a very long time for the food to arrive (at least she brought us a few rolls so I could snack on something while we waited). The chicken was fine, but nothing special. I expected to perhaps get a visit from the manager or something, but that never happened. After the appetizer and rolls, I wasn't terribly hungry, so it didn't take me long to be ready to leave (especially since we'd been there almost 2 hours at this point due to the slow service). We again had to wait for our waitress to come back so we could get the bill and leave. She brought the bill and it had all 3 entrees on it, and then she claimed she must have forgotten to take the one off. They do have some interesting food, and some of it is very good, but the service was absolutely terrible and it really put a damper on our anniversary celebration. I would be hard pressed to recommend anybody come here.

Dated tired slow service and pricey. Unfortunately this is the best description for the bistro. Though the menu seems exciting the delivery and execution of the meal to your table is less than. What attempts to be a fine dining high end experience generally lacks that. And this particular evening music blaring from the kitchen was quite distracting and carried out into the dining area. two hostess playing around at the stand multiple servers hanging around messing around not taking orders not servicing tables. A pretty setting that just seems to not be aging well. The particular booth I was in was so uncomfortable that we ended up having to move to a table of chairs. it's such a neat location and I want so bad for it to be wonderful yet every time I'm there it just seems to be lacking. I wish I could find new revitalization in life.

Okay. Fab service. French Vanilla martini. They have discontinued their $5 martini on Thursday. I got the steak salad. It was good. Next time I will ask for less onions. I thought they would have been diced. The layout of the salad was interesting, felt like a charcuterie board. I am a medium steak eater, however I'm finicky about the steak juice mixed with my greens. It was a good dinner I'll be back.

Great food, atmosphere, and service. Dine outside to take in the view of the lake and catch a sunset during dinner

Visiting and ordered for carry out, the food is exceptional. Do yourself and loved ones a favor and pick some up.

Holiday take-home menu was absolutely fantastic. Filet melted in your mouth and salmon was a generous cut. Entre sauces and potato side dish were delicious. Desserts....yummy! We ll be glad when we are again able to dine out. But, dining in at our home has been taken to a new level. Our thanks for making it a merrier Christmas!

Fabulous food! Wonderful and personalized service! Years ago we celebrated our 15th anniversary and yesterday our 30th anniversary! We continue to enjoy many dinners in between!

We thoroughly enjoyed every thing we ordered. Tried the honey fried cauliflower and it was amazing. I don t normally eat fried food but I ended up eating half the appetizer. They were crisp with a honey glaze and a blue cheese mousse. The sea scallop appetizer was also perfect. Scallops were cooked to whatever temp you wanted. We also had the bistro burger and it might have been the best hamburger I ve ever had. Crisp sear on the meat with carmelized onions and a delicious creamy cheesy sauce that was ridiculously good.