Bentley's Bistro

Cool decor, was expecting a bistro & not a bar/restaurant when I ambled on in. Clean, attractive and modern, it has the looks. I was there for a lunch & was super impressed by all 30 beer taps. Most of them were microbrews & that was a cool feature. Ordered a salad, it was okay but a bit bland. Other customers food looked good, so maybe it is worth a shot. I sat at the bar as there was no clear method of seating. The bar tender was nice & sincere but was more preoccupied with tasking (moving boxes?) than servicing. No clear waitresses for the tables, but I guess this place is new & the management is still finding itself.

All around, this place has potential to be really cool. I think the low 2-stars are a bit harsh; this place offers more. I would like to rank it 3.5 but would not go to 4 stars because I was not super impressed with the Cobb salad.

I was very excited waiting for this place to open.  It was originally going to be called Bentley's Bar and Grill, but had to change the name due to silly East Longmeadow rules.  It is definitely much more of a bar than a bistro.  It is so LOUD in there.  The decor is great, but they really should have thought twice before removing all the ceiling tiles.  It amplifies every conversation, to the point where after leaving and stepping outside I felt like I just left a concert.  The food was good, and if my grade was just for the food I would say 3.5 stars.  I had steak with loaded mashed potatoes and grilled asparagus.  I also ordered a side salad, and thought it was weird when the waitress didn't ask me what kind of dressing.  It came with some kind of vinaigrette which was excellent.  My steak was a tad over cooked, more medium than medium rare, but very tasty.  The potatoes had big chunks of bacon in them, but the bacon was chewy rather than crispy, so I didn't really care for it.  My wife had a shrimp Po' boy which she thought was excellent.  The fries she didn't really care for; she said they were tasteless.  Our friend had a burger (they have several different burgers) and she liked her meal a lot.  Bentley's has a very large beer selection.  My wife tried a cider on tap and our friend had a raspberry beer, both to their liking.  Dessert was definitely a highlight.  We each ordered our own, 1 cupcake, 1 snickers cheesecake and 1 chocolate covered bacon sundae.  The cupcake and cheesecake were amazing.  The sundae was 1 2-person serving of ice cream (it looked like a full pint) but the bacon was way too smoky.  It was fun to try.  Overall, I may return for lunch, but until they get the volume situation fixed I will steer clear of dinner.