Bistro

Terrible service. Granted it was noon on New Years Day, but we were the only customers there. Coffee came with no cream, waited 5 minutes for it.. Asked for water three times. Omelettes came fairly quickly but the bacon in mine was not cooked. It was otherwise good, but had no flair. Baguette was good but we had to repeatedly ask for butter. Sign on the window says they speak 10 languages. None of them include the word service.

Bistro is your archetypical French and Italian cuisine that delivers affordable prices, in a comfortable European-like setting.

The restaurant itself is located in the middle of Harding Avenue's commercial district. Being that it blended identical with all the neighboring restaurants, I really didn't think much of Bistro, at first. However, we were greeted by a friendly worker, so my soul was eventually sold!

The decor is charming. With the interior of the restaurant synchronizing well with a typical tavern you'd find in Europe (I'll admit, I'm gullible with these kinds of settings).

Me and my friend sat at the bar and were content with the service. The bartender was super nice and was really good at keeping a conversation going -- no upselling, no rush, no nothing. Just spot on service from start to finish. Since it was lunch, I ordered a burger -- it was okay, but nothing to be in awe about.

Overall, I'd rate Bistro as 4-stars.

Food was terrible, service was even more horrible ... was overcharged for what I ordered and when I went to discuss the matter with the owner, rather than a polite apology I got full serving of nasty attitude.  

Would not recommend this to anyone ...