Bistrot Margot

This is a great place to take your significant other and has a romantic feel about it.  Mussels were really delicious and service was great!  I had a yummy steak sandwich here as well.  The Groupon I had for this place made an excellent meal very inexpensive and I would encourage others to come here especially if you are on a date because they capture that classy Bistrot vibe without being rude.

I haven't tried many authentic french restaurants in Chicago but I do have some sense of the taste. Hubby and I were going to Second City for his birthday so I wanted to have dinner nearby. I made reservations here a week before and luckily found a groupon for this place a night before his b-day.

We went on a Saturday night and it wasn't over crowded and there was no wait. I ordered MOULES MARINIERES  Mussels (pretty good) and French onion (soso, have had better) for starters and for main course ordered the POISSON BLANC AMANDINE Pan-seared Whitefish ( it was Ahh-okkay).

Although their food was great, their service really needs some revamping.
The hostess was really nice but our service (a petite Asian woman) was very indifferent towards us (my fiance and me). We sat at the bar for a good 10-15 minutes before we were even acknowledged by the bartender. Then when we were seated at our table, our server seemed surprised that a younger Hispanic couple was seated there. Now, I am not the type of person to pull the race card but I did notice that we were the only ones in the restaurant other than the bus boys that were Hispanic. It just seemed odd that she was so hesitant to serve us. Almost like she was afraid. It was really disappointing.

Like I said, they food was wonderful! We had the escargot as our appetizer, my fiance had the steak frites and I had the blanc de poulet au moutarde. So good!

I'm undecided whether we would dine their again because of the service (or lack thereof). We'll see.