Eh. Â That's how I would describe our Sunday brunch. It was just ok. Don't get me wrong...it wasn't bad by any means but it wasn't the best I've ever had either. Â The chicken piccata had a strange taste to it. The chipotle enchiladas were good as was the lobster Mac & cheese. Â However, this is a seafood restaurant and the seafood just wasn't happening. At all. Where was all the seafood?!?! Â The good thing was that the wine/champagne list was half off per bottle. I think that's the only thing that allowed me to give a full 3 stars.
Review Source:Ryan is THE BEST bartender ever - and no I am not related to him. He makes every visit special and he makes the BEST martini margarita that we have ever had - and we are picky about our margaritas. And Ray - always with a big smile has our oysters shucked fast! Love this resturant and these guys!
Review Source:Went there for their Sunday brunch and I was very much impressed. Â Excellent service and food. Â Their lobster mac n cheese, smoked salmon, and waffles were amazing. Â I've been there before but regular dinner dining but this brunch was a great experience--expensive but highly recommend as it's probably one of the best brunch buffets in St. Louis. Â Great for special occasions or if relatives/friends are in town.
Review Source:This is BF's favorite place to eat, so we go here every year on his birthday. Â We usually don't make a reservation but this year, after winging it every previous trip, we decided we wanted to try and get a great table for once, and it was a special birthday. Â I called a week in advance to make the reservation and asked for a nice, private table for a birthday dinner. Â I made the res for 8:30 so that a large portion of the dinner crowd would have already vacated. Â
I called the day before to make sure they had made note of my request for a private table, and I was assured that would be no problem. Â When we arrived, we were seated right next to 2 large parties and weren't able to hear each other talk. Â It was a tiny little booth, and once we had gotten our waters, cocktails and appetizer, there was already very little room left.
The food, as always, was very good. Â I got the filet and seared scallops with lobster mac & cheese...BF got the filet and lobster tail with yukon gold mashed potatoes, and we shared a shrimp scampi appetizer. Â Everything was cooked and seasoned perfectly. Â After our entrees were cleared, our waiter said "And what kind of dessert would you like?" which, to me, implied that they were offering a complimentary dessert for his birthday, as they have always done in the past. Â However, when I received the check, I saw that we'd been charged for it.
The total including tip was just shy of $200 (one appetizer, two cocktails, two entrees and a slice of key lime pie)...we're not people who can afford to eat out at a place like this very often. Â It sucks to feel disappointed after dropping $200 on what was supposed to be a special dinner. Â It makes me a little hesitant about going back.
Perhaps the freshest seafood in St. Louis. They claim the fish is flown in twice daily and that it was still swimming within 36 hours of being served. I like their oysters. Their deserts are ridiculously huge, so I have never tried them. I don't really care for their weekend brunch - fresh seafood is their specialty, not scrambled eggs. Note this IS a chain restaurant that goes by different names in different cities, e.g. called Devon in Chicago and other cities (<a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.devonseafood.com&s=a1a661593dee213066781668be569de358e17c48754c330f85ac2d1e5c3bb9c1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.devonseafood.…</a>).
Review Source:This is the second time I've tried Bristol's for their Thanksgiving Day Brunch and the second time I came away disappointed. Â Went here today and found the Cranberry Fritters to be lacking in taste and the Turkey seemed like that processed and compressed crap many restaurants pass off as real Turkey. Â But the capper for me was the stuffing, it was CREAMY and not inviting at all to my northern palate. Â I was expecting a better experience at Bristols this time around, that just wasn't the case. Â Talk about flushing $80 bucks down the drain, that was my experience this Thanksgiving afternoon.
Review Source:Thanksgiving Day Brunch Buffet  $29 per person.  A mixed bag of emotions.
Unique, disappointing, different, odd, weird, interesting, were some of the words expressed throughout our meal.
We had a 1 o'clock reservation. We were cheerfully recieved and seated promptly. Our server came quickly to take a beverage order. We made our way to the buffet.
*Odd*: Â How the buffet was laid out.
It started at the end of the stairs leading to it, which when backed up left people bottled up on the steps into the flow of traffic. The main course meals were offered first, then it flowed to the salads, shrimp, oysters and breads, followed by desserts.
*Unique*: Â Some of the dish combinations.
Baked Apples and Squash. Â It was mostly apples with a squash puree.
Califlower with red cabbage.
Hush  Puppies with cranberries.
*Different*: Â Choice of buffet items.
Oysters on the half shell.
Marinated Herring
Waldorf Salad
Fruit Ambrosia
*Disappointing*:
The shrimp were "peel and eat". They were not devined.
The cranberries were served HOT.
The Fruit Ambrosia was almost all coconut and marshmallows.
The atmosphere was like an upscale Golden Corral.
*Weird*: (at least for me).
Cranberries are thee highlight of my Thanksgiving meal. I about blew an internal gasket when I discovered they were served hot. Â I have never seen cranberries served like this before. I felt cheated on my Thanksgiving meal. Yikes, I Â hope this was not my last!
We won't be putting this place back on the "holiday destination list".
Gobble - gobble.
P.S. The mashed potatoes, turkey and gravy were delicious.
I pride myself on finding fantastic food at great prices and although this place has a reputation of being high-priced and caters to the well to-do, I encourage folks to stop in during happy hour. Hands down the best happy hour in the area and the prices are that of a neighborhood joint, but instead on paying $4 to $7 on for deep-fried t-ravs and wings, you can get lobster rolls, mussels or duck flatbread with an ice-cold beer and be treated like the most important guest in the house. Â I promise you, after a happy hour, you'll be hooked. Â Oh, I forgot to mention the Maine lobster... Happy Hour also gets you a whole, A WHOLE, split lobster for around $12 or $13, while supplies last! Â Try getting that at Red Lobster...
Review Source:Pricy but really good. 25-30 entrees.
I ate there two times in one week.
Appetizer- Calamari. Clam chowder, red wine and Atlantic salmon, asparagus and parmesan potatoes. Awesome!!!
Clam chowder, vegetable ravioli with sauteed lobster. Â Blackberry martini.
Clam chowder was nothing special but I would order it again.
Review on Sunday Brunch
Weekends are for sleeping in, not working, do fun recreational stuff and BRUNCH!
I am already a fan of Bristol because the quality of food and service I have received when I came here for happy hour and dinner. This was my first brunch experience at Bristol and I am very pleased. The brunch buffet offered a large selection and the quality of food was decent. Food was constantly coming out from the kitchen and the guests all seemed very happy. One BIG bonus about Sunday brunch was that wines under $100 were half off. Champagne was half off too! We purchased a bottle of Champagne for $15 and since orange came with brunch, we had at least 6 mimosas that morning :)
I wasn't sure what I was in the mood for when I was bumming out in bed Sunday morning...I just knew I wanted a little bit of everything. Brunch at Bristol was a wonderful solution to my little dilemma and getting mimosas for about $2.50 each was icing on the cake!
The hubby and I stopped by yesterday for brunch. I was nursing a bachelorette party-sized hangover and was in desperate need of a bloody mary. Brunch runs from 9am until 2 or 3pm. It was $25 per person for the all you can eat buffet. That included a juice/ soda/ coffee.
Some of my favorite items: Â shrimp enchiladas made in a egg crepe instead of tortillia, beef tenderloin (so moist!), char-grilled rare sushi grade tuna, jumbo shrimp, and an omelette station. My hubby's favsI: smoked salmon, oysters on the half shell, mac and cheese and mini key lime pies. "I would pay $25 alone for these three mini pies." lol.
Service is always on point here. Â I love Bristol!
Had high hopes for this place. Went here on our anniversary but end up wishing we had gone somewhere else! The service was ridiculously slow, we were seated at a terrible spot, and our server was horrible. Our drinks and entrees took way too long to come out. Definitely never going back here again!
Review Source:After dining at the Bristol location in Kansas City, I had high hopes for the Creve Coeur location. (KC, incidentally, was fantastic.)
Complete and utter failure doesn't even seem adequate. When we first walked in, the hostess and servers in the front lobby greeted us - and our three-year-old - with such joy I was *sure* the experience would be stellar. Sadly, that was the best part of our trip to Bristol.
I will say this: My husband and I are unapologetic foodies. So we would rather have mere tastes of good food than unlimited bland food. The latter is what we got here.
The seafood seemed fresh. That's about the most positive thing I have to say about it. But in a seafood restaurant, the LAST thing I want to see is shrimp that aren't deveined. It shows me you don't care about the details. And possibly cleanliness.
More about the food: The sushi rice in the shrimp tempura was mushy; the shrimp, flavorless. It was obvious it had been refrigerated for some time before being set out. Eggs - bland. My preschooler said it best: "They taste like nothing." Biscuits and gravy - I didn't like it at all. Husband liked that the gravy had some pepper, but the biscuits were small, hard and dry. He took maybe three bites total - and he LOVES biscuits and gravy. The sauce on the chicken picatta had congealed, and the lobster mac and cheese seemed to be missing lobster. Not a SINGLE visible shred of seafood. Everyone who went to get some of this was visibly confused by the lack of lobster - you could see people digging around for a piece, none to be found. Yukon Gold mashed potatoes were decent, but in serious need of salt. Those were my favorite part of the meal. Bacon, which we all normally love anyplace else, was thin, cheap and greasy.
The cheese and fruit plates were weak. Small selection, fruit not really in season, pale and mealy strawberries. I get that they weren't in season, but then... maybe serve something that is?
Then, there was dessert: a decent selection, but none of it right. Bread pudding wasn't thoroughly cooked, and completely fell apart on the plate when some rum anglaise was added. Carrot cake - totally dry. Tarts - overly sweet. Housemade donuts were overcooked on the outside, undercooked on the inside. They couldn't get the oil temperature right, and you could tell by sight, smell and taste.
Our server wasn't terrific. Completely ignored our daughter when she was ordering her beverage, and when she had a question. I realize she's three, but she is a very coherent and articulate three - answer her, dude.
So not EVER going back.
Five stars sums it up. Bristol's has great seafood. Their menu has a lot to choose from and the specials make your choice even harder. I had pan seared sea scallops that I can still taste a week later.
The service was equally phenomenal. Our waiter sounded like he was the chef as he described each special and then flawlessly answered our questions about the menu. We actually applauded his presentation.
It all added up to a great dining experience. Bristol's is a little pricey but I highly recommend it to all Yelper's.
At one point in the past, I would have been tempted to give Bristol a 4 or 5 star rating, but I have to say that the last few times I dined there I left decidedly nonplussed. Â I can't quite put my finger on it, but the quality of the food seems to have declined lately.
Bristol's has always been a higher end restaurant to be sure: older clientele, lots of gold diggers at the bar (though there are a LOT more at Bar Napoli in Clayton), plush carpeting and heavy upholstered chairs and booths, the immaculately dressed staff (all black dress pants, white aprons, etc - the whole shebang), and of course the endless drop rolls. Â
Beware of those drop rolls, by the way - it's easy to down 2 or 3 before the main course arrives and not even notice. Â Magically, as soon as the plate's empty a designated "roll deliverer" whisks round to your table and slaps another hot-from-the-oven roll onto your plate before you know what's happened. Â Just say "no" firmly after the first one - it's hard I know, but it must be done.
Usually, because of the rolls, I skip the appetizers and salads when I've dined there, but I have had the lobster bisque and it's done quite well. Â Very large serving, very rich and filling - depending on how hungry you are, you could even make a meal of the bisque and rolls, but the real draw is the seafood. Â I've had the cioppino before (it's good but after getting spoiled on excellent cioppino in San Francisco, it's hard to go back to good), and also the mixed grill of salmon, scallops, crab cakes, and shrimp but my normal order is one of the fresh fish of the day. Â Mahi mahi is my preferred fish with grilled asparagus and risotto. Â It's simply grilled and prepared so you really get to taste the fish instead of a fancy glaze or breading. Â
I think, though, Bristol's has gotten a little more stuffy and a little less quality food for the price - this is not a cheap date, by any means. Â And honestly, when you're the youngest person in the dining room (aside from the staff) by 20+ years, it's not so fun. Â So, at this point in time, it's ok, but not superb.
Love, love, LOVE Bristol for happy hour!  The bar has happy hour from 4-7pm, and service is always excellent, atmosphere is classy.  Most of the drinks and apps are about  1/2 off, which is a great deal.  I recently discovered their X-Rated Martini, which is insanely delicious. Â
My favorite appetizer is the BBQ duck flatbread. Â It is beyond fantastic, so incredibly flavorful. Â The mussels, goat cheese bruschetta and smoked salmon flatbread are excellent as well. Â
I've been a few times for lunch before, which has always been solid. Â But it's the happy hour that really keeps me coming back.
Is it 5:00 yet?!
Friday, I felt daring enough to try something different than my usual filet and crab cake. I recently returned from a trip to Seattle where I finally went and saw the famous fish place at Pike's. The king salmon there was impressive. So that is what I ordered from Bristol. The server said it the the only salmon they have that is caught in the wild and is 24-36 hrs fresh. He also mentioned that they can pretty much track the course of the fish while it is on it's way to the restaurant. Enough about that, let me tell you about the salmon.
It was the BEST salmon I ever had! When I say best, imagine when you take a bite and it is so delicious you close your eyes and moan (not too loud of course!)! You can almost hear the ocean as you thank Poseidon for this delicious creature.
Since I love the asparagus at Bristol, I'd say eat the salmon or anything else there with the asparagus. I think I have a new favorite place to eat salmon!
It's been a few years since my last visit and I really liked the place back then. Â Some things have changed since, it's not nearly as crowded, the interior feels dated now and the seat backs are clearly worn out and should be replaced.
I had the spicy seafood gumbo for an appetizer. Â This is excellent just as it's always been. Â My wife had a salad that was very good too. Â I don't remember which, but it had strawberries in it.
The biscuits were good, but used to be excellent. Â We each had two and it both cases, dry and barely warm.
I ordered the North Atlantic Salmon and my wife had the Blackened-Chicken Pasta.  The pasta dish was good, plenty of flavor and a decent portion size.  My salmon was from the tail end, so it was pretty thin, but a decent size.  It was over-cooked and really had picked-up no flavor from the "mesquite  grill" it's supposed to have come from.  I did my best to add flavor with the lemon, salt and pepper, but it this shouldn't be needed.  The ordered the Yukon mash potatoes and asspargues with my meal.  Both are good.
Not a bad dining experience, but it's a pricey restaurant and should do better in this price range.
Bristol is definitely not an every day kind of restaurant. Â We spent almost $100 on an appetizer, two entrees, one dessert and one alcoholic coffee.
I'll start at the beginning.. I didn't bother to make a reservation because we went on a Wednesday night at 7:30. Â Guess what? Â Ten minute wait for a table! Â Wow.. Not their fault, just warning you. Â This was also a place that made this "29 again.. and again.. and again.." girl feel YOUNG. Â Easily the youngest people there by 15 years.
Had a rough start, since their normally delicious biscuits were crunchy and overcooked. Â The honey butter had been sitting on the table too long, it was like butter soup. Â The crabcake appetizer was delicious, but $15 for two small pieces. Â Yikes. Â Soft and flavorful, with big chunks of crab and very little filler. Â I just can't resist these little buggers, no matter how expensive they are.
Our entrees.. Â I had the Seared Rare Ahi Tuna with mashed potatoes and Cauliflower with bacon. Â Very, very good and perfectly cooked. Â The cauliflower was super salty from the bacon. Â My friend had the Macadamia Crusted Barramundi. Â He loved his at first but by the end of the fish he was wishing the macadamia crusting wasn't quite as thick. Â It became really overwhelming.
Dessert was the brand new Apple Croustade, a rich apple pastry with not enough cinnamon ice cream on top. Â Highly recommend this one! Â Â We also had an Irish Coffee, which is one of the best I've had in St Louis. Â They're sorta hit or miss at this place though, so buyer beware. Â Last night's was perfect, with homemade whipped cream and the perfect mix of Jamesons and strong coffee.
Definitely sign up for their mailing list. Â They send $20 off coupons on a quarterly basis and a free entree for your birthday. Â That's the only way I ever get to go here, since their prices have gone up so much over the years.
We ended up with a dud waitress who interacted with us very little outside of "can I take your order" and "would you like dessert". Â The other waiters around us were much more outgoing and engaging with their customers, so I won't hold one bad seed against them.
The Good - It's a nice place and the service was great. Â The baby greens salad was very tasty. Â
Why I probably wouldn't go back:
- A $31 piece of Bluenose. Â A meaty white fish that wasn't fishy and I liked that, but it had ZERO flavor or seasoning. Â I ended up borrowing a dipping sauce from a crab cake entree and that helped a little bit. Â The menu does state - "All fish is served mesquite grilled unless otherwise stated." Â Just plain ole mesquite grilled did not impart any flavor on my particular cut of fish at all.
- $8 for 3 layers of  DRY carrot cake.  The cream cheese frosting was good and that was about it.
My dining partners did rave about the filet, the gumbo and the lobster bisque.
Happy Hour = Good Value.
We had a large group and ordered no fewer than 12 dishes off the happy hour menu. Price-wise, can't complain since the most expensive dish was $6. But taste-wise, some were definitely much better than others.
The tuna tartare was fresh; the lobster roll and curry mussels were delicious; The salmon flatbread and Chipotle shrimp were good. Next time, I wouldn't get the calamari (quite a bit of fried filler on the bottom), the lobster tamale (eh...id rather have just a tamale or a lobster roll), or the duck flatbread (couldn't really taste the duck). We also had a lot of oysters on half shell. At $0.75 a pop, these were a steal and tasted fresh.
I had a Bellini (Italian cocktail) that was pretty disappointing - Â tasted like a fanta with a little bit of alcohol. If you really like Bellini, get the Fresh Fruit Bellini from Bravo. It's much better there! Â
Service was fantastic. Our waitress was very friendly and helpful about splitting checks and putting multiple tables together when our party out grew our table. Â
All in all, 3.5 stars.
Started off with a round of Wellpoint oysters and damn was I disappointed. They were very small, not at all meaty, salty and juicy like I was hoping. I ordered 10 thinking that would be enough for an appetizer, but they were barely a mouthful. And at $2.75 a pop it was a let down for sure.
I also was excited to try their cheddar biscuits, and GROSS! Hard, dry and tasteless lumps. I even asked for a new dish of rolls thinking maybe I just got an old batch.. and the fresh ones were just as crappy, except hotter. How on earth do you screw up cheddar biscuits?? Definitely Red Lobster is winning the cheddar biscuit battle!
For my entree I ordered the San francisco cioppini. The shrimp were small and overcooked, the mussels were wimpy in size and flavor and while the scallops were pleasantly plump, they lacked in flavor. The fish was bland also. Not the best cioppini I've ever had by far! The sauce was thin and oily, lacking seasoning.
I really WANT to enjoy bristols cause I love fresh seafood, but every time I come here is a let down.
They do get 1 star for ambiance (you feel like you are inside the Titanic or something, dark wood paneling, intricate ceilings and moldings, low lights), and 1 star for great service (our server was prompt and attentive, obviously the bad food is not his fault!).
I would probably only come back to try their Happy Hour specials, (The drinks that is!!!)
This place seemed a bit run down inside(past the host station,) very dim (at lunch time?) and there was a slight smell to it also. Of course this did not effect the taste of the food at all but it did add to the experience.
The service was good.
I really liked their gumbo and so did the two native Louisianians I had with me.
Recommended to me, I had the: "Almond Crusted Tilapia, orange beurre
blanc, grilled asparagus, seasonal berries"
The berries were a nice touch after the fish. The fish itself was ok. How a white fish can be "heavy" is hard to describe. Maybe it was the sauce, or the sauce and the crust?
I don't think the sauce was necessary. Â The dish tasted fine and was just OK.
My other diners thought the Almond Crusted Tilapia was good to very good, so it all depends on your palate. *shruggle* TM'
TLDR: There are some very good items. The interior seems old, dim, and there is a strange smell in the air that isn't pleasant but not enough to make you leave. I am going to come back to try something else and see if the smell was just a one time occurrence. Worth trying if convenient but not worth a special trip. The service was very good.
I was looking for a good seafood place for a business dinner, and ended up with somewhere A-OK. Â
The best part: Â the really yummy cheese scones/biscuits. Â They are bottomless and a carb conscious eaters nightmare. Â
I ordered fish, since after all it is supposed to be a specialty, and it was good but not really good which seemed consistent across our group. Â Â Â
The atmosphere was fine, but unremarkable. Â At times I felt it could benefit from a bit of a refresh, but generally was good for a business event.
The service was attentive, but seemed to oversell the menu. Â He raved about dishes that ended up not being very good, and didn't seem to listen to people before giving a long, broad sweeping list of recommendations.
The reason this is a 2-star and not three is because at the price point I would have expected more from the restaurant.
This place is a classic that I enjoy again and again. I have always been pleased with the brunch, lunch and dinner.
I have been here for a holiday corporate lunch and the service was very good as well as the menu selections. If the party is small enough, the little rooms are a nice cozy place for a work meeting for 6 or so.
Sunday brunch is always a great option and the selection is impressive from the seafood to the desserts and everything in between.
Recently, we went for the lobster special and I have to say, this is quite a deal. Monday-Thursday from 4-7, the lobster is market price, which is about $12 in Jan 2011. My guy and I both had lobster, a couple drinks and he also had the clams and our bill was less than $50. He said he has had better clams at Bristol, but they were still good, just not outstanding.
If I had to name a favorite entree, it would be the fillet Mignon and the Japanese shrimp. I have had this quite a bit and it is always delicious.
I have not mentioned the biscuits yet because I am saving the best for last. Always be sure to have a biscuit (or two)!
Business lunch at Bristol today.  When I made the reservation, I added a note that we wanted a quiet spot and they put us in a great table away from the crowd and noise.  They have some great lunch specials for $11-12.  I had ahi sushi and lobster bisque.  Both were great.  The others had the tilapia lunch entrée.  I got to taste it and rate it okay - not something I would order now having tried it.
The service was just excellent. Â Ambience very old school - nothing's changed in 20 years or so as far as I can tell. Â Lots of wood. Â Booth cushions were worn. Â It's about time for an overhaul for this place, I say. Â I don't see how you can put too much $$ into a location like this one.
I'm torn between 3 and 4, so I'll round up for the quality food and great service. Â This is a nice spot for an upscale/business lunch.
A few years ago I would've given this place a 4 or 5, but now........eh. Â This is a good seafood place, but the variety and serving sizes have gone down (that may or may not be a bad thing depending on your viewpoint) while the prices have gone up. Â But at least their biscuits and house salads are still NUMMY!!
Hubs had short ribs which were very tender and tasty but good grief the poor things were drowning in  sauce.  The sauce was good but enough already!!!  I had the scallops with asparagus risotto which were both very delectable. They gave me some very nice sized scallops too!  They do have an extensive wine list, but as with most places - MARKED UP!  For example - $5.50 for a Blue Moon beer? What the hey!!!!!!!!
It's a nice place and service is always good, but it's time for us to find a new place for our fish fix.
I've only eaten here once, a few weeks ago for a business lunch. I work only a stone's throw away, but probably wouldn't have chosen to eat here on my own. I'm allergic to shellfish, so I'm not a big seafood person, since most of the stuff I can't eat. I'm really glad we went here though.
We had the duck flat bread as an appetizer...I guess the bread didn't rise enough for it (or they left it in the oven for a little too long), so the server brought out the 'bad' one and told us they were making us a new one. Both were pretty good.. I had the seared tuna salad, which I loved, in fact I've been craving it ever since. When some of my clients ask for a recommendation for lunch I tell them to go to Bristol's and get that, and they've always thanked me. The presentation of the food was great, the vegetables were fresh and it wasn't drowning in dressing (my pet peeve.) The tuna melted in my mouth it was soo good. Â My boss got some sort of sandwich, which looked decent...not something I would have ordered though, and our other companions had the lobster bisque and the seared tuna platter, which they both raved about. Â
The service was top notch, however I've actually worked in the service industry so I'm laid back to the point that the server would actually have to slap me to get me to say something negative about them.
The prices seemed very reasonable to me for lunch....no complaints here! I plan on going back soon and trying some more things.
Not to be too cliche, but I just had my first Sunday brunch at Bristol with some out of town guests.
At $20 per person, I would expect it to be fabulous. It was good, but not that great. The omelet station earned rave reviews from my dining companions. I was partial to the poached eggs florentine. The buffet included some seafood items, but nothing spectacular. The popcorn and cold shrimp were both nice. The best was the dessert table! The bread pudding with rum sauce was divine. The chocolate covered strawberries weren't too shabby either! My friends enjoyed their bloody marys, apparently nice and spicy.
The service was attentive, the food was good, and the environment was inviting - all in all a winner.
The first time I dined at Bristol was for lunch during an all-day job interview. Based on a recommendation, I ordered the crabcake sandwich. Indeed, the crabcakes are Bristol's forte. And it proved to be a good place for a business lunch. (I accepted a job offer a few days later.)
I've dined there four or five times since. Most recently I stopped in for Copper River Salmon, but was disappointed to learn they had ran out. (Life isn't so bad when this is the worst news you've heard all week.) Instead, I started with lobster bisque, which was one of the better bisques I've had in the midwest. The seared tuna entree (a permanent item on the menu) was top-notch. It had a tasty smoky flavor that stayed with me even after the bill was paid.
Mother's Day Brunch at Bristol was a blur of heavy plates filled with all the usual fancy brunch items, including some especially heavy dessert plates. We asked the server how many eggs were used for the Brunch. She laughed. Maybe we'll find out next year.
Bristol isn't perfect, and when you consider their price range, they could do better in a few areas. I was once served a glass of red wine that was way warmer than room temperature. Hosts and servers sometimes seem to be inexperienced. Also, the restaurant tends to be crowded and noisy--especially anywhere near the bar. Still, I'd recommend it, since there aren't a lot of options for high quality seafood in the area.
Bristols is a great restaurant, I've been coming with my family for years. Â The environment is upscale and classy, and the food is a perfect match. Â My visits have always been highly satisfactory, but I hadn't been in some time. Â We always started with the delicious crab cakes, with the other appetizer varying. Â We nearly always got the filet with lobster tail, savoring the delicious food slowly.
We recently went for Mother's Day brunch and it was ok, but less than spectacular for the price paid. Â I wanted to wait until I was able to visit again before I reviewed them. Â The food trays were often empty and the lines were crowded. Â
I just went again for dinner, and I am happy to report that it was fantastic! Â I started with the lobster bisque, and got the filet and lobster tail as is my usual. Â The food was succulent and wonderful, the service was spectacular. Â The only reason they don't get five stars is because of the brunch. Â Go any other time, and it will be culinary perfection.
If you're looking for great seafood, go to the coast. This is the f-ing middle of the country. Second best is to go to a fine seafood place like Bristol's. Don't let the outside fool you (very non-descript); inside looks like an old, deep-south establishment.
They print out a new menu everyday based on what is fresh/in season. I could make a meal out of their crabcakes. They have a wide selection of fish entrees. Last visit I had the scallops. Perfect.
Very, very nice restaurant.
Oh my yummy goodness...I shall forever be craving Bristol's absolutely fantazzzzmic Almond Butter Crusted Talapia with fresh berries!! Â Damn you for being way the hell on the other side of the United States from my humble little, Los Angeles pad...damn you. lol
The service here is wonderful...very attentive. Â Lovely atmosphere...great for parties of two on up (we had about 12 people and they accommodated us nicely and we had TWO servers!). Â The fix priced meals are great...the aforementioned Talapia was normally about $25 but for $29 you can get a soup or salad (go with the lobster bisque) AND a choice of dessert (go with the Key Lime Pie...you will thank me!).
Great place to go if you happen to be going to the theater and live in the area...yummy yummy yummy. Classy stuff.
This place is pretty much like any other continental place you'd find all over the states. Â
With that said the food and service are extremely well done... but it's more about the freshness of the food that you're paying the price for... I think. Â
Nevertheless I think you can duplicate many of the things that they do here with fresh ingredients and access to <a href="/redir?url=http%3A%2F%2Ffoodnetwork.com&s=fceb7ee2b7334598c07a158afa80ce55af05deab86cc2e613bfa8f4210a6d09c" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://foodnetwork.com</a>.
Things I've tried:
Mussels Appetizer
Lobster Bisque
Sea Bass Special
Among the best seafood available in Saint Louis. Â Great for intimate occasions and small groups, service is excellent, and the fish isn't on the menu unless it's fresh. Â I've had only one disappointing experience there out of dozens of visits.
Be sure to try the crabcakes, and consider joining their simple loyalty program (no cards to carry).
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