Is Bistro de Paris that good????

[LMO429]

I just made ADRs for Bistro De Paris in May. I just looked at the menu and have to say nothing really stood out to me that i think i would like to have...i am willing to try new types of food...is the food really that good at bistro or is it all hype??? let me know what you think? and if you feel something is better than bistro let me know as well

 

[jillann]

Just returned from Disney on 4/21/07 and I have to say.....Bistro de Paris is NOT all that impressive. $320.00 for 4 adults to have dinner is a lot more than I wanted to spend. The food was good but....I enjoyed California Grill so much more. Let me say that we had reservations for 7:30 Wednesday night (MIL Birthday). Seated right away, but.......loud and we could not undersand the wait staff. If you want to experience the rudeness of Paris this is the place. Our waiter seems to to be bothered by americans and was not happy when we asked him to repeat what he had said, sorry but it was difficult to hear anything. I dont mind spending money (thats what vacation is all about) but.....Roasted beef tenderloin - with marrow, potato "boulangere" with Comte cheese, green asparagus, red wine and juniper berry sauce $33.00 consisted of 1 piece of asparagus ( I kid you not), a cup of potatoes au gratin and a wonderful tenderloin. Salad would have been a nice addition, maybe 2 pieces of asparagus. I am happy we experienced it but....I would not recomend Bistro De Paris --- good but not great.

 

[Epcot242]

We enjoyed Bistro. The food's different, but not in a bad way. I'm personally not a huge fan of a lot of what they serve, but I found a few things on the menu that I would've and did enjoy, so selection-wise, Bistro is good. The food itself is very good. As for the service, it depends on who you get. We've been there twice and the first time we had an older woman who wasn't necessarily a poor server, she didn't come around that often and her accent was quite heavy (though that's something that you eventually come to just see as the norm in many of the WS countries). Overall though, she got our food out on time and was pleasant.

The second time we had a younger girl whose accent wasn't as strong and was much more attentive. She was extremely personable and made the meal really nice.

Just like with most restaurants, servers are a hit or miss thing: most of the time you get good if not great ones, but there are a few poor ones in there. I would recommend this restaurant because the atmosphere is unique and the food is great.

Sorry for the long-winded review! Good luck!!

 

[webray]

We find the food/atmosphere and service at Le Bistro quite good. We have been several times, taken friends. Everyone loves it.

You, of course, have to judge for yourself and take all reviews with a grain of salt as everyone is different.

 

[ufgator]

We love Bistro, and it's one of our favorites. The food and service have been great the last 2 times we ate there. I liked that it's smaller than other WDW restaurants so it feels more intimate. The food is great, and our servers have been great and friendly (unlike the real Paris ). The menu changes, which is nice.

 

[DeeCeeSW]

The food is great, and our servers have been great and friendly (unlike the real Paris ).

Hmmm...I've been to Paris three times and have yet to encounter an unfriendly or rude Parisian (servers or otherwise). Perhaps Americans should stop perpetuating this myth?

 

[henrymundt]

It is that good. We have gone there many times and, not only is the food very good, but the atmosphere is a step above almost every other Disney restaurant. Try the lobster main course, it is wonderful.

 

[hmp2z]

Parisians are fine, as long as you speak, or attempt to speak, French. We've witnessed many rudenesses to the "ugly Americans" who get loud and assume everyone speaks THEIR language. We speak French and have never had a problem.

That being said, Bistro de Paris service is French style: excrutiatingly slow, compared to American servers. The food is okay here; we expected better quality, and got blah quality. We've been several times, hoping it was a busy night, but the results were always the same.

Cheers!
Heather W

 

[PamNC]

Just returned from Disney on 4/21/07 and I have to say.....Bistro de Paris is NOT all that impressive. $320.00 for 4 adults to have dinner is a lot more than I wanted to spend. The food was good but....I enjoyed California Grill so much more. Let me say that we had reservations for 7:30 Wednesday night (MIL Birthday). Seated right away, but.......loud and we could not undersand the wait staff. If you want to experience the rudeness of Paris this is the place. Our waiter seems to to be bothered by americans and was not happy when we asked him to repeat what he had said, sorry but it was difficult to hear anything. I dont mind spending money (thats what vacation is all about) but.....Roasted beef tenderloin - with marrow, potato "boulangere" with Comte cheese, green asparagus, red wine and juniper berry sauce $33.00 consisted of 1 piece of asparagus ( I kid you not), a cup of potatoes au gratin and a wonderful tenderloin. Salad would have been a nice addition, maybe 2 pieces of asparagus. I am happy we experienced it but....I would not recomend Bistro De Paris --- good but not great.

Well, I just returned from the real Paris, France so I know all about the rudeness of Paris. I certainly don't want to experience that again, especially on my Disney vacation. I've been wanting to try this place, but we never seem to actually bite the bullet and do it. Not sure why, but now I'm thinking I'll keep it on hold for awhile. I low french food but honestly - the people are just "not so nice" (to put it nicely). Bless their hearts.

PamNC

 

[raidermatt]

Bistro is ok, but not worth the price even by WDW standards. If the menu doesn't interest you, try Chef's downstairs, Rose and Crown or Le Cellier.

 

[G's mommy]

Hmmm...I've been to Paris three times and have yet to encounter an unfriendly or rude Parisian (servers or otherwise). Perhaps Americans should stop perpetuating this myth?

I agree, we experienced no rudeness while in Paris. If you attempt a little French, a bonjour and merci at minimum, you will find that the people are more than willing to attempt English and communicate with you. The expectations in a French restaurant are totally different than what we are used to in the US. The wait staff take your order and do not return over and over to see if you need anything, it's considered impolite and intrusive in the French culture. If you need something, you summon them to the table. Dining is a long process in France, they take their time and do not rush through meals. Americans see this as slow and unattentive service. Paris is a beautiful city. We also visited Disneyland Paris and the CMs are very friendly, exactly what you would expect at a Disney theme park.

 

[wildernesslodgelover]

We will be dining here for the first time ever on May 5th, on our adults only anniversary trip. I have heard mixed reviews, but then again, I have heard mixed reviews for just about every restaurant on WDW property. You really do have to try things for yourself and see. That said, there are a few restaurants I have heard so many negatives about (Tony's and Alfredo's comes to mind) that I just have no interest in.

I will report back about the service and food.

 

[PamNC]

I agree, we experienced no rudeness while in Paris. If you attempt a little French, a bonjour and merci at minimum, you will find that the people are more than willing to attempt English and communicate with you. The expectations in a French restaurant are totally different than what we are used to in the US. The wait staff take your order and do not return over and over to see if you need anything, it's considered impolite and intrusive in the French culture. If you need something, you summon them to the table. Dining is a long process in France, they take their time and do not rush through meals. Americans see this as slow and unattentive service. Paris is a beautiful city. We also visited Disneyland Paris and the CMs are very friendly, exactly what you would expect at a Disney theme park.

I'm glad you had a better experience than we did. My husband speaks quite a bit of French...he is an opera singer and sings in French. So, that was definitely not the problem. I knew about the "slower" service so that wasn't the issue either. The worst thing that happened was a man approached us and put a newspaper in my face (in French of course so I couldn't read it) and stared yelling at me about "look what your country did, you people are evil and you need to go home." I hardly call that "not-rude." I didn't know it at the time but it was about the shootings at VA Tech. Of course I know he was one crazy person. We met some really nice people in France. My husband actually spoke ALL FRENCH to a nice man at a cafe. But, for the most part, I didn't get a good vibe at all. They LOVED rudely correcting my husband's French when he messed up. The waiters/waitresses, aside from the slow service which didn't bother me because I knew the deal, were lukewarm at best. Some actually borderlining rude. Or actually all the way rude. We did have one really nice cab driver. So, I'm not saying every experience was negative as far as rudeness, just MOST of them. We also went to London and didn't encounter this AT ALL.

PamNC

 

[ufgator]

Hmmm...I've been to Paris three times and have yet to encounter an unfriendly or rude Parisian (servers or otherwise). Perhaps Americans should stop perpetuating this myth?

I made the comment from experience. I've been to Paris twice. The last time I was there for a week. I also speak French. There are nice people there but there were enough rude and unfriendly ones, and more so compared to other big cities I've been to. Like any big city, people are racing around and don't have time to deal with things. So it could just be that too. We also just had poor service in restaurants - not all of them but enough.

 

[Luv2Roam]

It has probably been 4 years since we dined at Bistro, and only did it once.
The food was good. But much more expensive than Chefs, and we could not tell it was any better than Chef's. And Chef's offers a lot more variety, compared to Bistro. And Chef's does not have an over abundant amount of choices.
DH still laughs about the wait staff cutting his meat for him at Bistro's. I think that was a little too over the top for him. Bistro was one of those places where every time we took a sip of water, our glass was refilled.
Almost unnerving for us and we just have not had a desire to return.

 

[PortieOwner]

Hmmm...I've been to Paris three times and have yet to encounter an unfriendly or rude Parisian (servers or otherwise). Perhaps Americans should stop perpetuating this myth?

I always found Paris ruder than most other places in Europe. But once out of Paris, France is really good.