Bistro Vendome

For the second time I tried this restaurant with a friend. I ordered the same thing that I did last July: my favorite, soft shelled crabs. Giving the restaurant the benefit of doubt it was the second chance to win my approval. Alas, again the crabs came with a red "Provencal" sauce under them. Ruins the lovely delicacy of the sautéed crabs. Interestingly the same sauce was on the plate of my friend's roasted chicken. Not a good sign for a first class restaurant as this one flamed to be. I will not go there again. Unfortunate because it is near my apartment.

When we, a party of 4 entered, the maitre d' turned his back abruptly and said he was busy. We were with guests first visit to the U.S. finally he turned and said"oh you can sit here". The fish we ordered was cold and soggy, the veggies swimming in soggy onions. Only the desserts were delicious. For a classy neighborhood bistro, the experience was totally classless.

Amazing from the second i walked in the door! we were a group of 4 and we ordered like there was no tomorrow. Everything from the Oysters, Escargot, through to the Duck Confit and Steak au Poivre was exceptional. One of the best meals that i have experieinced in a long time!

Maybe it was an off night, but we felt kind of uncomfortable there. We got a strange look from the maître d’ when we said we didn't have reservations. The crowd seemed cliquish as well. Everyone who walked in seemed to know the manager. He was perfectly gracious to us, but it still felt uncomfortable like we didn't fit in--perhaps that was because we were several decades younger than most of the other guests. The crowd was really much older (the well-off UES type in their 50's and 60's). Once we were seated though, the service was very good (despite having our waitress switched out for a waiter halfway through...) and the food was great. I would recommend this place with the caveats above.

The atmosphere was so much better then the old cramped quarters at the restaurant's prior locations. The service was great. Most importantly, the food was delicious: mussels, filet mignon, molten lava black chocolate cake and a excellent selection of fine wines. We especially enjoyed being seated under a large skylight, and look forward to eating out on the dinning terrace on a warm summer's night.

Finaly a good restaurant around, we just loved it, my wife and i had a beautiful dinner outside this charming restaurant, the place was packed, good service, good food, good price.. Check it out

After having had many a wonderful dinner at Jubilee, why wouldn't we have expected the same at Bistro Vendome? To begin with ...noise...seated in the backroom at a four top against the rear wall we just couldn't hear one another. The sound coming from the other patrons was bouncing all over the room making intimate conversation all but impossible. The food...while the mussels were good the bread was subpar and the entrees of Bronzini and breast of chicken just average. Even the much anticipated frites were disappointing. Service was fair too as one of our entrees was delivered to another table. Though the host made up for this miscue by bringing us dessert "on the house". Needless to say we walked out disappointed and do not expect to return.