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I've been before. Generally good but always noisy. Last night's Quatorze Fish Stew was b-l-a-n-d. Would have changed but this would have taken too long and had to leave the bleachers' sound! Waiters rushed a bit as well. Many other places to go in the future. Too bad, good location and setting.

So - my friends have just moved to the area and we thought we would check out this place for Sunday brunch. From the minute we walked in we were treated like second class citizens. We had to wait extra time to get any waiters attention, when we finally ordered we watched everyone else receive bread baskets until we finally got ours. I was asked if I would like more coffee and then had to wait 10 mins for a refill. The table next door actually had to shout three times excuse me to get the wait staff attention and then got a free glass of wine and 'I'm sorry for the wait sir" No such luck for us, just a check shoved on the table for our over priced Eggs Benedict. We will NEVER go here again!

I have been going to Bis for a number of years due to it's consistency and quality of food and service.Nice to have a place to go that is your canteen and things do not change except the prices.

I have been to Quatorze before several times, but after my experience last evening I thought I really had to submit a review. The restaurant is always lovely, and I have never had anything but superior service, but my meal last night was an all time high. I am one of the people left on the planet who likes calves liver, and I had the best liver I have ever had. I am particular about where I order liver because it is so easy to over-cook. This was absolutely perfect. I'll be back sooner than last time.

Quatorze Bis always seems to be bustling with an older (but not old) and respectable looking crowd who seem to be enjoying themselves. Delicious classic French food from the creamy potato and leak soup (oh, so rich!) to the proverbial steak au poivre with frites. This is a great place for brunch, too, as the chef really knows how to make an omelet and it's also lovely for a drink by the bar even if you're not eating. It has the feel of someplace that would offer a great souffle or decadent chocolate cake for dessert and we were disappointed to find it didn't. But otherwise, it's a little touch of expensive civility in the city.

I've been going to Quatorze since it was on 14th Street, and it has always delivered perfect French bistro food adapted for the American market. Wonderful bread and butter, roast chicken, steak frites (the best frites in town), chicory salads with lardons and of course the tarte tatin. I eye the choucroute but decide against it because no one will share with me. The service is warm but not hovering, and the wines good but not excessive. A lovely place.

As other reviewers have noted, this is a bistro that knows how to deliver excellent bistro fare. My husband and I dined there yesterday evening with friends, and all of us enjoyed our selections. Mine was duck confit, a personal favorite, which was really excellent. Service was attentive without being overwhelming. There are only two things I would improve if I could. First is that the restaurant was uncomfortably warm, particularly for the men. Second is that the noise level could be a bit more subdued. However, these did not spoil the overall experience.