Bistro 45
My friend chose this for the 2006 Dine Out benefit. What's the chowpinion?? Worth the efforts or should we opt for another place in the Pasadena area??? It's his B.D. And, restaurant must be accessible as my friend is a wheelchair user.
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I had my wedding reception here. We rented out the entire restaurant. The service and food were excellent and the handling of the party was very good. The pastry chef did our cake and the waiters/waitresses were attentive - we even had a few fussy kids. For special occasions I will say they did a great job. My husband and I go back almost every year for our anniversary. We have not been back for over a year now but I'm glad to see that the chocolate soup is still on the dessert menu - it is fantastic if you like chocolate! The service will depend on who you get - just like any restaurant and going back there for dinner was not consistant in terms of service however I never received rude service. The ambiance of the interior is warm and nice and I felt that the price is not outrageous at all especially if you been to other "fine dining" establishments with a similar type of menu and style. I personally never had a bad entree. The presentation is good and any sauces were just right to compliment the meat dishes. I normally have the lamb and is always very good. Vegetarians should look elsewhere!
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i had a decent lunch there food wise a couple of months ago, although my duck entree emerged without the vegetable component listed on the menu (which had been a major draw for me). when i asked the waiter he said he'd check with the kitchen, and then it was never spoken of again; maybe if our waiter had paid any attention to our table... anyhow, the food was okay but not great, and the service was awful--our server (beyond the missing veggie) was rude and made all of us in our party feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. i'd say try another pasadena option as suggested by others.
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re: ipsedixit
My one experience at Bistro K was good enough, yet hardly any better than Bistro 45, and the service at the K was atrocious. Never had less than very good food at the 45, even though prices are a bit higher.
Robert already has a restaurant that has been open for a while in Calistoga, yet he lives here. Tim, the manager, takes care of the 45 when he is up north so check with him if you have any questions.
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robert is not moving, but is opening another restaurant in calistoga.
i think the food is okay, but has lacked inspiration lately. i understand the snob factor experienced above as well.
we had a large christmas office party and had a dispute with them about how many bottles of wine they opened for us. they didn't keep the bottles.
the reason it still survives in pasadena, i believe, is because there are limited quality dining experiences in the sgv. we prefer to go to parkway grill if we can get a table in the window.
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luswei
Aug 10, 2006 10:15 PM
My husband and I went recently and were not impressed. Our waiter neglected to give us the daily specials, and then we had so many different waiters all night because there was a larger party that demanded so much attention. Poor inattentive service and high prices for slightly above average dishes with heavy sauces -- we'll never go back.
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re: raytamsgv
To elaborate, I don't think they have consistently bad service, but I personally received bad service there--maybe because my husband and I look young (and hence he thought we wouldn't tip well?). Our waiter was very rude to us and did not even tell us the specials, while he was very nice to the table of four older patrons next to us (that's how we found out there were indeed specials--we heard him tell them after we'd already ordered!). Maybe I would excuse the poor behavior of this one server and return again if the food were excellent. But it just wasn't. It was pretty average food for above-average prices.
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