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This fine eatery fuses French with African and American influences and is the newest addition to Carmel's Art & Design District, formerly known as "downtown."
I found the food to be excellent, and I will definitely return in the future. Keep up the good work Kathy Jones.
My wife and I dined at Bistro de Paris last Friday and we found the service wonderful and the food, absolutely delicious. Both of the owners roamed the restaurant, warmly offering their assurance that they were there to please their customers. I ordered the filet and after dining at every steak house in Indy and many others across the country, I have never had a better steak. Our waitress, Kathy, was old-school friendly and very professional. Our first time will not be our last. If you are sad to see the Glass Chimney go, try the Bistro.
My girlfriend and I visited Bistro de Paris this Friday evening, thinking it would be on the same lines as Oakley's Bistro or the Glass Chimney (both are PHENOMENAL but Glass Chimney no longer exists). Unfortunately the experience was far below our expectations.
For starters, when we arrived around 6:00 pm, we were the only two guests in the restaurant, while they had several staff members. We figured that would only get us the best service - but that was a false assumption. My server only had two specials to announce, but couldn't remember either of them - but they were both described as "very good." The bread was not brought out until we were already receiving soup and salad. My girlfriend's Seafood Bisque was subpar (lacked seafood), and my Caesar was boring (and had two Ritz crackers strangely included). No pepper was offered with the salad - sounds small, but VERY important to me when at an expensive restaurant. As for entrees, she had the Steak Filet Medallions, which were pretty good in my book. However, I believe the english translation for the Poulet Saute I ordered was "Dry, plain chicken breasts."
They have a lot of work to do both in service and quality of product. While this experience would have been expected at Denny's, I expect a lot more when paying $100.00 for dinner for two with no drinks.
Dining out: Bistro de Paris
Carmel's Arts & Design District continues to expand its cosmopolitan offerings, this time in a culinary-arts format with Bistro de Paris, a cozy Main Street ...
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