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R Bistro
888 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, IN, 46204
(317) 423-0312 | www.rbistro.com
(3 ratings)
Exposed brick, painted plaster walls and oblique angles make R Bistro's interior as ecclectic and inventive as the creative seasonal menu. Fans of local food rejoice here because the chef utilizes the fruits (and vegetables) of Hoosier soil.
- Cuisines:
- Variety
- Hours:
- 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, 5 to 10 p.m. Saturday. Closed Sunday.
- Price:
- $$$$
- Dress code:
- Business casual attire
- Alcohol:
- Wine, Bottled Beer
- Smoking:
- No smoking allowed
- 24-hours?
- No
- Payment:
- Mastercard, Visa, Discover, American Express
- Reservations:
- Recommended
- Carryout:
- Yes
- Al fresco:
- No
- Parking:
- Street
- Meeting rooms:
- No
- Errors?
- Report here
User Rating
Favorite Restaurant in Indy
Please, please, please do not make a decision about R Bistro by reading Sewer_Happy's review. He may have had a bad experience and that's fine but my feeling is this is the exception rather than the rule.
I have dined at R Bistro many, many, many times. I have always been greeted by a highly professional house manager. Never a snotty kid.
The prices are not cheap nor do they claim to be. In this day and age, most restaurants have a webpage that shows their menu and prices. R Bistro is no exception. Know what you're getting before you go. If $12 appetizers aren't for you, find some place that is. God knows this town has more than enough casual dine chains to satisfy the budget conscious.
I have always been impressed by the food and service. The menu changes weekly and items are not repeated to my knowledge but past favorites include a turkey tostada, squash stuffed with a sausage ragout, bleu cheese and onion tart, all the soups!!! R Bistro is truly one of my favorite places.
The place has been around for a number of years so it's location on Mass Ave. is not a deterrent. It's not busy every night of the week but weekends are generally packed and reservations do become important. I don't doubt it's survival or it's commitment to the independent dining scene in a city literally swimming in chain steakhouses.
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Pretentious and overpriced.
Being on the complete tail end of Mass Ave., that borders being in the "hood", this restaurant has as much chance of surviving as Brittney Spears does of not doing something completely mental ever again.
Dressed in a suit, and with 2 very attractive and impeccably dressed clients, we were greeted at the door by a twentysomething host who was compirable with the Maitre'D in "Ferris Buellers Day Off". After looking at us like we were dressed like the 3 most horribly dressed homeless people he had ever seen, he asked if we had a reservation. We thought he was joking and we actually laughed, because the place had been open an hour and was EMPTY. He then literally rolled his eyes at the fact that we had the audacity to not have a reservation and suggested rather curtly that "...we may want to make one next time..." We'll make sure to do that next time...Wouldn't want to have any of the crickets in there waiting for a table..
The food, albeit unique, and tasty, was so ridiculously overpriced it was borderline laughable, unless you would like a $12.00 eggplant panini.
Definitely not worth eating here...It's not even worth the "Well we tried it" experience...Especially when you have to literally pass YATS to get here.
s.h.