Il Bistro Reviews Summary

Location

Pros:

• "Lovely location, away from the main hustle and bustle of the busy areas, nice outdoor seating."
• "Great bistro in a good location right in the lanes."
• "Nice little restaurant tucked in the lanes."
• "Good location nice quarter in Brighton located in centre city."

Cons:

• "No parking nearby."
• "Sadly no atmosphere. Need to try harder they are much better Restaurants in Brighton."
• "No wheelchair access."
• "The toilets are upstairs."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food was absolutely gorgeous, fresh, just a pure heaven."
• "I had the pork chop was very tasty."
• "The food was outstanding!!! The prawn starter was delicious!! And the main course which was the catch of the day… was sooooo yummy!!!"
• "Perfectly cooked food."
• "Every dish we were served was excellent!"
• "Ordered the rib eye steak and the sea bass - both exceptional."
• "That was genuinely the most tender juicy steak I've ever had."

Cons:

• "Food hygiene also very poor, rodents in back."
• "The steak was unseasoned and if it was there was no way of telling."
• "The food was bland, the salmon was plain and unseasoned and didnt come with a side - £15 for a lonely fish fillet :("
• "The food was really bland and not worth money."
• "Overpriced food for average quality ingredients."
• "The ‘Gambas Pil Pil’ was bland, with prawns tasting off and a weird tasting sauce."
• "The mozzarella salad had no taste and the mozzarella cheese was rubbery and dry."

Price

Pros:

• "Half the price of some places, for food just as good."
• "Food & drinks are reasonably priced."
• "The set menu is great value; for around 17 you get a starter, a main with sides and a desert."
• "Would highly recommend as 2 of us ate 2 courses with drinks for less than 40.00."
• "Great value and good find - will go again when in Brighton."
• "Three courses, bottle of wine, great value."
• "Great food, very nice and smiling staff. Fish and chips wasn't greasy which was a good surprise. Relaxed atmosphere when eating outside. Prices more than reasonable."

Cons:

• "Our bill came to £68.25 for just the 2 of us! And that was including a tip that they put on without asking us."
• "I did find it a little expensive, with the bill having 10% automatically added."
• "Definitely overpriced for what you get."
• "A bit pricey for the quality but still OK."
• "EXTREMLY overpriced !!!!!!!!! 2 stakes salad and chips and 2 small beers £80 !!!! "
• "Most of our food lacked in seasoning and was not quite worth the money."
• "Overpriced for what you get."

Service

Pros:

• "Frank, took the orders, cooked the amazing food and brought the food to the table. Very well organized."
• "The customer service was 1st class."
• "The customer service is amazing and the food was to die for."
• "All the staff were very friendly and helpful."
• "Lovely restaurant with top quality food and friendly and attentive staff."
• "Great attentive staff, gorgeous food and they managed to find a table for us on Mothers Day."
• "The staff was great too, super nice and welcoming."

Cons:

• "The waiter made a big deal when we kindly asked to remove the service charge."
• "The service was great but the food was bad."
• "The staff were lovely how can you apologies for the rubbish the chef serves."
• "The younger bar maid shouted across to us that we owed her for two mugs of Tea presumably she thought we was going to leave without paying."
• "We were handed our food and then pretty much forgotten about, which made it take a considerable amount of time to get the bill which is always frustrating."
• "Extremely terrible service from the waiter because of his snobbish and arrogant attitude."
• "Overrated restaurant with unpleasant service from the staff there."

Ambience

Pros:

• "Nice, busy, happy atmosphere."
• "Nice atmosphere especially at night."
• "Staff pleasant, food didn't take long."
• "Atmosphere was beautiful and cozy."
• "As soon as we entered the restaurant the pleasant decorum and homely atmosphere set the scene for an amazing meal."
• "The building has an old wonky low ceiling beamed charm to it."
• "This little place was absolutely amazing so welcoming and helpful great food great service great atmosphere."

Cons:

• "Sadly no atmosphere. Need to try harder they are much better Restaurants in Brighton."
• "I can tell it would have a lovely atmosphere in the evenings."
• "The menu itself does not reflect the summer climate and it proposes lots of heavy dishes."
• "Too bad a huge disappointment."
• "They dehumanize their staff, worse than 0 hours contracts and paying under minimum wage and management keep tips."
• "Service is average and very naughty to add service charge to your bill if you are not really happy."
• "For such a well-known restaurant, my experience here is disappointing."