Bisou Bistronomy
| Address: | 2367 Market St, San Francisco, CA 94114, USA |
| Phone: | +1 415-556-6200 |
| Site: | bisoubistro.com |
| Rating: | 4.1 |
| Working: | 5:30–10:30PM 5:30–10:30PM 5:30–10:30PM 5:30–10:30PM 5:30–10:30PM 10AM–3PM 10AM–3PM |
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Kira Keating
This is a fun place to come for brunch with friends on the weekend. They serve bottomless mimosas and bloody marys and even let you switch back and forth between the drinks (recipe for disaster)! We arrived at 11:30am for our reservation and the place was not as packed as I was expecting for a late-ish breakfast time. However it definitely started filling up around noon and by the time we were finished there were a ton of people waiting to be seated- and the music was blaring. The food is decent- but nothing mind-blowing. The portions are relatively small- everyone finished everything on their plate. We ended up being asked to leave our table after 1.5 hours (they put a time limit on brunch) because the next group was waiting. We werent quite done with our pitcher so the waiter told us that we could finish it at the bar- and he even brought us an extra two pitchers! That made up for being asked to leave our table for sure. :)
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Albert Wang
The $30 fixed price dinner special from 5-7 PM here is a steal. For that price, I tried escargot, veal, and chocolate fondant at an establishment that was high caliber and left highly satisfied. The beef bourguignon is probably one of the best choices off of the main menu here. Be warned that the beef carpaccio appetizer is more like beef tartare instead of sliced beef. Nonetheless it was really good and it was even mixed together on the spot by the server as well with a customizable blend of flavors. Its definitely good French food. Its a good place to try out some more "exotic" French choices like beef tartare (aka carpaccio) and snails (aka escargot). Service was friendly and kept checking up on the table. You definitely have to make reservations to get a seat here for dinner on weekends. The beer selection is a bit weak, but hey... its a French restaurant, so you cant really be that surprised.
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Carol Larson
This restaurant is worth a journey to Castro. We had the prix fixe menu at $31 and we thought it was an excellent choice. It is offered from 5:30 until 7:00, so you need to dine early, but you get appetizer choices that are interesting: a red and yellow beet salad with gorgonzola and pear and walnuts or escargot or onion soup. Mains are: veal medallions, salmon, pork tenderloin, pasta with blue cheese, walnuts, grapes, leek chips and fig sauce, or a house burger. Dessert choices: chocolate fondant or creme brûlée. We went for the salad and escargot and both were excellent. For mains, we opted for veal and salmon and again both were excellent. I like salmon medium rare and I got what I asked for, but on a return visit, Id be tempted to try the pasta, which sounds very interesting. The fondant and creme brûlée were both very rich and a nice finish to a fine meal.
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Jane Nguyen
Came here for brunch over the weekend with some out of towners. Party vibe and loud music definitely called for bottomless mimosas. +1 for seating us right away even though we made reservations at 12PM and our entire group didnt get there until 30 mins later due to tough parking +1 for all the champagne they put in the mimosas. The champagne:OJ ratio was like 10:1 which was awesome. +2 for the amazing food. Crab egg benedict, scallops egg benedict, salmon omelette, bisou burger...all of it was delicious and everyone was happy -1 for kicking us out of the table before we were finished. Everyone still had a glass full of mimosas. I understand that its crowded and busy and people are waiting, but you shouldnt kick people out before theyre done. Its rude and left sour tastes in otherwise satisfied mouths.
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Mira Torres
Get your mimosas here. Because they flow like the evermoving waves of the Atlantic Ocean. You can literally see the boxes of champagne stacked up from one side of the restaurant to the other. Not gonna lie. This is probably a party spot. You will not get classy, sophisticated clientelle in this lovely Market street restaurant at all times. You will get wild, young, hipsters that are there on a Sunday to multi-task getting poop-faced and fed with incredibly delicious French bistro style brunches they have to offer. Think cheese covered croque monsieur toasts with a side of eggs and a salad - to help pretend like youre really being healthy, even if youre about to consume 90% over the legal alcohol limit consumption/kill your liver. Walk here. Dont drive. Because you know better.
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Samantha Gomez
Good french food in the Castro. Ive only been for drunch (drunk-brunch) and got the bottomless mimosas - $12 (UM YES) and the croque monsieur - HUGE. The service wasnt the best but the place was packed. If you are sitting on second floor and are over 6 feet tall you will hit the ceiling when getting up. The music was a tad too loud but was the mimosas started flowing i didnt care too much. Plus the music made me feel like I was chilling in Vegas poolside :p. They brought us a pitcher of champagne and then i kid you not a tiny glass of orange juice. <3 Needless to say I will definitely be coming back. The crowd was awesome and everyone seemed to be having a good time.
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Carol McHugh
Came here for restaurant week, and it was amazing! We had reservations for 5:30pm when they opened, and it was great timing. Since we were the only ones there until the dinner rush came, the executive chef/owner sat with us and talked to us in between courses. Very friendly and personable. Not only that, but the food was to die for! It was the first time that Ive had Foir Gras, and it was so smooth and creamy. When the Cassoulet came out, it was piping hot and the top was nice and crispy. Paired with wine, the meal couldnt have been more perfect. Until the Chocolate Caramel Fondant came out...THEN the meal was prefect. I seriously cant rave enough about this place!
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Michael Hraba
I cannot speak highly enough of what the owner is doing. Weve been with Nick since his Chouchou, and find ourselves back time and time again regardless of having moved north. Bisou is a bit more vibrant, and, believe it or not, slightly tighter seating. But the product is excellent, the menu delicious and classic, and the service friendly and inviting. This is not just the definition of a neighborhood gem, its the definition of a french bistro we plan to go to our entire lives. Steak Tartare, Onion Soup, Steak Frites... you name it, the classics will abound, possibly with a bit of a Kir Royale to start the night off. Cant wait to go back.
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Genevieve Brammel
Small dining area - like others said, you can clearly hear your neighbors. Cigarette smoke blows in from the sidewalk where clubbers are smoking. We made a reservation, but there was still a short 10 min wait. If not for SF Restaurant week, the food would probably not be worth it. Even for the Restaurant week prices, the portions were too small, but the food delicious. 3 courses, for $40. I left still hungry. Service was slow and inattentive. They seem to be short staffed. 3* for the delicious food only. May still come back for the brunch... But may explore other options first
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De H
Good old drunken fun...at 11 in the morning. Pitchers of mimosas are continuous and great for a weekend brunch. Loud atmosphere too but what do you really expect for that bottomless mimosas and bloody marys? They say you have 2 hours at your table for unlimited mimosas, but we were told the next group needed our table after 80 minutes and a $275 tab. This place is good for groups of 6 or less. This place is tiny and feels pretty cramped. Food is what is expected for a French restaurant in SF. Good to try once...for me, just once.
