Bouquet Restaurant
| Address: | 519 Main St, Covington, KY 41011, USA |
| Phone: | +1 859-491-7777 |
| Site: | bouquetrestaurant.com |
| Rating: | 4.6 |
| Working: | 4:30–10PM 4:30–10PM 4:30–10PM 4:30–10PM 4:30–10PM 4:30–10PM Closed |
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Lindsay Maurer
If your considering a place for great lunch, dinner, or wine/cocktails, this is it. Look no further, go here. Hands down best restaurant in the area. Great for a nice date night, or group dinner. Solo business travelers will fit right in and can dine at the bar. Everything here is done top notch, everything, without ever feeling stuffy. Farm to table rotating menu hast a host of innovative, delightfully surprising, and consistently delicious combinations. Top things to know: -Patio space -Excellent wine selection -Very accommodating: can make nearly any dish into a vegetarian option -Risottos, steaks, and cheeseboards are well above any other restaurant -The smoked old fashioned is an unexpected find and it is the best; anywhere. -Beautiful upstairs is a great reservable space for meetings, happy hours, corporate dinners etc. They take walk-ins, but I would recommend reservations to secure your spot. Parking nearby is free after 5pm Mon-Thurs in the large lot off of 5th st exit. Stephen the chef and owner is so down to earth and his passion is evident. He has outdone himself by recently opening for lunch! Best staff of any fine dining restaurant in the greater Cincinnati area. They genuinely love what they do and are a tight knit team with great work culture that shows up. The front of the house cooks for the back of the house once a week, that is the kind of humble awesome team this is. Consistently rated as a top 5 and top 10 restaurant in the Cincinnati area for many reasons!
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A Private User
Attended the New Years Eve Party on 12/31/2011. Cost 60.00 per person. For the 60.00 you were given 8 tickets that you could exchange for a limited selection of wine, or beer. For my first ticket I ordered a "Christmas Beer" I was then given a 4 ounce glass of beer, in the same glass that I sipped the one ounce free sample of a sparkling wine. I requested a full beer, and the server stated he was doing as he was told, and did not improve my quantity. My second ticket was given to a different server, and when I requested a full unopened beer, I received one. The third ticket again to a different server, required an explanation from my part that I expected a full beer. After contemplating my request, the server said " I guess I could go to the basement and get you one." I was so thankful to receive my third beer. Other members of my party had decided to buy drinks that were not off the "Limited drink menu", since they were unhappy with the options. The 60.00 was charged up front. I learned a valuable lesson on giving a gratuity prior to having the actual experience. Limited wine selection, Poor service, Terrible Value. The atmosphere was actually pleasant in spite of the other issues. The dining area was small and crowded.
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Noelle Lines
I chose this place after searching the internet for hours. Wow!! The building is older, and the space inside is intimate. White table cloths. I read a few reviews and they all said this place was casual, but it wasnt casual inside. I would say that the dress code is just below formal. Everything on the menu is fairly priced. This farm to plate gem is sure to please. Our party had the following: Cheese plate (apple butter, 4 cheeses, crostini, pistachio relish) Warm olives (olives in a cirtus/ginger and crostini) Salted Bourbon (holy smokes this is awesome) Piedmont Barolo (red wine) Mushroom Bisque Stuffed Squash Blossoms over beets Bistro Steak Pork Chop Quinoa Sweet potato flat bread Notable: The quinoa - WOW! 55 min sous vide egg, even this foodie hasnt had much like this. We had a small wait on our entrees, so they gave us dessert and espresso, gratis. Class act. This is a diamond in Kentucky. Go here. Beautiful.
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A Private User
The food was excellent but the srevice was not good. Our waitress was actually rude to us. A member of our party ordered a light beer and she suggested FOUR TIMES that he try something different. He literally had to convince her that he wsa just in the mood for a light beer. I am newly pregnant and asked for the steak a little more well done than how it is typically served and she was terrible to me about it. I whispered to her that I was pregnant and not supposed to consume rare steak and she said loudly "are you not sharing that news with your friends." I was embarrased to say the least. I understand that the steak is intended to be served a particular way but the menu is small and it happened to be what I wanted to eat. I coulnt believe this woman. We wont go back again because of her which is unfortunate because the food was delicious. The Blue Oven Bakery Bread they serve is amazing...as always.
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Todd McCalla
One of my all time favorite restaurants. I live out of state but anytime Im passing through Cincy, I always make a point to stop overnight and have dinner at Bouquet. There are a handful of hotels on or near the river in Covington within walking distance to the restaurant in the nearby historical Mainstrasse area. The crab cake is killer, I order it every time. Its served on a small bed of some kind of bacon celery succotash which I also inhale every bit of. Last couple times I came through it was Thursday which is burger night with meat from Butcher Betties. Everyone who works here is pretty awesome which makes stopping in all the better. Love Bouquet and will keep coming back.
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John Schmitz
We are frequent visitors to this restaurant. The couple we were with know the chef/owner. Although our experience is generally very positive, last night was unfortunately not so. Service was fair ( Friday at 7:30 and about 60 % booked), not as good as past. No bread was offered so we had to order bread. There were four of us and the server brought 3 slices. When we questioned this because there were four of us, we were basically told that three was the number and then the server gave us some lame excuse why we could not get another slice. Food was fine but we had a little attitude at that time. Too bad as we are frequent flyers here
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Denise Luebbe
Wed been to Bouquet a few years back and loved it. We were disappointed by the stuffy and slow service. The cast iron vegetable appetizer was mediocre and brought with 2 half slices of toast despite the fact that we were a party of 3. The waitress seemed put out when we requested another slice. Very small salads. We waited for 20 minutes between each course. The burger was delicious, but the "truffled potatoes" were cold and hard. The pasta special was also delicious, but we felt so unwelcome that we decided to go elsewhere for dessert and after dinner drinks. What a shame.
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Jennifer Clark
My daughter picked this restaurant off the internet for her 15th birthday dinner celebration. We had not been here before and werent sure if it would work out. But from the moment we walked in the door, we knew it would be special. The staff and server did a great job making our daughter feel special. The food was amazing! We had the green bean salad, the tomato salad, truffle fries and our entrees included the chicken dish, grouper special and flank steak. And for desert peanut butter pie and bread pudding. All excellent! I would highly recommend this restaurant!
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Tyler Wengerd
This was a great experience! I made a reservation for a Saturday evening and was surprised that it wasnt all that full when we arrived, but it filled up later on. Ill still make reservations in the future just in case. Good wine selection, and the cheese plates were fantastic. Our server (Ashley?) was very friendly and helpful. I was expecting this to be a little more of a dressed-up crowd but most diners seemed to be in business casual, which kept things from feeling stuffy.
