The Bistro

"We love ❤️ this place. definitely one of our favorite Italian restaurants in the whole area. The food is always delicious and on point. The presentation is beautiful. They always have such great menu selections. The drinks are amazing and the desserts. The atmosphere is beautiful and the service is phenomenal. All of the weight staff and the busters give outstanding service. The owners of this place definitely know what they’re doing on running a business. it is truly a hidden gem. If you haven’t been here, you need to go and see for yourself they take reservations too. We just ate here on Valentine’s Day and eat here at least twice a month."

"This place is amazing!! The service is incredible. Our waiter was so attentive and fun. The food was fantastic. The caramelle pasta was perfect and the cream sauce was so light. The pesto pasta had a great flavor and had a ton of vegetables. The ciabiatta bread and dipping sauces were s great start."

"Getting familiar with Tarpon Springs I found the Bistro online and decided to give it a try. I was really looking forward to the Carmella pasta from the description and reviews. Maybe my preconceived perception is to blame but I thought the Bistro was going to be on the higher end of quality and taste and not a run of the mill restaurant. Upon sitting, getting a feel for the ambience, being handed paper napkins and a hodgepodge menu the screams confused about a niche (is it pizza, Italian, Mediterranean) I had a feeling it was a place that the menu descriptors sound amazing but the food does not match. Yet I held out hope. I ordered my happy hour $4 house wine and enjoyed the calm night out looking forward to a plate loaded with guilt and calories. First came the salad. A spring mix with a couple of cucumbers and a cup of garbonzo beans on top. Not a fan. Lacked all flavor Didn’t eat it. My server was kind enough to say “you didn’t like it” I replied not really but that’s ok. Soon the pasta came and immediately it was a Gordon Ramsey nightmare with sprinkled parsley all around the plate. This is an absolute no no and screams Applebees. Now here is where the biggest problem is. The flavor was a huge miss! The description is cheese filled purses of pasta with a Gorgonzola cream sauce and caramelized pears. That sounds delicious, right? Well it could be if it was done right. I had something similar at an Italian restaurant in Tampa that was amazing. What I received was yes pasta filled with some type of cheese, an overpowering sauce and chunks of brown pears strewn about that had zero flavor. My suggestion would be nix the parsley, make the filling a mixture of Gorgonzola , cream sauce and a flavorful candied pear compote giving it a tart and sweet combo, and more cream and butter to the sauce so it’s not too pungent tasting. Currently this is a miss with both presentation and flavor and the pear component missing the boat entirely. All of that for $23! Kind of high for pasta. I did not finish my dinner but I also didn’t say anything else about it which I wished I had. It was an overall expensive dinner for not eating it. My dinner companion ordered the pizza. The flavor was actually good. But the crust was like cardboard. I do wish the restaurant success but I think it will take a lot of improvement to receive more than 3 stars I will continue to look for a great spot in tarpon springs. Unfortunately the Bistro won’t be on my recommendation list."

"AMAZING food!!! AMAZING service!!! We ordered just about half the menu and everything was amazing!!! I wish I could give this restaurant 10 stars!!! Our waitress Dee was a delight, and made managing all of our food a lot easier!! My favorite was the Charcuterie board and the escargot!!!"