Last night, Larry and I had our second Restaurant Week dinner at Bistro Bis in Capitol Hill, and our buddies Greg and Martin joined us. My manager at work had decided not to use her reservation, and she offered it to me. Larry and I tried to say no, because going out to eat all the time is expensive, but our Foodie brain cells would not let us. We cannot resist. Will power, what is that?
The food was good–I had a pork pate de campagne, duck confit and peach mille feuille. Larry had mussels, steak frites and opera torte. Of course, I forgot to take pictures of the food, so you’ll just have to use your imagination. I thought everything was delicious and very Francais.
Bistro Bis offered pretty much their entire menu for restaurant week, with up-charges for certain dishes. This is so much better than restaurants that offer you a paltry two or three selections, like a chicken and a pasta dish. Restaurant Week is a chance for these restaurants to attract new customers, so why would they want to give you crappy selections? It’s a double whammy–you probably wouldn’t go back, and you wouldn’t recommend it to your friends. Bistro Bis definitely did right with their menu.
My one complaint is the service–we experienced the dreaded Restaurant Week service slump last night. It took over a half hour just to place our orders, and our waiter just rubbed it in when he finally came to our table and said with a smirk, “do you know what you want, or should I leave you alone for even longer?” When we were leaving, he said “I hope you come back again, so that I can actually spend some time with you.” Yeah, I hope so, too.