Bistro Du Vent

04/01/06

Excellent

by dijkdes at Citysearch

Went there for lunch and it was excellent. As an appetizer I had the white bean soup with chorizo and it was not only beautifull (after all the eye wants to be pleased too - and I was impressed with what they were able to do with a soup) it was also by far the best white bean soup I have ever tasted. As a matter of fact it was so good that I have been searching for a recipe that will come close to it ever since (no luck yet). Someone else in my party had the short ribs and he's still talking about those. The restaurant has gotten mixed reviews but I hear there has been a change in management/chef and I think people should really give it another shot. I thought it was great and I will certainly be going again.

• Pros: Food, Location

02/06/06

Don't go for pre-theater

by kbcnyc at Citysearch

The service at Bistro du Vent was atrocious. We waited well over an hour to be served our first course ... after repeatedly explaining to the waiter we had theater tickets and needed to be out promptly at 7:40. At 7:30 we had not yet received our main courses! We had to leave -- there was no sense in getting our food and only having ten minutes to eat. The staff was neither apologetic nor nice about the inconvenience. And on top of all of this -- the food we had for the first course was only so-so. Not up to Mario Batali standards.

01/06/06

Third Chance - NO WAY!

by tbr5 at Citysearch

Went when they opened last year and had a terrible evening pre-theater. Decided to give it a second chance tonight. Had 2.5 hours before theater and our second course arrived 45 min after the first and 10 min before we had to run to the theater. The service was atrocious. The food was average. The manager said they have no excuse and called our evening a disaster, and I agree. Never go here pre-theater or in my opinon, I won't even give it a third chance or return and HIGHLY do not recommend.

• Pros: Shrimp
• Cons: Service, Communication, Timing