Bistro Provence - Bethesda

We were a party of about 20 people having dinner in the private room upstairs. My Crab Flan and Asparagus Risotto were remarkably bland and somewhat fishy tasting and the Apple tart just OK. The portion sizes were small and service was slow: about an hour between each course. Considering $90 per person including tip, not including alcohol, I was completely underwhelmed.

If you are looking to host an amazing small dinner party, Bistro Provence is the place to go. In October, I hosted a birthday celebration dinner for my husband that received rave comments from all 17 celebrants. The setting was beautiful and the food was out of this world. Moreover, the service was superb as all the wait staff were helpful and welcoming to every one of our guests. Susana Cam was a dream to work with in everything from the menu, to setting up the garden

Do not waste your time. The food and service left a lot to be desired. We had MADE RESERVATIONS in advance but were rushed through our entire meal. We were reminded repeatedly that the chef was expecting a large party and that our meal could take a long time to prepare because of this party. I understood. No worries. I've got a $200.00 bottle of wine to enjoy. Once our order was received, the steaks were not prepared properly. Besides my rare being well done, the quality

Horrible service and decent food. Main course took 1.5 hours (not exaggerating to receive the wrong dish. Also, had we not ordered bread, we would have sat for 50 minutes to wait for our appetizer. $8 for 5 pieces of store bought bread and butter (this quality of bread is usually free at French restaurants . We got a second basket (thinking it was free, and it was again 5 pieces of bread and no fresh butter. Large shrimp shell in risotto (server didn't care and

We came in for my sister's birthday and sat in the back patio. The environment is really romantic and nice. The food was really phenomenal. My reason for the okay rating was because the service was very slow. We came in at about 8:00 and left almost at 11:00. There was only one waiter attending to the whole area so even throughout the slow process if you wanted more bread or more drinks you had to wait a long time for it. If this place had more waiters on the service was