Bistro 18 - Montclair

Four of us went to dinner at the weekend that everything was closed because of the coronavirus. there were 3 more tabs and we were all well separated. so it was much quieter than normal. eating was great as always

Eating was good, but nothing to rave. I ordered escargot that I love, and only saw that it made a wise: in an escargot pan with butter and garlic. this escargot is embellished in tomato sauce and says nothing about it on the menu (or I would not have ordered it). I also ordered a heavy fish and shrimp special: the heavy fish was hard and inconspicuous. the rest of the plate, the garnel and vegetables, was delicious. other escape and aubergine care were good, but only ok. atmosphere is beautiful, although layout is strange. service was the strong suit.

Not enough waitstaff for the volume of customers. Waited over 30 minutes before anyone came to take or orders. The food was mediocre. I ordered the Tuna Steak rare and it came out gray in the middle.

Service was incredibly slow it felt like being in an old class room smell was weird, sort of musty. Wouldn't go back again.

Bad service. Not enough servers. Food was very average