Bistro 29 - Murphy

I visited this restaurant on a Saturday evening, and it was nearly empty. I ordered the fish and chips, which were excellent, and the hand-cut fries were amazing! My friend had the stuffed trout, and she mentioned that it was a bit dry.

I'm not sure why this dish isn't more popular in restaurants; the schnitzel was excellent.

This restaurant was truly exceptional! The food was outstanding, and even the salad was made with fresh greens instead of iceberg lettuce. The calamari was the best we've had in quite some time. On Wine Down Wednesday, they offer a great selection of wines for just $5. Our waiter was attentive and very knowledgeable. I’m quite particular about green beans, and they were absolutely perfect! Excellent job all around!

Was refused seating and made to seem like we can’t eat there at all. Instead of host saying there was a wait of “maybe 30-40 mins” she said I am not allowed to seat you. Kitchen is backed up. As we walked out a party or 3-4 left. There was only 2 of us. She asked us to come back. Won’t be.

We had a rough time unfortunately. There were lots of flies and they kept getting on our food. The server was pleasant but maybe new and wasn’t sure of herself. Was hard to find at times. The appetizer crab cake balls were cooked and fine. The presentation can use work. The pretzel was great. The entrees were where we had the most problems. While eating the trout which seemed barely luke warm) a fly landed in there and stayed so couldn’t eat that. The lobster tail was COMPLETELY raw. Very disappointing and disgusting so that destroyed any appetite we had left. The steak was mostly fat. Mac and cheese was actually cold. The kid cheese flat bread was fine. The lobster was taken off the bill. Payed for everything else. Just so disappointing going into a nice restaurant and getting uncooked food while swatting at flies the entire time. I hope they can re-work things and bounce back.