- Neighborhoods:
- Union Station, LoDo, Northwest Denver
- Price:
- $$$
- Categories:
- Restaurants
- Cuisine:
- French
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Awfully Salty.
I wanted to like this place and went back again after a so-so experience the first time . . . and it was so-so the second time, as well.
Sat at the bar on both visits and the bartenders both times were, by far, the best I've encountered in Denver, though that's not saying too much because I've found that the craft of bartending is dead in Denver -- far too many people who have no idea what they are doing.
Anyway, started with the French onion soup the first trip and it was OK, but no better than the FOS one would find at the many, many pubs, grills, and chain restaurants that now serve FOS. A French restaurant that can
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Unorganized,.
Wow, okay, So I'd made reservations,
through opentable, the evening before we'd wanted to go here.
Sure my party and I were excited, we'd heard good things.
well, when we got there I was like "wow, sure seems packed" So I check in with the hostess and she couldn't find our reservation. the hostess, Rachel I believe, said "sorry, but I'm not responsible for what opentable may have done"- in a VERY snooty tone.
This treatment was quite unexpected after dining at chef jens other restaurant, rioja. at least they treat you like a person, they don't make 'mistakes' and if they do then they do everything humanly possible to appease the patron- quite unlike the host at bistro vendome, Rachel
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Excellent mussels, great service.. For mussels it’s amazing. Their salads are fab too, but some entrees are heavy on the oils and butter. If you are at all concerned about your weight or on a reduction diet, stick to the mussel and skip the butter and bread. Their salads with mustard vinaigrette are flavorful. Add a piece of salmon or chicken and you are good to go. Decent wine list, but nothing outstanding. Service is always top notch. They never rush you and are politely efficient. The ambiance is sweet, but their terrace could be improved with some flowers instead of the weedy looking plants. It just has such potential for the perfect scene. A little higher than Le Central. View Less …
Bad Brunch. When the waiter suggested the Galette de Confit de Canard because it was "the french version of a grand slam breakfast" my mouth started to water. Duck, potatoes, fried eggs and a lavendar sauce sounded delicious to me. When the meal arrived it was overcooked and dripping with grease. But, because we had waited over an hour for a table (even though we had a reservation) I was starving and I devoured the entire greasy mess. I have been sick to my stomach for the last 24 hours. Two other members of our party were also sickened by their meals. This was probably the worst brunch experience I have ever had. The hostess was rude and disorganized, the manager was even worse and the food literally made us all sick. I will never, ever visit Bistro Vendome again. View Less …
Greasy French Food Brunch that you have to wait for.
Bistro Vendome, it appears that most people frequent this place at night and not for brunch - if you have thought of trying this place for
brunch i would suggest you look elsewhere. We have been to this restaurant twice for brunch and to celebrate family and friend's birthdays and have been utterly disappointed with the experience. First time we went the kitchen forgot our order and left us waiting 45 minutes, then when they finally did bring out the food it was not served to our table at one tme which at a restaurant is totally unprofessional.
The second time we came for brunch it took an hour to get seated, despite having made reservations due to our party being 5 people. During our hour long wait and seeing parties of 4 people being seated quite quickly, we were left sitting waiting with no kind of apology The general manager was unhelpful and really appeared to have no control over her staff or any kind of acknowledgement that there had been a mistake. To accomodate us one of the staff put a chair at a table that was set for 4 right at the end of the hallway and we ended up seating ourselves. Even our waiter who was finally assigned to us was more responsive to our frustrations than the hostess or the general manager.
So on to the food - overpriced for the quality, incredibly greasy, the eggs were overcooked, the potato pancakes burnt and presentation of the food was mediocre. As it was now nearly lunchtime I ordered their burger, again incredibly greasy, tasted more of cooking oil than meat with "sweet" tasting french fries.
Overall for brunch I would say this place has a long way to go and the atmosphere is more like the mad hatters tea party - brunch is supposed to be a fun non stress time and for the price we paid i think there are a lot better alternatives with attentive staff and food that does not appear to have all been cooked in a deep fat fryer.
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