Reviews for 2nd Street Bistro in Livingston, MT
We really wanted to love this restaurant but unfortunately it fell way short. The reservation process was easy enough; submitted... a reservation request early in the week and got a response a couple hours later to confirm. Upon arrival, the maitre d'hotelgave us a lovely backstory about the table. The fun story made us feel quite a bit better that we were placed right next to thefront door, one table over from the toilet and an easy earshot from the staff gathering area, despite there seemingly beingother available tables. The appetizer, escargot topped with a puff pastry, was amazing. The soup, butternut and duck, wasreally tasty. But then the salads came; one was fine. The other, not fine. The lettuce had not been washed properly. Smallpieces of grit in it. The entrée, fish, had the same frisée type lettuce on top of it and again, little pieces of dirt in thelettuce that would spoil even the best tasting of dishes. Aside from the small pieces of grit, the fish wrapped with prosciuttowasn?t delicious at all. None of the flavors really worked with the others. I ended up pulling the prosciutto off and onlyeating the fish as to not leave just as hungry as when I arrived. The fish was edible but not something I enjoyed. Thedesserts were fine, not bad at all but very unremarkable. Actually it?s a few days later that I?m writing this and for the lifeof me, I can?t even remember what either dessert was. Bill came to $280 for two people, that included a wine flight for oneperson and a Coca-Cola for the other. The wine flight was remarkable which is the reason for the second star. It was nicechange of routine to head over to Livingston for a Saturday evening but we won?t be back to 2nd St Bistro. Read more
The best dining experience in Montana! Every single course was incredible! As was the wine pairing. The menu changes each month... and October was fabulous. You have your table for the evening. You don?t feel like you are being rushed so they can turn thetable. You can actually dine and enjoy conversation as each course is presented at just the right time. The attention todetail is amazing. From the owner to the chef to the servers they all care about your experience! Highly recommend!!!! Read more
I had been to the Bistro 3 and a half years prior to 9/9/22. It was a wonderful experience all the way around. I was visiting... friends who are local Livingston, MT And business owners in the community. I came to visit again and I suggested we go back tothe Bistro. They had not eaten at the Bistro since Covid. We all went back and we sure wished we had not. The food was verygood, but Lauren the server treated us like trash. The complete attitude and cold disregard was palatable with a superficialkind of smile to completely dropping into disgust as she would walk off. You have to login online to make reservations, so wedid for 7:30- they set us for 8:00 PM. We Don't know why Lauren had such a foul attitude and treated us with completedisdain. Set menu at $85, we ordered wine, mixed drinks, and we dressed pretty casually. One of us had just run the in town 4.06mile Night Owl Run. $435 bill. Only Tipped $85, which we usually would tip more, but our second thought was that we should havetipped much less and explain to the manager, which my friends know. - after a few drinks, we thought they would not have an openear to our experience. Bye bye Bistro- Read more
Great selection of good beer. Tasty, bar style food. Friendly staff. Reasonable price. Would stop by again next time we're... passing through. Read more
Came here well on a fishing trip two days in a row. Second time coming here. Was sad that they didn?t have the bolognese, but... the staff was great and very accommodating to picky eaters. Cannot recommend this place more and cannot wait to come back. Read more
A fine dining restaurant with a decent atmosphere. Good wine selections. The menu was eclectic and descriptive. Our waitress was... charming and attentive. The food was good not five star. There were a few hits and misses. See photos below Read more
A French inspired American Bistro with high quality food and plated perfectly. Pictured below are the short ribs over a potato... croquet, scallops over saffron Risotto and the crab cake salad. This place is always consistent and never disappoints. Thechocolate mousse is to die for! Happy eating. Read more
Would prefer Ala carte instead of set menu, senior and cannot eat 5 courses