bellevue bistro

their butterscotch coffee was good without cream or sugar. that's when you know. also my group tried a bit of everyone's- so while i got the veggie bake (winner), the french toast andgoettagrilled cheese were also must-have's!

i really like the menu at bellevue bistro; there are some creative offerings. breakfast is organized by bakes (different hot skillet options served over potatoes with two eggs on top), benedicts (served over biscuits and topped with two fried eggs and various special sauces), and other good stuff like french toast andgoettagrilled cheese. there were four of us that went for brunch and between us we tried the kentucky hot brown, the bellevue hot brown, the veggie bake, the bistro french toast, and the curry chicken salad sandwich. we enjoyed the food quite a bit, but i think the hardest part is that four coffee lovers, starting their day here, found the coffee very weak. they serve mt. lookout joes coffee, which is great, i just don't think they brew it strong enough. overall, bellevue bistro is a charming spot...but we did leave and get coffee somewhere else.

mmmmmmmm. i came to the bistro expecting ro order the famous and repeatedly recommendedgoettasandwich.i couldnt order it though after i saw the mediterranean breakfast bake. potatoes onions mushrooms tomatoes basil eggs spinach mozzarella and feta cheese, basically everything i love in this life. and when i saw it, it did not disappoint. still sizzling as it was the served, the portion of food was enormous! the best meal ive eaten under ten dollars in a long time. great, homey service. quaint, artsy vibe. bellevue bistro is a hidden gem.

goetta sandwich. we were in the area last weekend and were looking for an interesting place to have breakfast. the high ratings of this place drew my attention, and they have some interesting things on their menu, so we gave it a try. since i was in the greater cincinnati area, i wanted a dish with goetta, so i ordered thegoettasandwich. it's served with a side of rosemary potatoes. the potatoes were big chunks that were fried and then seasoned with a mixture of spices. there was salt and pepper, along with what i thought was a bit of ground chile pepper of some sort, maybe some celery seed, and a touch of rosemary. they were tasty but would have been even better with a bit more crunch.

next up was the sandwich. it started with toasted whole wheat bread topped with the fried goetta, two fried eggs, and a generous amount of cheese, which i thought was at least partially american. there was also a side of bacon jam. i thought the sandwich was good egg sandwich, but that thegoettawas sliced to thin so that it was lost amongst the egg and cheese. a thicker slab might have stood out more. the bacon jam was interesting. sweet like you probably would expect from a jam, with a bacon flavor. it added a nice note to the bites i spread it on.

food: 3
service: 2.5
atmosphere: 3
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explanation of rating scale:
1: does not meet expectations
2: meets expectations
3: exceeds expectations
4: far exceeds expectations
so, on this scale, a 2 is a respectable score. 4s will be very rare. (and hopefully so will 1s).

i've gotten thegoettasandwich ($5.95) , and the biscuits and gravy (also $5.95), and both were excellent. the skillet potatoes were lightly seasoned and delicious.