bellevue bistro

i really like themenuat 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 and goetta grilled 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.

themenuis so promising but the execution a letdown. after a really long wait (there are only 9 tables in the place), of our table of 4 at brunch, all 4 dishes were overcooked; burnt and dried out. mine was even supposed to have hollandaise sauce. my daughter was given something different than she ordered and after waiting quite a while for the waitress to come back, she walked to the counter with the plate and asked for the right food. the waitress was not nice or apologetic. another significant wait and she finally got her food, also overcooked and dry. i had told the waitress i wanted to place a to go order when she delivered our food. by the time she came back, we were finished eating and already impatient for our checks. i did not want to wait another 20-45 minutes for food so i declined and asked for the check.
in the spirit of fairness and hope, i will give bb one more chance to prove they can live up to the reviews on here and their wonderful menu.

bb isn't the same. bellevue bistro has become my wife and i's favorite local place to eat, it first attracted us with its creative vegan recipes, and the rest of themenu(especially breakfast) has had us coming back 1 to 2 times a week. but the last 2 times i have gone this, they have served me nearly completely raw vegetables in the breakfast bakes like zucchini,mushrooms, and potatoes, not sure what has happened to the normally amazing chef they had back there, but heres to hoping for his return.

great concept. i think bellevue bistro has a pretty good thing going. went for the first time on a wednesday about 7pm. we were surprised how small it is, but that is one of the nice aspects of it. nice area for dining with a small coffee bar and featuring local artwork for sale that rotates monthly. i think it's creative to change your dinnermenuevery few weeks. they only featured 3 appetizers, and we chose the toasted ravioli-basically 8 pieces of ravioli, lightly breaded and fried. they were ok, tasted like a cheese stick, and not worth the 8 or 9 dollars.
my girlfriend had the 10oz ny strip and a side salad. she thought that the steak and red potatoes were overly salty. she wasn't really in the mood for steak but her 1st two entree choices they were out of for the night. that's all part of cooking with fresh ingredients though.
i had the ribs and onion rings. i think it was a 1/2 rack. they were very good. not falling off the bone, but they had a nice crust to them, were juicy, very meaty, and had a good thick bbq sauce. their onion rings were great....normally fried, then put on the grill for an extra crunch.
they serve bottled beer, but only 5 or 6 varieties. the best being stella and a bluegrass brewing co brown ale. i wish they served wine, but they only have wine coolers. maybe in the future?
despite my girlfriend thinking her food was like a salt lick, we are eager to go back so we can try another dinnermenuand what looks to be a very nice breakfast(weekends only) and lunch menu. also, it's only right down the street from the levee.