caprice bistro

because the menu is written in french doesn't make you a french restaurant. mundane, ordinary american food. the tomato tartin was over powered with balsamic, so much so you could barely discern the very mild goat cheese. the waitress brought our drinks and wished us "cheers" how very british...the special mahi mahi with vegetable medley was one potato wedge, a few carrots, and a few green beans...pass this "french" restaurant au revoir

a real french bistro. this little gem is really an authentic french bistro in cuisine, appearance, and attitude, equal to ones i've eaten at in nyc, and even some, but not all, in paris. it is a small, intimate place, perfect for romantic, special occasions. the service is excellent - attentive and knowledgeable.

now for the food: the appetizers are all very good, with the pate, escargot, tomato tarte, and the pommes frites being especially noteworthy - and, yes, the pommes frites are authentic and delicious. the mushroom crepe is special, as is the onion soup. the spinach sald is my favorite in that group.

the duck confit is one of the best i've had, including my own. the steak frites is a perfect version of the bistro classic, and the lamb shank. cassoulet style, is rich and tasty. among their small plates, the veal cheeks and the cheese plate are the ones i like best.

anyone who likes a real bistro should try this place. one of the real keys to an excellent restaurant, regardless of price or cuisine, is the consistent delivery of a fine dining experience. they do that here.

best in wilmington. consistently the best place in town for the last several years, imho. when i make a recommendation for folks, esp when it really matters, i send them to caprice. the service is always terrific, and michael now has our orders memorized, even my little idiosyncratic requests. like elaine's spongeworthy test (seinfeld fans?), my version is splurgeworthy and those frites with homemade mayo are worth every little calorie. salads are always fresh and tasty and mousse threesome is my fave dessert. if you're an escargot fan, don't miss theirs. yum!!

always have good food there and great martinis. sit upstairs in the lounge bar. mussels bruxelles are great. great place for a date.

dh and i, along with a couple of friends, dined at caprice bistro (cb) the other night (4 october 2021). it was our first time there (our friend’s 2nd or 3rd time).

cb has a great menu with wonderful choices, so it was hard to decide what to order, but i went with the braised lamb shank cassoulet and dh went with the pork chop special.

we had the pate maison as our appetizer, which was served with three toasted baguette slices. four or five total would have been much better, as i ended up eating the pate with the bread that was brought to the table. that bread was fresh-made, but the toasted baguette slices are so much better with the pate.

our friends had the salmon au vert and beef bourguignon. we all raved about the food. everything was excellent, although i would have liked the beans in the cassoulet cooked more, as they were a little too under cooked. the portions were plentiful. i brought half of my dinner home for another night.

devon provided excellent service. she was attentive, professional, and friendly. when i first looked at the dinner menu, i had to turn on my cell phone light, as it was pretty dark in the room. one of the staff brought up the room light a little, which made it easier for me to read the menu. i appreciated that. there’s no need for such a dark room.

the house red wine was pretty good and reasonably priced. the prices for other wines and drinks were pricey.

it is a very noisy place but by around 8:15pm, it quieted down a bit.

overall, an excellent dinner, great service, and an atmosphere that brought back wonderful memories of my trips to paris.

i have frequented the caprice bistro in my many years in ilm. i really do enjoy the food, i enjoy the atmosphere, but i've had some negative customer service experiences. however, for me that is forgivable if the food is good, and at caprice bistro the food is good. you can get delicious french cuisine in a beautiful little bistro. you've actually seen the inside of this restaurant while watching some of your favorite tv shows and movies that have filmed in our area. order something you've never tried, or order the night's special. i doubt you will be disappointed.

poor service. avg food. walked in at 9pm on friday night. restaurant was 2/3 empty. manager, waiter, or whoever it was looked us in the eyes and said they didn't have a table available, but as soon as they did they'd come get us from the bar. mind you every table was clean and set, and there were more waiters and staff than customers at this point. basically, a shameless attempt to get us up to the bar to order a drink. after we order a drink, he walks up to tell us our table is ready. doesn't walk us to our table though, we go downstairs and someone points to a table. we sit for another 10 mins before a different waiter comes and pours us water. this waiter is far more interested in the table of 6 women next to us than he is in our party of 2 men. the rest of the meal was non-eventful. he didn't bring our bread basket until we'd asked twice, and our food had arrived, he made a mistake in entering my steak (i wanted the sauce on the side). my soup was barely warm. he was so short with us, i assumed we'd walked in right before closing. but nope, i asked, kitchen didn't close for another 90 minutes.

only dine here if you want to pay for attitude and mediocre food. go elsewhere if you want friendly service and excellent food.

one of wilmington's top 5. this place is great! i've been coming here for years, and we just recently had a special event here for 12+ people and the food a service was terrific. i wanted everyone to enjoy our little gem here in downtown wilmington, and they found it to be as delicious and charming as i do. patricia and thierry were so great to work with and made our special night a great memory. the water zooi was the favorite dish of our group as was the short rib special they had for us. we consumed a large amount of the delectable mussels and escargot. we also put a good dent in their wine list. thanks again for all you did.

perfect french food. as someone who lived in france for five months and was quite the food enthusiast, this food tastes exactly like the real thing. we ordered first the pâté which was great, then the duck which was divine. we ended with the macarons that were cooked perfectly with a crisp on the outside and a soft center. i highly recommend it.

perfect french bistro. absolutely one of the best restaurants i have been to in a while! my husband and i were on vacation from california and this place stands against the best places to eat in l.a. mussels fantastic, water zooi to die for, and floating island amazing! will recommend to my friend that lives in nc.

authentic french cuisine! the food is amazing and the service is the best i have ever had! the entire experience was great and i highly recommend it!

great!. outstanding. you can't go wrong here. great staff, location, food, atmosphere and the food is second to none. fairly priced. i can't wait to go back.

chose this over another french restaurant and was not disappointed. great wait staff and food was excellently prepared.

it was okay.... don't get me wrong. it was a great experience! just the price for what was given was slightly disappointing. to start i had a delicious glass of wine, and my friend and i split a cheese board. that was so delicious! for dinner i had a steak with a peppercorn cream like sauce over it... and french fries i guess served daintily with it. the steak was not that great. it cost me 30 dollars for a chewy steak when i've had better at a cookout! dessert was delicious too..."cream puffs" filled with coffee ice cream. however it wasn't anything i felt i couldn't do at home. now... last year a friend and i visited wilmington and went to brasserie du soleil. delicious. their cheese board was even better and more impressive. came with olives too and some sort of boiled grape that had consistency of jelly to have with the cheese and items that came with it. the dinners there were impressive and fresh and delicious and well worth the price. the dessert was absolutely nothing i could imitate especially the grapefruit sorbet. so all in all i felt like caprice bistro was just a "fake fancy" restaurant but was really more like a chain. and not a ton of menu options. although it was clean, service was wonderful, and the meal was at least decent so it wasn't a horrible experience.

simply awesome.. caprice was recommended to us by a local business owner. we had dinner there and it was wonderful. the duck was the best we have ever had! great setting, the staff was fantastic. highly recommended!