My family and I have a tradition of going out to celebrate Solstice and this year we went to Bisto Maison and had THE BEST time. The wait staff were so nice and helpful. My wife has borderline celiac disease, and the restaurant was able to accommodate her throughout the whole meal. Our family of 5 (16 and 12 yr old boys and 10yr old girl) have some experience already with high end restaurants, our kids are pretty adventurous with trying new foods. We shared the Tapenade, Salmon Gravlax, and the Crab Cocktail. They brought my wife gluten free crackers and fingerling potatoes AAAND a serving of truffle fries for all of us. Our table was crowded with all the dishes – just the way we like to see it.
After about a 10-15 minute rest/time out, our entrees arrived. Our 12 yr old and 10 yr old both ordered the NY Strip Steak burger. Our one waitstaff warned us how large the burgers are and even though we knew our kids wouldn’t finish them, we took everything home that we didn’t finish – and that included all our entrees. The kitchen staff made my wife’s Cassoulet without the breadcrumb crust, and it was phenomenal. I had the Confit (crispy skin, tender meat) and our 16 yr old son had the Steak tartar. And the wait staff was impressed with his knowledge on how it’s prepared. The meal was perfect – simply perfect.
We ordered our desserts to go because we had to tap out! There were two other tables that celebrated a birthday. The staff brought a sparkler candle for each table, and everyone sang happy birthday. Since the staff learned we came to celebrate Solstice (and while we waited for our desserts) the staff lit a sparkler candle for our table and took some pictures with my phone. In short, we had a wonderful and memorable experience.