The 35th St. Bistro
this "neighborhood place" loved by "all" is to be
avoided at all costs
When this new high-end-aspiring spot took over
Seattle's favorite Hippie cafe it was hailed as another sign on the accelerating
gentrification of beloved Fremont. I wasn't going to hold that against it,
because from the outside it looked like it had some serious potential. I hadn't
read any of the reviews before entering, I wish I had. Most of the reviews on
the sites I've found have said that the service wasn't very good but that the
food and ambience was excellent. I was a bit surprised when we entered at 8pm on
a Friday night that we were seated immediately. We sat, read our menus, put our
menus down, sat some more, talked, sat some more. We sat a good 15 minutes
before being offered water or bread. We waited another 5 minutes before our
drink order was taken and then another few minutes before our actual food order
was taken. We were now starving so we ordered an appetizer which then took over
20 minutes to arrive. It burned our tongues when we tried it (there was no
warning from our waitress), when we did get our taste buds back we found it to
be extremely bland. We were so hungry though that we finished it and proceeded
to wait and wait for our main courses. All during this time the noise level in
the room increased to the point where we had to shout at our small table to hear
each other. This is a small room with maybe 20 tables so that is saying
something. Also, every time someone would walk past our table (which was very
often), the loose floor boards would vibrate our silverware around the table.
Finally, we gave up and vowed never to return. It is a pity because I really
wanted to like this place, but I won't be back there for a VERY long
time.
Posted: Mon - May 16, 2005 at 02:26 PM
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