My wife and I have been going to Bistro for Sunday Brunch for years. Yesterday I took a friend for brunch and a beer. Upscale food, reasonably priced and excellent service. Thumbs up to the Cajun omelette I had yesterday... my favorite is the smoked salmon omelette. I highly recommend.
Charming & absolutely yummy!
We highly recommend this place to anyone in the Lexington, VA area & those driving by on U.S. Route 81 (the town is adorable and just minutes from the highway). �
By far my favorite place in Lexington! Cute little place to enjoy your friends’ company and eat tasty meals. Their beer bread is a delicious way to start the meal. Highly recommend the salmon with spinach and mashed sweet potatoes and the pear salad.
My family and I will definitely be back! The food is great and the ambiance and general vibe of the place is very homey yet upscale at the same time. The staff was very friendly and helpful!! If in the area definitely worth a try 😃
Passepartout-Too-Too
+3.5
A very pleasant bar and restaurant on one of the main downtown streets of a charming burg. Excellent service, and interesting menu, and reasonable prices for an upscale-tending bistrot. When I looked over the lunch menu, my New Orleanian heritage kicked in and forced me to order an oyster po-boy.
Many people say you shouldn't order seafood when dining inland, especially people from coastal areas. But I found the best oysters of my life in the Rocky Mountains behind Denver -- no, not THAT kind of oyster; regular oysters -- and also the most expensive. The lesson I drew from that experience is that money trumps distance. And so it is here: the oysters were excellent, the preparation was very good, and the presentation, with a nice handful of well-prepared fried potatoes and a very good coleslaw, was likewise very well done. The only upsetting thing was that the sandwich was served on a small, soft round bun, which the purist in me regards as an almost unpardonable breach of propriety. A po-boy must -- MUST, I say -- be served on a crusty baguette. If it wasn't so damned good I'd really have to mark them down for that offense. (Imagine the appropriate emoticon here.)
THE CURMUDGEON’S RATINGS (explained, sort of, on the Curmudgeon-About-Town blog):
FOOD: 4 chili peppers (out of 5)
SERVICE: 4 chili peppers
AMBIENCE: 3 chili peppers
VALUE: 2 1/2 chili peppers
Perfect! The atmosphere is so cozy and festive for the holidays, the hostess and server were SO friendly and accommodating. I got the grilled salmon; cooked perfectly with delicious mashed sweet potatoes, and spinach. It was exactly what I wanted! My husband and I found this restaurant midway on our three hour trip home. So glad we stumbled upon this gem!
My wife and I have dined at Bistro on Main several times for both lunch and dinner. The experience just keeps getting better with each trip. We eat out often and have eaten at all restaurants in Lexington and Staunton that have good ratings. Bistro on Main is a clear favorite followed by Zynodoa in Staunton. Bistro changes its menu regularly. The selections are imaginative and tastefully presented. There isn't a dish that we haven't thoroughly enjoyed. The wine selection is outstanding and desserts to die for. The ambiance and decor are worthy of a nice, romantic evening or a small birthday party for special friends. Jackie, the owner, is nearly always at the restaurant managing things. Service has been perfect each time we have visited. If you're ever near Lexington, Virginia, you should put Bistro on Main on your "must do" list.
Great lunch. Pork medallions sandwich was great with a very subtle sauce. Crab and shrimp chimi was fantastic. Bed of rice was spot on. Quiche and salad was last main. Very good but the crust was a bit ordinary. Service was really fun they talked with us and made us feel very welcome. Great spot will be back.
If your looking for perfection, this is it! The crab cakes are absolutely fantastic, the way they crumble and almost melt in your mouth. All the flavors from the lemon butter to the garlic mash all mix together to put together a memory I will never forget
This is an absolutely fantastic place. The atmosphere is lovely, and the food is wonderful. It's perfection!
Excellent! Everything we ate was wonderful! From the piping hot bread at the beginning of the meal, the creamy and savory cream of mushroom soup, the stuffed chicken breast and fabulous creme brûlée! We were here visiting, but if I lived here I would defiantly be back and wouldn't hesitate to recommend it to friends or family.
The salmon was topped with a mango salsa and served with sides of mashed sweet potatoes and cooked spinach. The salmon with the mango salsa was delicious.
We came to Lexington for a show at Lime Kiln and ate at the Bistro beforehand. The service and food were incredible. Everything we had was delicious. The calamari was light and perfectly cooked. There is a reason the gumbo is so popular. We'll definitely be back.
Edgardo “Eddie” Montero
+5
My family and I are new to the Lexington area and selected this location to celebrate our arrival. Turns out I had made reservation to another Bistro on Main, in a totally different state. Ni kidding. The owner was nonetheless embracing of my dilemma and ensure me our party of 4 would have a place to continue our celebration. We were not turned away even though the place was busy. Once seated, we were exposed to not only great service by KP, our server, but deliciously cooked dished from appetizers to desserts.
Bistro on Main, in Lexington, will not disappoint. Deliciously created dishes, accented by southern service and a "we are so very happy to serve you" environment by the staff is to be enjoyed by all. Please visit this location at your earliest opportunity when in Lexington. Cheers!!!
We have fully enjoyed our visit here. Morty has waited on us twice. The food was terrific, I had the gumbo on Morty’s recommendation. I highly recommend.
We were pleasantly surprised at the quality of restaurants on Main Street in Lexington.
The food was excellent and the service great!
We would recommend for anyone visiting the area!
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We were stayed in Lexington on our way from NC to PA. It was a Friday night and there were several events going on so the town was busy. We attempted to dine at a couple of trendier brew pubs but the wait was ridiculous so we wandered the town until we came across the Bistro on Main.
Sometimes things happen for a reason because we had an EXCELLENT meal and experience.
Most of the tables were reserved so we gladly settled in at the bar. We had a great conversation with the bar keep, who was also running the front of the house and waiting the tables in the bar area as they just can’t find staff. We took his recommendation for the seafood lasagna special.
Special it was! The flavors were wonderful and the portion size was just right, not the oversized monstrosity served by many restaurants these days.
We paired our reasonably priced dinner with an equally reasonably price Petite Syrah and could not have been happier.
We left a very generous tip for what turned out to be incredibly attentive service by a clearly overworked staff member who maintained a positive attitude despite the less than ideal situation.
Do yourself a favor and skip the trendy spots for the Bistro. You won’t be disappointed!
We were road tripping from DC to Asheville, so we stopped in Lexington for lunch. Very glad we stumbled upon Bistro on Main! Superior cooking, helpful and knowledgeable staff, and very reasonable prices. I had Portabello Napoleon and my mom had the Oyster Po Boy. If you stop in Lexington -- you need to dine here.
"Welcome May I help you" definitely warmed things up better than "Do you have a reservation?" Lobster Bisque had excellent flavor and warmth, too.
Mortye holds down the bar like a DJ handling drinks, menus, and plates.
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