O Bistro

Almost a great experience First time visitor. Anniversary dinner with my wife so I was hoping for a very very memorable experience. In making reservations, was overwhelmed by the politeness and courtesy of both the hostess, Patti, and the front desk innkeeper staff person, named Shannon. This first impression was in dramatic contrast to our actual dinner experience. When checking in for our 7:00 PM reservation, there was a back up at the hostess stand. Patti appeared to be doing everything on her own, and had no greeting assistance from additional staff. After being seated, things started to fall apart. Though Patti had prepared and presented a bottle of our select white wine at the table, my preference for a cocktail was the start of our service issues. Possibly due to a back up at the bar, my cocktail wasn’t delivered to my table for at least 20 minutes. It was apparent that they were short staffed this evening, and the wait staff was being assisted by bussers who were trying to help. It was clear that the wait staff was overwhelmed, and that the bussers weren’t necessarily trained to properly assist. A request to have our wine put on ice at the table was met with a “deer in the headlights look”, as if it was out of the ordinary. The wine requested in advance was in a bucket without ice. We ordered a dessert to share, vanilla bean crème brûlée, which was tasty. At the same time, I ordered an after dinner drink, that arrived 10 minutes after we finished our dessert. The crowning blow, was when a busser came by when I was in the middle of my after dinner drink, served 10-15 mins after our dessert, and asked if we would like dessert. I had to remind her that we had already been served dessert. It was clear that the right hand did not know what the left hand was doing. I attribute this to being short staffed. In addition, it’s clear that there needs to be more training for bussers who are assisting the wait staff. Patti was friendly and certainly open to feedback and advice. I appreciate that. The food was certainly tasty. We recommend the bistro chips, and for an entrée, both the stirfry with ahi tuna, and the steak tips & frites. The drinks were also good, but as implied above there was a disconnect between orders and promptness of service at the bar. We might return, but it is so competitive in Wolfeboro with other great restaurants. We will probably first try other venues to see how they compare.

Beautiful looking restaurant, lovely ambiance. Our waitress started out great but peetered out. She forgot our second round of drinks which we ordered before our meal arrived. We had to remind her and ended up getting our drinks after we already ate all our meal. The filet special was amazing however! Great flavor! I got the vegetable pad thai. The dish was super tasty but it was definitely not pad thai. It was more spicy soy, it was good but not what I was anticipating. I will try this place again as all the O's restaurants are usually fabulous.

We love to try new restaurants and establishments in our town but had originally assumed O Bistro was well out of our everyday price range. On a whim while driving by in the rain, I thought how it was just my daughter and I that evening and I did not feel like cooking dinner. We entered and were pleasnatly surprised that the place felt inviting and we weren't "underdressed" in our jeans and sweatshirts. Immediately, we were greeted very warmly by a hostess who asked if we would prefer to eat in their pub area or there dining room. She showed us to a lovely hi-top table in the pub area where about 5 other couple parties were seated. We perused the menu and were pleasantly surprised that the prices were no more than any other similar style restaurant in the area. Our server was very attentive and personable and made us feel immediately at home, recited some food and drink specials, and offered some suggestions when we told her this was our visit to O. They make their own variations of sangria which was delicious and the owner Patti introduced herself and told us how happy she was that we took the chance and decided to stop in to her establishment. She warned that if we were looking into the appetizers, the portions were substantial. Our server started us off with some fresh baked baguette slices that were crusty on the outside and soft and warm on the inside served with a compound butter. My daughter got pork potsticker app and a 'side' of their homemade 5 cheese macaroni and cheese with cavatappi noodles. The side was way more than she could finish and I can't even imagine how big the full size entree portion was! I ordered the roasted quarter chicken with sour cream and chive homemade mashed potato and steamed whole young carrots. For such a basic sounding meal, it was anything but. The chicken was perfectly season and juicy, the flavor of the potatoes were incredibly delicious, and the al dente texture of the carrots (which at many places can be typically soggy and straight out of a freezer bag) was perfect and everything tasted as if it were locally sourced or picked that morning. They their menu offerings are based on in season ingredients and we were told items rotate regularly. They also made us aware of the all you can eat Easter Brunch Buffet to be held this Sunday in their big renovated barn venue that they use for just such special holiday meals and events such as weddings and parties. By the time we were done, we had to take home leftovers and skip on dessert but the offerings sounded amazing. It was clear to see that their executive chef is an artist who knows his craft well and by the time we left, we parted ways with Patti with a hug and a promise to be back soon as regulars. O Bistro is without question our new favorite restaurant in town.

Pretty atmosphere, warm ambiance, great service, delicious appetizers, meals and drinks. This time I ordered the short rib stroganoff and loved it. Had Asian chicken appetizer as well as the calamari and the pork dumplings and they were all wonderful! Hubby loved his meatloaf and son in law loved his steak that was on special that evening. Great job!

Love the place. Patty is the best. Chef Elvis makes creative and delicious meals. I highly recommend it. Our favorite restaurant. We eat there every Saturday. And Kim is bartender extraordinaire! The waitstaff is the best, personable, attentive and knowledgeable. Tables are spaced safely apart. Bar seating and restaurant seating, accommodating parties of different sizes. Five star in every way!