The Central Ave location has a beautiful, inviting interior, comfortable seating, and we loved that the tables came from local Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber! Michelle made us feel welcome right away, provided top service, and guided us through our first visit with solid suggestions. We started with Oysters Rockefeller and an incredibly rich Irish potato soup, then moved on to the duck and scallops for our entres. All were flavorful and beautifully presented. We shared an espresso cheesecake for dessert and enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leslie Purvis
Overpriced for bland
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
BJ Alumbaugh
Amazing food and excellent service. Their staff is great and always accommodating. Great go-to for casual chill dinner or special events.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another great meal at The Central Bistro! We had great service (Megan) & the food was delicious. Bouillabaisse for him- he loved it! Salmon for me- cooked perfect! Our group of 10 all had a wonderful time. Lana was great to accommodate our change in party size! Thanks all!!
LeslieB
Lovely ambience and the service was excellent. My dinner wasn't great (especially for the price and came out not hot) Made the mistake of not asking the market price for the steak and had sticker shock when the bill came.
ConnieF
We had a pasta salad and beef tenderloin. Both were delicious and the service was fast and friendly. Comfortable seating in the bar area. We arrived early at 5PM so it was quiet, but got noisier as more people arrived.
Jennapoo
This was our first time at this location. We were very pleased by our experience. Our service was top notch and the food delicious. I love the vibe of the location. The noise level primarily came from the person sitting next to me who was very loud. We will be back. Excellent experience!
BrunoB
Was in town visiting our son and had an exceptional experience! Food is sublime and service gracious - the buratta, burger and tomahawk pork chop were wonderful dishes . Atmosphere is classy but not pretentious. We will be back!
Scarlett
Nice little restaurant. Food was spectacular. We had the Salmon and Scallops.. my husband said the Salmon was excellent , very moist. My Scallops were absolutely delicious and the seasoning and sauce were to die for. Service was excellent. We liked that the noise level was low.. hard to find that . Only complaints: our soup entrees were tepid temp.. would have liked them to be much warmer and i would have liked more than 3 Scallops in my entree. Otherwise, great ! We will be back !
FranF
The highlight of our evening was our server Anthony! He was charming, so helpful with suggestions and just the right amount of attentive. The food was delicious; we had the scallops and boulliebase. Cocktails were yummy. I had the Van Gogh and would like to try others next time. It would have been nicer to have been seated at a table for two that was not along the wall in bench type seating. It feels like you're dining with the couples on either side of you and private conversation is challenging. I now know all about the family trip the couple to our left is taking in the Spring? It was our first visit to Bistro By The Tracks and plan to come back next time we come to the Central Cinema.
Food was delicious. I had the halibut special with a sweet potato curry sauce that was a-ma-zzziiiing! My husband had the scallops, and loved them! Waitress was more knowledgeable than most about wine pairings, too, which was refreshing.
LoriP
We went out to dinner last night February 13, 2024 and our server was Mikee and he did a wonderful job. The hostess was very pleasant and made us feel comfortable and the setting was serene and I loved the real candles that they used. we ordered the pasta and the burger both were delicious and the desserts. The torte in the crème brûlée was amazing, we will definitely be back
Alyxandrya Thurman
Our server was Anthony and he was great, very informative, kind, welcoming they helped me decide on the chef pasta which was delicious! Had an amazing time, the atmosphere was inviting and warm. They also had really lovely nonalcoholic cocktail options. Definitely look forward to coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Debbie Phillips
Steak costed $75.00 which is not a bad price for a good steak. My steak was so tough you could not cut it with the knife provided. Worse steak ever. We were a party of four. All disappointed in the quality of the food. Portions and presentation was fine. The only thing we really enjoyed was the appetizer which was the Charcuterie board which was excellent. I ordered the Truffle fries and they were cold.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
Kerri Ritter
My husband and I went to the Bearden location for the first time on Wednesday January 31st, and I was absolutely AMAZING! The host staff was extremely warm and welcoming, the dining area was very comfortable, and it didn't have that "uppity" feeling you get at some higher end restaurants. It felt high class without the pretentious vibe. Lillian was our server and she is fantastic! She was very friendly and knowledgeable and made us feel so relaxed. She has a great sense of humor and a great personality, and she helped make our experience there 100x better. The food, well, it left us both speechless (and that's not easy!). I had the Wagyu NY Strip and my husband had the duck breast for our main courses, and they were so good that we didn't talk much during that course because we were enjoying them so much! The starter, second, and dessert courses were just as wonderful, I don't think you could go wrong with anything you order from their menu. It is WELL worth the price, and we will definitely be back.
The Central Ave location has a beautiful, inviting interior, comfortable seating, and we loved that the tables came from local Smoky Mountain Vintage Lumber! Michelle made us feel welcome right away, provided top service, and guided us through our first visit with solid suggestions. We started with Oysters Rockefeller and an incredibly rich Irish potato soup, then moved on to the duck and scallops for our entres. All were flavorful and beautifully presented. We shared an espresso cheesecake for dessert and enjoyed every bite.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Overpriced for bland
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Amazing food and excellent service. Their staff is great and always accommodating. Great go-to for casual chill dinner or special events.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Another great meal at The Central Bistro! We had great service (Megan) & the food was delicious. Bouillabaisse for him- he loved it! Salmon for me- cooked perfect! Our group of 10 all had a wonderful time. Lana was great to accommodate our change in party size! Thanks all!!
Lovely ambience and the service was excellent. My dinner wasn't great (especially for the price and came out not hot) Made the mistake of not asking the market price for the steak and had sticker shock when the bill came.
We had a pasta salad and beef tenderloin. Both were delicious and the service was fast and friendly. Comfortable seating in the bar area. We arrived early at 5PM so it was quiet, but got noisier as more people arrived.
This was our first time at this location. We were very pleased by our experience. Our service was top notch and the food delicious. I love the vibe of the location. The noise level primarily came from the person sitting next to me who was very loud. We will be back. Excellent experience!
Was in town visiting our son and had an exceptional experience! Food is sublime and service gracious - the buratta, burger and tomahawk pork chop were wonderful dishes . Atmosphere is classy but not pretentious. We will be back!
Nice little restaurant. Food was spectacular. We had the Salmon and Scallops.. my husband said the Salmon was excellent , very moist. My Scallops were absolutely delicious and the seasoning and sauce were to die for. Service was excellent. We liked that the noise level was low.. hard to find that . Only complaints: our soup entrees were tepid temp.. would have liked them to be much warmer and i would have liked more than 3 Scallops in my entree. Otherwise, great ! We will be back !
The highlight of our evening was our server Anthony! He was charming, so helpful with suggestions and just the right amount of attentive. The food was delicious; we had the scallops and boulliebase. Cocktails were yummy. I had the Van Gogh and would like to try others next time. It would have been nicer to have been seated at a table for two that was not along the wall in bench type seating. It feels like you're dining with the couples on either side of you and private conversation is challenging. I now know all about the family trip the couple to our left is taking in the Spring? It was our first visit to Bistro By The Tracks and plan to come back next time we come to the Central Cinema.
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Food was delicious. I had the halibut special with a sweet potato curry sauce that was a-ma-zzziiiing! My husband had the scallops, and loved them! Waitress was more knowledgeable than most about wine pairings, too, which was refreshing.
We went out to dinner last night February 13, 2024 and our server was Mikee and he did a wonderful job. The hostess was very pleasant and made us feel comfortable and the setting was serene and I loved the real candles that they used. we ordered the pasta and the burger both were delicious and the desserts. The torte in the crème brûlée was amazing, we will definitely be back
Our server was Anthony and he was great, very informative, kind, welcoming they helped me decide on the chef pasta which was delicious! Had an amazing time, the atmosphere was inviting and warm. They also had really lovely nonalcoholic cocktail options. Definitely look forward to coming back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Steak costed $75.00 which is not a bad price for a good steak. My steak was so tough you could not cut it with the knife provided. Worse steak ever. We were a party of four. All disappointed in the quality of the food. Portions and presentation was fine. The only thing we really enjoyed was the appetizer which was the Charcuterie board which was excellent. I ordered the Truffle fries and they were cold.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
My husband and I went to the Bearden location for the first time on Wednesday January 31st, and I was absolutely AMAZING! The host staff was extremely warm and welcoming, the dining area was very comfortable, and it didn't have that "uppity" feeling you get at some higher end restaurants. It felt high class without the pretentious vibe. Lillian was our server and she is fantastic! She was very friendly and knowledgeable and made us feel so relaxed. She has a great sense of humor and a great personality, and she helped make our experience there 100x better. The food, well, it left us both speechless (and that's not easy!). I had the Wagyu NY Strip and my husband had the duck breast for our main courses, and they were so good that we didn't talk much during that course because we were enjoying them so much! The starter, second, and dessert courses were just as wonderful, I don't think you could go wrong with anything you order from their menu. It is WELL worth the price, and we will definitely be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5