Pinot Bistro
Studio City, CA 91604
Phone: (818) 990-0500
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Coldwater Canyon Avenue
- Specialties:
- Family-Friendly Dining
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 12pm-2pm, Sun, Mon 5:30pm-9pm, Tue-Thu 5:30pm-9:30pm, Fri, Sat 5:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for Pinot Bistro – by Alexandra Hall
The Scene
"Bistro" is an abused term these days. But in terms of atmosphere, Pinot Bistro actually deserves the title. Walk past the maitre d' and you're in the Latin Quarter, circa 1920--all tiny black-and-white tiles, oversized clocks and plush leather banquettes.
The Food
The menu is a mix of bourgeois cuisine and bistro staples, with equally mixed results: A stunning starter of sea scallops offset by salty, thick-cut bacon precedes a bland salmon fillet. A matchstick-dry duck confit is inedibly bitter, but the heap of parsley-flecked fries that follow are remarkably addictive. Desserts cap things off consistently--they're all terrific. The banana-studded crepe, wrapped luxuriously on its side around a mound of white chocolate filling, is an ode to Gallic greatness.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkPinot Bistro is no misnomer; the wine list includes an impressive number of reasonably priced, thoughtfully selected vintages.
User Reviews for Pinot Bistro
08/30/2008 Posted by mattc2333
Food was ok (average), I tried different main dishes but it's definitely overpriced. I been to many Patina Group restaurants in LA or Vegas. I really really wouldn't recommend this restaurant. You can definitely get the same food with cheaper price elsewhere. The waiters and servers are really nice and very pleasant. However, the managment at that restaurant is terrible and have a bad attitude (in which I wouldn't go into detail cuz I know someone there) Enough said, I wouldn't go there again and definitely wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone.
Pros: pleasant waiter/server
Cons: parking, management attitude, overpiced food
06/28/2008 Posted by ssss01
My husband and I were looking for a good French bistro and were very excited to try Pinot Bistro. The ambiance seemed fine but our waiter (shaved head/bald, French man) was a huge disappointment. If you end up going to Pinot Bistro regardless of this review and get this man as your waiter, please ask to be seated in a different server's section. I've read many reviews on CitySearch and know as well as you do to disregard some. Also, I've never left a review on a website. However, I was compelled to share my story so no one else is caught off-guard by this restaurant. The food was fairly good. However, my husband's lamb was luke warm though the plate was piping hot as were the vegetables on my plate. The thing that upset us the most was that the waiter never asked us how our meal was or seemed concerned in the least regarding our dining experience. After our appetizer, we were clearly finished (utensils at 4 o'clock) and he passed by twice looking straight at us before thinking to remove our plates. I know I might sound obsessive but when it's so easy to appease someone with an easy "how is everything" I just don't understand why it is so hard to do. The food was fine but there are so many French bistros in the area, I don't know why anyone would waste their time with this one.
Cons: Service
