Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco Reviews List
Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
Café Bistro is a stylish, yet comfortable restaurant featuring a contemporary American interpretation of classic bistro cuisine. Located on the 7th floor of the San Francisco Shopping Centre, it offers an exciting view of the downtown Market district.
Cafe Bistro food is visually powerful, bold in flavor and unique to the marketplace. The menu of flavorful appetizers, colorful salads, brick oven entrees and boldly flavored sandwiches are complimented by a well-chosen selection of hand-crafted cocktails and local California wines. A suggested finish to the meal would be the signature warm White Chocolate Bread Pudding or chocolate drizzled Profiteroles.
"I had made reservations for lunch about a month ago for a special get together for 5 of us who all grew up here in San Francisco and have known each other since grammar school. I asked for a table by the window looking up the Powell Street hill. It was so welcoming to be greeted immediately and told that our table was waiting for us. We had a wonderful lunch, excellent service, enjoyed watching the cable cars going up and down Powell St., and delicious crab salad sandwiches."
Dined on 4/29/2013
Special Features: scenic view, great for lunch
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Review 3 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"Love this place for lunch. The crab bisque is fabulous! The ham and cheese sandwich was pretty greasy, though and the ciopinno was jsut ok. Service is very good"
Dined on 03/26/2013
2004
Special Features: great for lunch
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Review 9 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"The crab and shrimp brioche was very good, but the french fries came out cool. The paella wasn't authentic, but passable. Service was okay, but not great."
Dined on 03/22/2013
2007
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Review 10 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"The wait staff were friendly and quick. Food was limited in choice, but what was on the menu was done well and moderate in price for San Francisco. The tables are well spaced and the large windows offers a limited view of the City and natural light.."
Dined on 03/16/2013
2013
Special Features: great for lunch
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Review 11 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"What can you expect out of a cafe in a department store? Well, not a lot: salads, pizzas, sandwiches. The cocktails were poorly mixed, the sandwiches were underwhelming, the pizzas weren't hot. This café is slightly better than going to the food court in this mall, in that the café is a lot quieter and you're not under pressure to clear out the table for someone else. But the food in the Westfield food court is generally better, and it's cheaper too. If you want a restaurant experience, there's several other places in the mall or nearby that are just as good. Going here just reminded me of how much I miss Out the Door for an inexpensive casual restaurant in Westfield."
Dined on 03/09/2013
2005
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Review 12 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"The experience was very good. This is the second time we (group of 4)met and we much appreciated the fact they didn't hurry us to leave. This time they were too anxious to get our order and all of our group hadn't arrived. The menu arrived as we sat down and waiter kept returning to get our order and we hadn't time to even evaluate what we wanted. Not a big thing but I would recommend the restaurant."
Dined on 03/06/2013
2004
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, good for groups, scenic view, great for lunch
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Review 13 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"I specifically asked for a semi private, quiet booth or table, and when we arrived, there were just a few people there and the restaurant was pretty much empty; but the hostess went to sit us immediately smack-dab next to another group. I then asked her if we could have the booth adjacent, which she kindly agreed to, and it was perfect. It was just annoying that with an empty restaurant, the hostess elects to sit us right against another bigger group without any regard for our particular wishes. The food was served fairly quickly, but there was no bread, or breaksticks served, and that seemed a little odd. They have a good menu, and the service is good so overall my concerns are somewhat minor."
Dined on 03/02/2013
2005
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Review 15 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"A simply amazing lunch with the family on a gorgeous SF winter day. All the entrees were flavorful and fresh. The Chef knows what he or she is doing, and the server was friendly, well trained and very knowledgable. Our child was treated very well- they value children. Special kudos for the Dungeness Crab Louie salad and the Tomato Basil soup."
Dined on 02/23/2013
2006
Special Features: kid-friendly, special occasion, great for lunch
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Review 18 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"We had been two weekends in a row. Ordered the pizza both times. They will make it to order. First time it was great! This time, burnt and limp. A let down."
Dined on 02/23/2013
2009
Special Features: kid-friendly
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Review 19 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"The food was fantastic. I had a wonderful lunch. I devoured the lime shrimp salad and my dessert of there scoops of gelato. This was a great find for lunch when shopping in Union Square."
Dined on 02/22/2013
2007
Special Features: fit for foodies
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Review 21 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"I meet with 4 others quarterly for lunch and we love it because we can talk, service is very attentive, food is good and moderately priced, and they don't mind if we linger over lunch to catch up with each other."
Dined on 02/20/2013
2005
Special Features: good for groups, great for lunch
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Review 22 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"Food was very delicious. We had a berry salad, with figs arugula and other items. Also the Mushroom Pizza was delicious. OUr friend had the macaroni cheese crab dish with a green salad. The staff was very courteous, not overbearing but very attentive - there is a festive atmosphere with a nice open look (atrium) look on Market/ Powell street and the buzzling people below. GREAT PLACE TO HAVE LUNCH WHEN YOU ARE IN WESTFIELD SHOPPING CENTER."
Dined on 02/11/2013
2011
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, good for groups, great for brunch, scenic view, great for lunch
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Review 25 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"I hadn't been to this restaurant in some time. We met for dinner and were able to sit in a comfortable booth. The menu was excellent and we were able to talk and actually hear one another speak. They did not rush or encourage us to leave. Nordstroms remodeled the restaurant making it look very cozy and inviting."
Dined on 02/05/2013
2004
Special Features: vibrant bar scene, fit for foodies, neighborhood gem, notable wine list, great for lunch
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Review 26 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"This is a restaurant with a view. I had lunch with three friends on Friday 2/8/2013. I had the salmon salad. The salmon was cooked perfectly and the presentation beautiful. However, I was unable to eat the greens of the salad because the dressing was too salty. One of my dining companions who also had a salad but not the same one I had said very early in the meal that the salad dressing was too salty for her."
Dined on 02/08/2013
2007
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Review 28 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"This was our first time here. Ihis was a very pleasant surprise and will definetely go again. Full bar and a great food selection. The seating looks out over Market Street, but up about 5 floors - a very different and interesting view."
Dined on 02/08/2013
2004
Special Features: great for lunch
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Review 29 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"Great restaurant selection for pre-theater (Golden Gate) dinner. BART from East Bay to Powell St....dinner at Nordstrom....walk 2 blocks to theater. Crab Louis was excellent, pasta with braised beef was very good."
Dined on 02/02/2013
2013
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Review 30 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco
"May have dodged a bullet (tables on both sides of us got items left off of their orders), but we really enjoyed our visit. A nice selection on the menu, tasty appetizers and entrees, inventive cocktails, and a nice view over Market Street."
Dined on 01/18/2013
2008
Special Features: romantic, scenic view
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Review 33 for Café Bistro - Nordstrom San Francisco