The Bistro At Grove Square
“Bar had a pretty good scene and great people watching, probably best in JC.”
“The location is also expanding to a wine bar in the back and whiskey bar downstairs, so Bistro at Grove Square is only looking up!”
“The pierogies, meatballs and burger are my favorite dishes, but the tuna and salmon salads are also great.”
The Bistro At Grove Square
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Accepts Apple Pay: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Happy Hour: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Happy hour until 7 – $4 drafts and $6 wines, half off (some) appetizers. There aren't a lot of options to choose from though. We wanted to try the baked eggplant rollatini, but they ran out. The meatballs aren't bad but they aren't great either. You can probably make better ones on your own. The mozzarella sticks are your typical chain-restaurant-tasting mozzarella sticks. Nothing special but it was exactly what I expected it to be. But the mussels (PEI mussels, garlic, wine, marinara) were pretty good. They give you a big bowl of it, so it's definitely worth it during happy hour (only $6!)
The Bistro is located right across from the Grove Street path station, so it's not a bad option to grab a drink and/or quick snack before heading home.
This review is for drinks only. I come to the Bistro every now and then. It's close to where I live plus they have live music jiving all night. For a late night drink, it's a really nice place. My friends and I get a table, catch up, drink a lot and listen to some great music. It's a bit too cold now, but once they open up the outside area, I'll definitely be coming back more. Overall, great place to grab a drink at night if you're looking for a chill spot.
Location is great and the PBRs are $2. I also met the cutest Saint Bernard dog there but other than that, this place is not a destination. First off, the food is mediocre and horribly overpriced. You are better off grabbing a bite to eat frankly anywhere and heading there for drinks.
This review is for the brunch. I had the burger with the egg and bacon and it was delicious. My friend had the steak and eggs which which he thoroughly enjoyed. There are bottomless mimosas, screwdrivers and bloody Mary's for $10, which is an awesome deal. My friend, who is a guy, thought that the portions could've been larger but I was really full on my burger. Home fries, which I usually don't like, were surprisingly addictive. He ended up still being hungry so he ordered the chicken and waffles, which was just okay. I'm really glad we picked this place and for future note, Bistro is dog friendly. Service is also really friendly and attentive. The only downside is that you must have food on your table to indulge in the endless mimosa, which I feel should be told up front.
I've avoided this place since it opened because I took issues with the way the place looks/behaves. So no doubt I went in here with preconceived notions when a friend picked the spot.
To backtrack, my feelings are that this place has PRIME real estate in downtown JC and they should behave that way. Having tacky neon scrolling signs akin to a pawn shop is a turnoff (and a zoning violation, but that's up to the City to handle). It is in poor taste, and the place gives off a Jersey Shore "guido" air.
The owner (manager? not sure.) seats us in a disinterested though not rude way.
So, I went in for lunch and the place was generally slow. Waiter and owner/manger guy seem uncertain who is in charge of our table, as both come by to take orders. Ordered 1/2 calzone and soup. Waiter advises me that they're out of one type of soup so I order another. Then, I order calzone, and from out of the background steps owner/manager, with an expression that makes me assume he is vying for Grumpy Cat's heir apparent, shouts out that there are no calzones today.
Ooooook.
So I change my order entirely to Chicken Parm. It's just ok. Chicken is barely if at all breaded. Sauce is decent. Chicken is cut into little pieces rather than a cutlet. Potatoes on the side were just ok.
All in all the service was below par (based on manager; waiter was acceptably average), food was slightly below average, and general preparedness (meaning having food on hand that was actually listed on the menu) was a big fail. Price was right at $24 for 2 (no drinks), but I'd rather pay more and leave happy.
This is a nice restaurant RIGHT outside the Grove street path station with indoor and outdoor seating.
We were seated by a extremely nice hostess who then took out orders.
We ordered the Mac and cheese as an appetizer and WOW….it tasted like Crack. The texture, the flavor and the integrity put into this dish was all way better than par. It was one of the best Mac and cheese dishes I've had
For dinner, I ordered the grass fed burger and my girlfriend ordered the personal pizza. Both of which were standard pubish bar food. Nothing amazing or spectacular.
The pizza was surprisingly decent for a bar pie… I actually would highly recommend it.
This issue with this place is the service. This one hostess was handling the seating and waiting of all outdoor patrons….. The area was too big for one person to handle. Management really needs to figure this aspect out because im seeing it in multiple reviews.
In conclusion, my experience was bittersweet. The appetizer was one of the best I've had. The entrees were Mediocre and still decent for the price, no complaints here. The service needs to be worked around a little more, management needs to hire more servers.
I would check this place out, the location is prime and the atmosphere is great
Kind of an interesting place that serves breakfast with coffee and espresso drinks, but is also a bar.
Have only been here for drinks but it was pretty nice. They seem to have a different drink special every hour with the best being from 4-5pm on weekdays featuring $1 beers. They don't have a huge selection of beer, but did have a good variety of drinks overall. Good place to hang out especially if you get outside seating in the summer
I'd recommend this place for after work drinks and apps, their dinner options were not so appetizing. We got here about 15 minutes before happy hour ended at 7pm which was a nice surprise. Being able to enjoy $6 wines and $4 drafts was great along with some half price appetizers. We ordered dinner and while we were waiting we enjoyed some complementary bruschetta which was good. I ordered the vegetable soup and I'm not sure how they can even call it that since it looked like mush with no distinct vegetables. Burgers were ok but the fries were layered with salt. We had excellent service and felt very welcomed. I would return for drinks but have food elsewhere.