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    The Bistro

    3.8 (21 reviews)
    Closed 6:30 am - 11:00 pm

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    Chris W.

    Nice little bistro at the Courtyard. Eggs were good. Sausage was butterflied but they were done which I like. Seasoned potatoes were great.

    Neal E.

    **3.5 stars** The Bistro is a restaurant/bar located in the Courtyard Grand Rapids Downtown. It's American cuisine and you can get breakfast here. They also have a coffee bar - serving Starbucks coffee. I made a beeline for the coffee once checked in. I also got a medium coffee the next day and hung and worked for a couple of hours before heading back to the Airport. You can find electrical outlets here and there to plug into for your Notebook computer and mobile devices. In the evening, the Bistro is also a Bar, so you can hang out, pound a few cocktails, and watch TV. I sampled an order of their Nachos, along with a Pint of Founders Pale Ale. I ordered the Nachos with Jalapeños, Red Onions, Black Olives, Gaucamole and Sour Cream. When the Nachos came out, there were no Black Olives, instead your traditional Green cocktail Olives stuffed with Pimento had been sliced and liberally applied to the Nachos. Bleck! Green Olives don't really go with Nachos! I proceeded to pick them all out. The Nachos were rather ordinary. Service was good.

    Daniel H.

    The Bistro was inside of the Courtyard Marriott hotel. They open at 6:30am on the weekdays and was a place for anybody staying at the hotel to grab a bite without leaving the hotel. I ate breakfast here and it was one if those places where you order and pay for your order first before the food came out. I can't remember what I ordered, but it was just okay. It tasted alright but the price was probably not worth it. The Starbucks here was good to start off my workday so that was a plus side to this place. I went here one evening to have a couple drinks with my coworkers. The bartender was nice to all of us. There were other hotel guests at the bar as well. Overall, this place got the job done.

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    Eliza H.

    Chef Ryan knows what he's doing. We miss the Fall Butternut Squash and Apple soup but the new winter menu looks tasty. Photos to come.

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    Friendly service. Food preparation way too long. Don't go if you don't have an hour. Or more for breakfast.

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    Not a bad thing to eat here!!! And their hours are so accommodating! Room service is available! Highly recommend!!!

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    Beer battered fries, what more could you ask for in Beer City USA. Yum!

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