Last month we went to Bernard's Bistro's second location in Henderson to try out Californian-French cuisine. This bistro has a nice and cozy decor, which makes it very inviting.
For our appetizers we tried the Ahi Tuna Tartar (top left pic)- served with avocado, ocean seaweed, sesame wonton and ponzu sauce on an egg shell. I especially liked the presentation of this app, it was so nicely done that I didn't want to eat it! All the garnishes complimented the ahi well. The second app we got was the Escargot Belle Époque (top right pic)- land snails, mushrooms and tomatoes in garlic butter sauce. To me, the sauce wasn't too buttery and I was able to taste the escargot.
The entrees we chose were the Argentinian Pan Roasted Organic Chicken Chimichuri (middle left pic)- with roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables and pine nut chimichuri sauce; the second entree was Bistro Prime Cheese Burger (middle pic)- comes with caramelized onions and raisins with their house flavor spread. This burger was humongous! I needed a fork and knife to eat it. There weren't too much raisins and it blended well with the sauce.
For dessert, my husband got a slice of key lime pie (middle right pic) and I got the Tarte Tartin with vanilla ice cream and strawberries (bottom pic)- this dessert is an upside-down tart in which the apples are caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked.
The presentation of each dish were all wonderfully done:
For our appetizers we tried the Ahi Tuna Tartar (top left pic)- served with avocado, ocean seaweed, sesame wonton and ponzu sauce on an egg shell. I especially liked the presentation of this app, it was so nicely done that I didn't want to eat it! All the garnishes complimented the ahi well. The second app we got was the Escargot Belle Époque (top right pic)- land snails, mushrooms and tomatoes in garlic butter sauce. To me, the sauce wasn't too buttery and I was able to taste the escargot.
The entrees we chose were the Argentinian Pan Roasted Organic Chicken Chimichuri (middle left pic)- with roasted potatoes, seasonal vegetables and pine nut chimichuri sauce; the second entree was Bistro Prime Cheese Burger (middle pic)- comes with caramelized onions and raisins with their house flavor spread. This burger was humongous! I needed a fork and knife to eat it. There weren't too much raisins and it blended well with the sauce.
For dessert, my husband got a slice of key lime pie (middle right pic) and I got the Tarte Tartin with vanilla ice cream and strawberries (bottom pic)- this dessert is an upside-down tart in which the apples are caramelized in butter and sugar before the tart is baked.
The presentation of each dish were all wonderfully done:
If you're looking to have a casual dinner with a right amount of class, Bernard's Bistro is a great place to eat at!
