Chef Mike's Downtown Bistro & Grill offers a fine selection of dishes, such as delicious pastas, fresh seafood, and tender Filet mignon. Enjoy our sunny patio from spring to fall and watch a beautiful sunset. Downtown Bistro & Grill is your destination for casual fine dining in downtown Burlington.

Relax in a casual elegance and linger over great food and fine wines; all in the centre of downtown Burlington. Private parties, small weddings are also available to make your next affair one to remember. We are located at James Street and Elizabeth Street, just north of the Village Square and close to public parking lots.

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Jason Spradley

Nov 30, 2021

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First time visiting this restaurant, as I was in town for business. Great little place, with excellent food. Staff was friendly and helpful. It is a very quaint dining room, so I highly recommend making reservations. The holiday lights along the lakeshore was also a nice plus!

Sharon Grover

Nov 29, 2021

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Lovely lunch with my mother and a first visit for both of us. The restaurant was not busy on a Thursday at 1pm. The waitress was lovely and the food was wonderful. I had the smoked salmon crepe and my mother had the shrimp linguine. The flavor and portion size was perfect. Will definitely return.

Ash Cruikshank

Oct 26, 2021

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Went here for the first time last night to celebrate our anniversary. Quaint little place, with nice ambience on a miserable rainy night. Our meals were amazing (penne a la vodka, charred calamari, truffle fries, schnitzel with mushroom sauce, dessert) and drinks plentiful. Our server Andrea was also a complete joy, sweet, bubbly and funny. Our food, and drinks all arrived perfectly timed with no wait, hot and fresh. I can't wait to go back and enjoy all over again. Thank you Andrea and Downtown Bistro for making our night even more special!

Carl DeMunck

Oct 13, 2021

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How have we not been here before?
Wife and I went last week for our first time and were really pleased.
Great location with tons of parking in the municipal lot right across the street.
Service was friendly and our server {I'm sorry I have forgotten your name) was very pleasant even though we almost immediately spilled a drink! She was very sweet "happens all the time".
Short rib was amazing, great bottle of wine and a great evening.
In fact we are taking friends for dinner again tonight!

Karrie LeBlanc

Oct 09, 2021

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Great dinner Wednesday night. Had bruschetta, baked Brie and truffle fries for appetizers. Beef short ribs, salmon and French onion soup for mains. All were delicious, good sized portions and excellent service. We really enjoyed our evening.

Norman Kearney

Oct 01, 2021

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I took one of my best friends here for dinner — to celebrate his recent wedding. The food, drinks, and service were superb. Everyone in our party seemed pleased. I enjoyed the crab cakes, which, while seemingly small, proved to be quite filling. The staff are lovely. Predictions are risky business, but I foresee a bright future for this charming restaurant.

David Gregory

Sep 15, 2021

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Initial greeting by the host was rude. I had walked into the restaurant and explained I was meeting my parents. Was told “Not in here. No one is seated inside.” Which is fine, but then where are they?
Our server was pleasant and attentive. I ordered the Penne Alla Vodka. Chicken was totally dry and the pasta bland. However, the rest of our party enjoyed their meals.
My drink was heavily watered down.
Dessert was good.
Overall, not a terrible experience but definitely started on the wrong foot.

Shruti Shivnarayan

Jul 26, 2021

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We were in burlington and decided to try this place. Food was great. The weather was perfect. Tried crab cake , creamy chicken pasta and parmesan fries. Everything was delicious. Will definitely go back to have that crab cake again

Douglas Anderson

Mar 30, 2021

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When we moved to Burlington recently I was surprised by the number of fine dining choices in the downtown area. I'm glad we tried the Downtown Bistro because it certainly exceeded my expectations. The server suggested the daily special which was beef tacos. Nice beef tenderloin with salad or fries. We chose the salads and both the tacos and salad were excellent. Excellent presentation and a great server who made us feel very welcome. The rear patio is a great addition. Very relaxing. Well certainly be back soon .

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