Visiting area and went here for dinner on a Friday night. Nice atmosphere and service was good. Cesear and soup were excellent. Even offered anchoviess on the salad. During covid, wine options are typically less but we hadd good wine. We had their risotto of the day and prime steak (med rare). Risotto was good even though a bit pricey for just risotto. Surprised at the price for prime steak as it seemed a really good price. Steak was cooked correctly, possibly a little underdone but that is not unusual, better to undercook vs overcook and if it's a llittle too rare, that can be corrected. The tenderness and buttery texture you expect of prime steak wasn't there. We talked to the wait staff and they indicated they have a different supplier. Might want to talk to your supplier. read more

Mediocre food, at best. Extremely overpriced. Don't have what they advertise and then they don't compensate for the shortcoming. I was really looking forward to coming here and was completely disappointed. I will never come back. My husband felt the same. read more

Had a wonderful meal at Bistro 101. I ordered the duck and my wife had the halibut. Both were specials and would highly recommend them when available. read more

Sign said open till 11. Asked to leave at 10 while finishing our wine ! Rude and typical random closing time of the "Bistro 101". read more

Bistro 101 - New American Near Me - Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

Love this restaurant! So Glad a town as small as Mt Horeb has this place. The steaks are expensive but I have never had better. Drinks are well made, service is very good and the chef is awesome. read more

If you haven't made a visit to Bistro 101 recently, you are missing out. The menu is incredible and the service is impeccable. They've also added a Happy Hour which comes in handy when meeting friends or co-workers. The variety of drinks are reasonably priced, there is a featured cocktail, and the most delicious of flatbreads, too. read more

Worth every penny. Paying for a good, well thought entree is always so worth it! This is one of my favorite restaurants and im so glad its in mount horeb. Try any special they offer. The filet is tender and unlike anything I've had. The service is personable and genuine. I recommend the bistro to anyone who enjoys good fresh local food made to perfection. read more

When you think of Mount Horeb, WI you may not think of gourmet eateries but Bistro 101 is certainly a great place to get a very good meal with outstanding service. On our last visit my wife and I had a great red wine along with fresh baked bread and an outstanding mushroom soup - it was super delicious. The waitress recommended the hanger steak and it was so tender it could literally be cut with a fork. YUM Even though the prices are a bit on the high side I would definitely recommend this restaurant for a high quality gourmet experience. read more

So I'm sitting in Bistro 101 with my 2 year old after a private party that I was not invited to, punching at my laptop, sipping on something dark and yummy from a Spring-Green Brewery. I'm playing hookie you see, checking in virtually every couple hours so they don't realize that I'm not in the office - God Bless big Corporate America and the immigrants who make it great. Despite being closed, the proprietor let us in in while mummy checked out the trolls in town. I can't vouch for the Cuisine other than the delish OatMeal-Coconut cookies we were given, but the hospitality here will certainly bring me back for a meal someday. read more

My husband and I LOVE The Bistro! They have a small main menu but you go there for the specials. We have never been disappointed. And look forward to the appetizers sent out from the kitchen. We did gazpacho shooters tonight. What a treat! The Bistro is a definite must go! read more

We always make a point of having dinner here. Great atmosphere, wonderful food and service with a pride of ownership that's outstanding. With the standards of food you can tell the owner takes a lot of attention to detail and as a lover of steak and scotch it's the perfect place to be. This is the kind of restaurant that you'll always keep in a special place in your heart, it will deliver evenings to reminisce about and food to remember. Seriously try the mushroom soup if it's available, and if you're in the mood for a steak you wont be disappointed. We have had romantic dinners, steaks nights and endless memories of wine and conversation all over - from Madison to Chicago to Beverly Hills. Honestly the location of a good restaurant is irrelevant, Bistro 101 you rival every place I've eaten and I thank you for it. read more

Love this place! Excellent service and truly seasonal menu in charming Mount Horeb. I recommend the mushroom bisque and duck confit.

The bar/restaurant is great - ambience very nice! Seemed our chance to order a "fancier" meal in the area. Our waitress was very polite and friendly but unfortunately was forced to read extremely lengthy descriptions of menu items and specials off a piece of paper, which we don't blame her for no one could have remembered all of that! By the time she got to the second or third item we had already forgot the first. Oysters on the half shell for an appetizer! Delicious! Bowl of French onion soup, delicious! Bottle of wine delicious! Mixed drinks not so much... Ran out of Bacardi (which I thought was a bar staple), when asked for top shelf whiskey received no help or suggestions even from the bartender. One ordered a steak ($44) and one ordered pasta with a tomato sauce and andouille sausage... And things were going along so smoothly! The steak had a nice char to it from the grill but unfortunately no other flavor or seasoning, and the pasta entrée, was very bland especially considering the ingredients. Will definitely go again at some point for wine and appetizers! read more

I really wanted to like this restaurant. But it was just...Meh (as this 2-star rating is described). I loved the idea of driving out of Madison to try a gourmet restaurant (with gourmet prices) in a quaint town. I looked at the menu beforehand and was looking forward to having the flavors of the appetizers and entrees dance on my palate. DRINKS: My chombard martini was nice; my husband ordered a vodka gimlet, but the Rose's lime juice was mistakenly (?) left out so he had to ask for a shot of Roses. Otherwise, it was straight up stiff vodka. Huh. Ok. FOOD: Of the two appetizers, two specialty drinks, salad and soup, and two dinner entrees we ordered, only one could be described as delicious, and one other, I describe as hearty and flavorful. Appetizers: We ordered the bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese - this was the highlight of the meal. Superb flavor. The other appetizer was the lox on toasted, thinly sliced baugette - it was nice, but just ok - nothing extraordinary. The mushroom bisque was the hearty and flavorful item. Very thick...almost like a thick, thick stew...maybe too thick? But tasty. Salad was standard fare. And they charge $6 for a baguette and garlic butter. We decided to order it to see why it was so special that they had to charge for bread (a rarity). The baguette was very soft and warm...the garlic butter was nicely whipped, but didn't really have flavor. Needed more garlic and salt perhaps? I don't recommend the baguette - it was nothing special, especially for $6. My husband got the ahi tuna special with glass noodle cakes which were interesting but tasteless as glass noodles are. The ahi tuna was nice, but overcooked. I was most disappointed for the dish I was most looking forward to: the 1/2 duck with door county marinade and chestnut dressing. It was far too overcooked - dry, tough, and even part of the duck was burnt to a crisp. I nibbled on the dressing and remarked to my husband that I preferred his mom's dressing. He agreed. I couldn't eat the duck and dressing - it was unsavory - so had it packed up to take home thinking maybe as leftovers it would somehow become delicious. Turns out, I couldn't even eat it at home either the next day - took one bite of the duck, spit it out and threw it all in the garbage. Duck, as a dark meat, is usually so flavorful and juicy...this was the exact opposite. ENVIRONMENT: The ambiance was not what I expected from pictures and reviews. We sat in the fireplace room and it felt like we were in an art gallery with the BRIGHT track lighting - maybe ok for lunch, but for dinner, a dimmer light would've helped the atmosphere. SERVICE: The service was friendly, but not overly attentive. The server was knowledgable of the menu but...yeah...not overly attentive. I agree with another review about this place...it was 'bare minimum' service. We had to flag down our server a few times. Overall, I was disappointed and left with a 'meh' feeling. Probably won't return or recommend to others. Wish I could, but I can't. Considering the prices, I expected a lot more. Glad we had a $50 gift card to use on this meal. read more

Have been here s few times and it's always superb food and service! Ambiance is great and am surprised at how I'm impressed by it all!

We enjoy the excellent food especially the specials. Great service and opportunity to enjoy time with cocktails great food and service. A nice drive for an excellent evening read more

I was skeptical. Random place in Mount Horeb, WI that has prices like a downtown Madison steakhouse. But I have to say, they get a quality cut of meat. I had the filet, medium rare. It was cooked properly and very tender. Clearly a high end steak and cooked by a chef that knows how to do it. My only constructive advice is the sauce. I usually don't want any sauce, but if there is one, it should be rich and savory. Red wine and butter. This one was sort of funky. The mash and vegetables that came with it were fine but nothing exceptional. She had the orecchiette, which comes with mushroom and goat cheese. It was very rich and flavorful, but not homemade pasta. We had pre-dinner cocktails at the bar. They make a good Old Fashioned, but even the happy hour prices were steep. $8 for a Korbel.. Overall, I will be back for a steak. They could improve happy hour and prices overall, and the accompaniments. I recommend getting pre-dinner drinks elsewhere, then heading over for a steak without expectations for the side dishes. But if you don't want to head downtown for a good cut of beef, this is the place. read more

Expensive for the food quality. A lot of times I stop in town, they're closed. Good selection at the bar, friendly staff. Would go in again if they were open later. read more

My husband and I went to Bistro 101 and enjoyed the atmosphere. The service was fine but the food was poor for the prices charged. I had the lobster bisque and it was very salty, perhaps to hide the taste of the soup. It was served in a small cup. My husband enjoyed his spinach salad. The mushroom pasta was ok, but not exceptional. The frozen cake is what really turned us off this restaurant. It tasted like it had been in the freezer for a long time, and it was only partially thawed. The martinis were fine. Our suggestion is that you have drinks here and enjoy the atmosphere, but you eat somewhere else. read more

Buyer beware ! Had dinner here Saturday night. Nice place but nothing on the menu appealed to my wife and I. So the waitress informed us of the specials of the day. Not asking the price (my fault) or being told of them we both ordered a filet. The steak was great but very small. We did not want garlic potatoes so they gave us small cut carrots, You could eat them with one stab of the fork. They told us we could get soup for a substitute but again was not informed of the price. We paid extra for the soup. Service was slow and put most of blame on the cook since it was not crowded. Wife had two glasses of wine and we both ordered dessert, I was shocked when the bill came. I was charged $ 84 for two steaks ! Out total bill came to $150 with a tip. I think we got robbed and still cannot believe the steaks were worth $42 a piece. These are downtown Chicago prices not Mount Horeb prices. I will never go back here. A friend had lunch here recently with his daughter. He was shocked too when his bill came to $55 for lunch ! Buyer Beware ! read more

We love Bistro 101. Great food, great service and it's a warm, cozy place.

5/5 on the food. Had the scallops special and the salmon special and they were both amazing. The mashed potato and risotto cake sides were amazing and the vegetables were amazing. There was probably too much butter on the food but it was SOOOOOOO good. 3/5 on the atmosphere. It is In a small mall. Fine since everything else is closed. Not romantic at all. Would definitely come back. A little pricey. read more

Excellent food and service. We shared the stuffed dates appetizer and they were delicious. Next was a cup of mushroom bisque. Also yummy. I had the Mediterranean chicken and loved it. The presentation was beautiful. My friend had the shrimp pasta and enjoyed it. We shared two Creme Brûlée for dessert. Outstanding. The drinks were great. House wine very nice. Service was prompt and top notch. Can't wait to go again. read more

Bistro 101 is our go-to place week after week. The chef loves good ingredients and knows how to source them: Copper River salmon in season, excellent beef, lamb, etc. The dinners are consistently excellent (we've had a few disappointments but they were rare and minor, given how often we've eaten there), & the X-rated martini is the perfect Friday night entry into a weekend. The last dinner we had there a few weeks ago was one of the best dinners I've had anywhere, including New York, LA and Chicago. Don't miss the Hanger Steak, the chef's fish special or the Flatbread Pizza. And oh yeah, the X-rated martini...... read more

I visited this restaurant as someone in town recommended it to me as "very good". I was expecting an excellent experience in all aspects a restaurant should provide. Here is my review: - FOOD PREPARATION, TASTE & PRESENTATION: Very good, great chef, no complaints on the food itself. It was also served in good time, although it was not a "busy" day (well, all restaurants close at 9pm in this town). However considering the price (see next), the food experience was Not impressive as I would have expected, it was just good. - PRICE: Terrible, TOO EXPENSIVE in general, and utterly expensive for the area. The prices are about double what several other restaurants in same town will charge. $36 for a salmon dish?; $45 for a steak dish?, $25 for a chicken dish? I can have dishes like these in large city restaurants like NY and LA for less money, well prepared, well presented and all !!. But also, the devil is in the details: this restaurant does not have tablecloths nor cloth napkins (with those prices I would expect them!); and the WORSE, they attempted to charge us for bread (which I consider a huge insult in a restaurant !!), this is the 2nd time in my life that I find a restaurant which attempts to charge you for bread. We even ordered a soup of the day, among other things and not even crackers, oyster crackers or bread was offered with it. Bread was not offered at all. I'm not sure if this the midwest style?. (This a manager's/owner's fault). - SERVICE: Our server was nice, efficient and attentive. However, even though there was nothing wrong with the service; it was the bare minimum. There was no interest or effort put in offering our table any alternatives or options that could improve the restaurant experience and justify the steep prices by at least providing an exceptional service and dining experience. My assumption is that servers are not motivated/empowered enough by mgmt to do so (well, especially if they intend to charge you for every bread crumb). (This is also a manager's/owner's fault) Next time I'm town, I do not plan to return to Bistro 101. read more

We live in Mt. Horeb and had never gone to Bistrol 101 before, even though we've driven by it hundreds of times (or maybe thousands of times?). I kept telling my husband that we have to try it out sometime. But for some reason, we never did until tonight, we finally "gave it a try!" We 're both glad we did! My husband said the flatbread pizza that he ordered was the best he's ever had and I had the burger which was one of the best burgers I've ever had! I originally thought I'd order the filet mignon but when I asked the price and it was over $40 I changed my mind and got the burger instead. I love steak but just couldn't pay that much! Overall, we had a great experience, and the food was great! We will definitely go back!! read more

Hi all. We had a nice dinner there don't get me wrong. But there was nothing about it that should have warranted the huge cost. My pot pie was $25 ( yes pot pie ) ..my husbands burger...$11. It was a birthday dinner and when my husband made that statement to our waitress, she did say happy birthday...but an upscale eatery should have brought something special to my table. If I would have been at Apple Bees or ANYWHERE else for that matter, they would have acknowledged the special event. In the end we agreed the food was good....but totally not worth the cost in any way. I really didn't get it. I would have rather had three meals dining elsewhere, than one meal there. I work hard for my money and I want value when I go out to eat. Mt. Horeb is a cute piss nothing little farm town...not Chicago. Food should not be priced that way or served that way there. That's my opinion. I see lots of great reviews on here...I guess what some people pay for a dinner out doesn't really matter to them, which tells me they must not cook at home at all and think that food is amazing just because it's cooked for them. I felt the meal overpriced for what I received. I felt screwed over to be honest. Fine dining usually will have bread on the table...here you had to buy bread to go with your meal if you wanted it. Entrees including nothing...everything was extra. Would I eat there again...NO I'm sorry but I would not. I have to feel I'm getting something for my money., I have to feel like I'm paying you because I couldn't possibly make this at my home. I felt neither. I wish I could have the birthday dinner as a do-over actually, and go to a different place. Sorry...I got to be honest. Hi prices doesn't mean its better. read more

The food was good, but not worth the price. It is just too expensive for what it is. If the food were outstanding, price would not be an issue for me. Sadly, though, it's not. Plenty of other places in town. read more

Very overpriced. Make the short trip to Madison for far better options, prices and experience.

1st time at this business and excellent in all categories. Food was superb, appetizers delicious, atmosphere more than expected. Definitely a place we will visit again! read more

This place is amazing. We had reservations for a Friday night and we were seated immediately upon arriving. The waitress was really nice and friendly and gave us complimentary shots of something delicious... maybe it had rhubarb in it?? Our drinks were great, and the food is some of the best in the Madison area. We had a mushroom (I think they were morels?) appetizer that was perfectly balanced with the light flaky pastry and delicious sauce. Then we had the bacon wrapped fig appetizer and I thought I had died and gone to heaven. Seriously, you need to order this, you will be so happy you did. It was complex and a little bit goes a long way, but the flavors explode in your mouth. We had the lamb dinner, and again, top notch. Then we had the two creme brulee desserts - my husband had the brown sugar and I had the dark chocolate. He liked his better and I liked mine better, so I'm not sure there was a clear winner, but we were both so happy with our choice. The cool creamy custard with the hot crispy sugared top... yum. This is going to be my go-to restaurant for birthday dinners, anniversary dinners, and any time I get to choose where we eat! read more

The service at this restaurant is some of the worst I have experienced in a long time. After putting in our order, food did not begin to arrive until a solid hour later, and then it arrived serially--10 minutes apart, The waitress gave us minimal attention and only addressed the issue after we asked. I had to ask to see the manager. When she arrived, we thought we would hear something about a broken oven etc.and be comped some free drinks. Stuff happens.That is not al all what we we told. Bizarely, she effectively said sorry, but they run their kitchen with the minimum resources to diliver the food based upon the reservations they have and more people showed up tonight (this was a Friday evening). So even though we had a reservation, by golly there was nothing she could do. They even charged us for the bread we ordered (you pay for bread) so we didn't naw our fingers off while waiting. It became abundantly clear that this lady had no clue as to how to run a restaurant or how to proactively deal with service issues. The food was good, but the service was so bad that it negated everything else. read more

RAW CHICKEN! My husband and I ate there 10/15/2011, first time and will be the last. I ordered the Greek Chicken and my husband ordered the Salmon special and a bowl of squash soup. We sat in the bar area, which is a bit dark. The soup was excellent and the meals were presented beautifully, but because I could not see my dinner that well, I did not notice I was served undercooked and RAW CHICKEN! I had the Greek chicken, a stuffed chicken breast with part of the wing attached. The side of garlic cheddar mashed potatoes and vegetables were great, as was the sauce for the chicken and my husband enjoyed his dinner, so you can imagine how I felt when I got got home and peaked at my leftovers only to discover bloody red meat around the wing and slightly pink white meat. This restaurant is expensive for where it is located, so I would expect for the price we paid, the food would have been cooked to proper temperature. Undercooking chicken this badly shows a lack of experience on the chef's part. If you go there I suggest taking a flashlight to examine your food before eating and expect to pay a lot of money. read more