I've been here four times and each time it gets better. Wonderful pizza, pasta, salads, and sandwiches. I almost always get dessert and it's always amazing. I wish I had more pictures of the amazing food and generally atmosphere. All the servers and staff are kind and attentive. read more

Chatter Nook Bistro - Dessert. Lemon tart with sorbet. - Tapas/Small Plates Near Me - Red Wing, Minnesota

My wife and I had somehow not noticed this place until now, sounds like they've been open for 9 + months. After waiting on the sidewalk in the rain for them to open 5 minutes late we were very impressed with the decor. I had seen the Lemony Chicken which is what drew me in but there were many good looking items. My wife is vegetarian and asked about the Butternut Squash ravioli without the shrimp at $29 you're probably paying a good chunk of that for the shrimp. He said the would probably discount it (?) so she ordered that. I also got the French onion soup which was good. The Lemony Chicken (proclaimed by the server to be the fan favorite and the staff favorite) was also good. I was hoping for "I've got to come back here for this" good but like the soup, I wouldn't rate it that high. Plenty of shredded chicken in it, the long fusilli was fun. I'd give it a 7.5. My wife's ravioli came without the shrimp but it was a very small portion. It was also quite salty, and she really likes salt. When the server asked how everything was I told him about the saltiness mostly because the chef may want to know this. He said yes, he's heard that before from other patrons. Hmmm... We both really liked the ambiance. Like another reviewer said the wait staff seemed inexperienced. I really wanted to have found another place we would want to return to (many others do apparently) but I'm not sure if we will. Oh, they did discount her meal sans the shrimp from $29 to $20 which I thought was very fair except for the smaller portion. In have rather paid full price for double the ravioli. read more

I was very surprised to find out this place has been open for 6+ months. Our evening felt like the week after soft opening, with inexperienced staff at every position. And the food was just not that good. We called ahead on a weeknight for a group of 8 women, arriving at 6:00. The main restaurant was lovely, but we were sat in a back room which would be nice I guess for a large group but also had very little ambience. It felt like a storage room. We were dressed up, and clearly celebrating. The wait staff did not ask or comment. That's fine, they aren't obligated to notice. We ordered two appetizers to share. I thought the portions were very small, especially considering the price. If the waitstaff had told us, we would have ordered three. We also would have skipped the mini baguette basket, which was super mini. The artichoke Florentine was good, but served with blue corn chips that quite honestly were embarrassing with how small and broken they were. If I had been with a different group, I would have sent them back immediately. Our entrees included the Creamy Pesto Cavatappi, which visually had very little pesto and the people who ordered it definitely agreed they would not order it again. Two people had the Italian enchilada, which had easily twice as much sauce as it needed for the amount of pasta included. It felt wasteful. The Mafaldine de Salmone was described as "drizzled with oil" but the amount of oil on the dish was rather intense, and visually very unappealing. Two people in our group were vegetarians. This might be nitpicky, but it sure is unpleasant when one person asked to get salmon instead of sea bass on their entree and there was a $3 charge, but to take to take the fish off other entrees did not result in any discount. Our entrees came out as such: four together. We waited for a while and then of course told our friends with food to start. The 5th, 6th, and 7th dishes arrived one at a time and when the 7th dish arrived it had been a solid 10 minutes since the first entree was served. Then after another five minutes, they came to tell our 8th diner that they had run out of pasta sauce and could not make her entree. This was fairly unbelievable, considering she had ordered the same thing as multiple people at the table. Also, the waitstaff did not seemed bothered at all. They just presented it as a fact, not offering any suggestions and actually seeming disappointed that they would have to serve us another plate, delaying our departure. The missing plate was for the youngest member of our dinner party, and at 17 she felt very awkward. And of course our drinks, be they soda or water, went without being refilled for long periods of time. I sure do hope they figure out how to keep ingredients on hand, serve a table of 8 in under a half hour when all entrees are ordered at the same time on an evening where it just wasn't that busy and we had not arrived late. And perhaps just a little more pleasantries from the waitstaff and front of the house staff would be nice. read more

We were excited to try this restaurant yesterday. It has SO much potential. Red Wing really needed a bistro like this. Whoever did the interior design nailed it. VERY nice atmosphere. The waiter was friendly and the service was excellent. I'm only giving 2 stars because there's a lot of room for improvement: 1.) Their web site said they opened at 3:30. We had not had lunch yet so we arrived right at 3:30. One sign at the entrance said they opened at 3:30 and another sign said 4:00. We waited in the doorway area in the rain with others who had also read that they opened at 3:30. They need to update their online hours. 2.) Although the atmosphere was wonderful, the chairs were so hard and uncomfortable that it was painful to sit there after 10 minutes. 3.) The menu said they could make almost anything vegetarian. Without vegetarian options we wouldn't have gone. Basically everything had meat as a main component, so I chose the butternut squash ravioli which comes with shrimp, and they omitted the shrimp. I asked if they could replace the shrimp with broccoli or something like that but they didn't have a vegetable to replace it with. When the dish arrived it was clear that the shrimp must have been about half the volume of the original menu item, because the portion was extremely small. They did discount the meal since there was no shrimp, but I would have rather paid full price and had more ravioli. The price was still high enough to reasonably expect a full meal, not half a meal. Most restaurants I eat at, I have leftovers to take home. I left this restaurant still hungry. I'd suggest having an item or two on the menu that comes as a full meal without meat, and maybe offer the meat as an add-on for an extra fee. That way there's no guessing--and every guest can expect a full meal. Most restaurants can easily substitute meat with broccoli or some other vegetable to add volume to the meal. I'd suggest keeping some broccoli on hand for that reason. It's fast and simple to prepare, and not too expensive to have on hand. 4.) The meal I had was salty to the extreme. I actually do like more salt on my food than most people, so my husband was very surprised to hear me say it was SUPER salty because for anyone else in our family they probably wouldn't have been able to eat it. I'd suggest cooking with less salt and providing tasteful looking salt/pepper shakers at the table. That said, my husband (not a vegetarian) loved his meal! But considering he dines out with a vegetarian, we won't be going back unless we happen to see a menu change online. Again--so much wonderful potential here! read more

We had reservations here for New Year's Eve at 5pm. The place was still mostly empty when we arrived. The restaurant is beautiful inside with a sort of upper class pub vibe, lots of dark wood and accents, plus some pretty quirky artwork as well as local images. Big band and crooner music was on. We were seated at a table that was just barely big enough for two people. We definitely needed to shuffle old dishes off ASAP as more things arrived! We had the meatball appetizer, which was fantastic, though I felt kinda bad that cutting the little bread loaf made a mess, crumbs everywhere. We each had a pizza for our main dish. My husband had the pig & piggy, while I had the mortadel. Truly fantastic pizzas. Great, flavorful dough with a lot of chew, and generous toppings. I found the portion to be quite large. There was an excellent alcohol selection. My husband had a beer, and I was very happy that they had a couple ciders. I asked after dessert (the server did not bring it up), because this was NYE and required something special. They had one item, a pistachio croissant. This is an America-style croissant and quite soft, which was good in that it was easy to cut up and share. The buttery layers were easy to see and taste. The overall flavor reminded me of Dubai chocolate, the pistachio filling extremely sweet. While our initial foods came out quite fast, service lagged near the end as the restaurant filled up. The staff seemed overwhelmed. We were never asked if we wanted more drinks, and we finished off our water pitcher and were never asked if we wanted more. We had to wait a while to get the check, but once we had it, we were able to pay promptly using a QR code. In all, this was a great place with top-notch food. I'd love to come here again on a less-hectic day to hopefully have a better service experience. read more

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I always sit at the bar because the bartender is so attentive. She remembers what wine I prefer. Unfortunately, on my fifth visit for dinner last night they were out of my favorite wine. But she gave me samples so I could find an alternative. I have tried several of the pizzas because I love the crispy crust. It's very light, but yet chewy at the same time unfortunately, last night for the first time the pizza came undercooked The underneath was mushy, maybe a different cook in the kitchen. I tried the anchovies and capers. It was way too salty needed something to balance. This was the first night I was disappointed with my food. I've had several other pizzas on different evenings and they've all been really tasty. The atmosphere is welcoming and quiet. I really enjoy no sports on the televisions. Nice quiet music and warm . A big turn off last night was when my friend and I pulled up to park outside the whole kitchen staff along with the manager were outside the kitchen door, all smoking. Unfortunate and unappealing. read more

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From in the door to out this was an enjoyable dining experience. Friendly staff, unique menu, delicious food, warm atmosphere. Definitely will be back. read more