We decided to check out the bistro while visiting my aunt in the area. Right away, we were greeted with beautiful decor of the winery. We had been to the winery before, but this is our first time trying the restaurant. I loved the menu selection. Everything sounded delicious. We ordered pimento cheese dip and pork rinds for the appetizer. It was delicious! For our wine, we ordered a Malbec by the bottle. It was very good as well. I ordered the steak baguette and a cup of tomato bisque for my entrée. Both were excellent and paired well with the wine! I would love to come back and try some more of the options. Everything sounded delicious! read more

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This was our first time eating at the winery at we had a great experience. Our server, Kade was fantastic. So polite and attentive. The pimento cheese dip is a must! I ordered the ribeye and it was cooked perfectly. I will certainly come again. And of course they have their yummy wines! You do need a reservation before eating here, so keep that in mind! read more

The Bistro - French Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

After being seated we waited nearly 20 minutes with no one coming to our table. My husband finally got up & went to the bar for a bottle of wine. THEN a server ( who had passed our table often) dropped 2 glass napkins & said " I'll get you water". No introductions or greeting. After another 5-10 minutes, she's back with water & we wouldn't let her go & ordered. Food was good but the service was abysmal. I counted several servers in the restaurant so it wasn't for lack of staff. Also waited another 15-20 minutes to find her to get our bill. We ordered a sandwich & soup & were there for 90 minutes! For this reason alone we won't be back to the restaurant. Much better service at the Harvest Grill at Shelton Vineyards in Dobson read more

The food was good, but the portions were really really small and so is the menu. I have a gluten allergy and they did accommodate me, but the portion was a fourth of the size as my friends who got the same thing but not gluten-free. The atmosphere is amazing. It is a beautiful place and would be great for hosting an event. The servers were super friendly as well! read more

I hadn't ever been here in the 14+ years I've lived in NC, and now I've eaten here 3 times in the past 4 months! When you approach the entrance, you immediately see how stunning the grounds are! So beautiful and well maintained! The Bistro is not in the main building. You actually head up the stairs toward the main entrance and make a quick left just before walking through the main door. Follow the winding path and you'll notice the Bistro in a separate building beside the main property. It's huge. Clearly it was designed to be an event space, but I think it's great that you can enjoy a tasty meal here year round. I've had the salmon twice (delicious) and ordered the shrimp and grits on my most recent visit. They were on the weekend brunch menu. Our server came over to tell us it was the last call to order from that menu, and at the last minute I decided to order the S&G. The rest of our party was still deciding what to order from the main menu. What I didn't know was that she put my order in at that time and I would get it quickly. My meal actually came out before my friends had even placed their orders! I wasn't very happy about that, and had I known, I would have instead ordered from the regular menu. The meal was very good though. I've also enjoyed the charbroiled oysters and Caesar salad from here. We've made reservations each time, because it can get pretty busy, but the wait is never long. Service is good and food is delicious! Can't wait to return. read more

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My best friend and I took a quick day trip to The Bistro at Childress Vineyards to celebrate her birthday. We made plans to spend the entire day at the winery and scheduled a wine tasting, lunch and tour. When we arrived at the restaurant the staff was so friendly and smiling because we were rushing in worried we were late for our lunch reservations. Due to the fact we didn't want to cut our wine tour experience short. They let us know the tour guide called ahead to tell them we were on our way. The ambiance here is so gorgeous and already decorated with Christmas decorations. Giving holiday cheer and soft music playing in the background. Our table was ready and in the center of the table sat a card that read " Happy Birthday " which made my friend feel super special. The food here was outstanding from the appetizer to the main course. We enjoyed every bite. I enjoyed the pan-seared salmon. My friend said this was the best lamb chops she's ever had. To top off her birthday celebration they provided us with chocolate shots to toast to a beautiful afternoon. I would highly recommend this place for dinner, date night, girl's day out, weddings reception or special occasion. read more

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On the grounds of Childress Vineyards, now located in the pavilion, the Bistro served up a great Fancy surroundings lunch. Always happy to try somewhere new to me, a friend suggested driving out to Childress, which I honestly found a little too commercialized last time at the winery, but hadn't eaten here. So why not. We got here early at 11 and were the second table taken, but as time went I couldn't believe how busy it got on a Monday. The pavilion looks like somewhere they use to do weddings/receptions. Nicely decorated, lots of spring like flowers. Nice huge fireplace, retail area where you buy truffles and other sweet treats to go, and bottles of wine of course. You can also get a glass of something and then go sit outside in one of their many outdoor seating areas, Our server was great and patient ! As we took out time ordering everything. Started off with the cheese board with meats, which they change up everyday apparently, and the cheeses. Freshly carved prosciutto and salami, I love prosciutto and this was not salty either, and my friend who loves salami said it was really good too. The cheese were not really strong at all , the Brie was a little hard other were fine, was hoping for a really strong cheddar. The rest of the board had grapes, raspberries, pickles, olives, honey, apple butter, sliced baguette and crackers. Nicely served and plentiful , we had so much left over . Great appetizer. My friend chose the Reuben sandwich with Caesar salad. Which comes out looking extremely filling! Huge plate of food and looked amazing. She loved it . I got the mussels from the appetizer section, with a chili garlic cream broth, sliced crostini and Parmesan and I got a side of their spicy Cajun fries. The mussels were good , nice broth, some of the shells were empty though, but plenty in the serving . The fries weren't really spicy but the coating was good and crunchy. The portion size again was huge. I noticed that with all the food that came out , massive portions, they do not skimp on your food here! Dessert was the warm brownie with vanilla ice cream, nice warm fudge brownie. Delicious with the ice cream and the chocolate and caramel sauce. There was pieces of chocolate in the brownie too, very rich, but balanced with the ice cream. Loved this sweet treat. Added bonus got to see Richard Childress come in for lunch, he apparently just walks into the kitchen and tells them what he want to eat . That's exactly what he did . Definitely get value for money here . As for their wine! We got the victory Cuvée, nice dry bubbly . Great price on the bottle $33. Delicious and kept cool . Served in great Childress flutes. This was a really nice lunch, left felling very full. But in a good way. Worth driving out for . Great scenic views outside and some people were sitting outside for lunch, but cool still for me. I do have to say this was the first restaurant I've been to since Covid where no staff members were wearing masks anymore. Just a heads up. But many places are leaving it optional now. Nice Monday discovery. read more

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Great food, wine, and time! Great Reuben and meal. Gabi at The Bistro was wonderful!!!

Has an outstanding lunch today! Started with the pimento cheese dip which I highly recommend! My friend had the turkey apple panini and I had the honey walnut chicken croissant with the tomato soup. Everything was so good! Beautiful property too!! read more

We had an off-site executive staff meeting at the vineyard then headed down to lunch at the Bistro. Their were 12 of us and to make it easier on the staff we placed our orders ahead of time which they were grateful for and it sure made the process run smooth. Gabi was our waitress and she was amazing. We had her running here and there and she was so very pleasant and quick. Thanks Gabi and Childress Vineyards for making out outing a memorable one and what a beautiful view!!! Thanks again Gabi!!!! read more

Just had lunch (1/28/17) and was seriously disappointed...our server was very slow...our appetizer took forever and when we finally got our food my fries were cold so the runner said she would get me fresh ones but I never got them. By the time our server rechecked on us and I told him about my food it was too late to fix as everyone was done eating. He offered no other option like dessert or hey can I take it off your bill - it probably wouldn't have annoyed me so much except for the fact there were other larger tables sat after us and they were served in a very timely manner. We had taken some friends who had not been before and I was hoping to have a much better experience for them and us! Good thing I had snacks in my car as I left hungry after spending a decent amount on lunch - will not return anytime soon :-( read more

Visited the Winery and Bistro this week. The Bistro is not providing the quality of food and excellent service we have come to expect. In fact, the Waiter spent most of his time walking back and forth. The menu is seasonally limited. The offerings no longer unique. The food took over 30 minutes to come to the table. It was grilled cheese and Tomato soup (served cold) and a Seasonal Salad (served room temperature.) As if the order had been sitting too long waiting to be brought to the table. We had a reservation (made thru OpenTable) at 12:00 noon, we were seated without hesitation, as were other parties. It seams all food was delayed. Very disappointing, and not the standard provided in the past. This was approximately our 6th visit over the past few years. This impacts our willingness to return, buy wine, purchase membership, and stay in the hotel. read more

A "quick stop" turned into a 3 hour visit! We decided to have lunch after the free vineyard tour and our wine tasting. There was no problem getting a seat even without a reservation, granted it was a Tuesday. The food was very good and worth the extra cash in my opinion. I had the Seasonal salad with chicken and my boyfriend had the Bistro Burger with sweet potato fries. The wait was a little long but our waitress was very polite and apologized for the wait. The chicken was cooked perfectly and the salad was big. The burger was also cooked perfectly and was amazing. Sweet potato fries were good but come with sugar on them which we didn't mind but some might. Beautiful view of the vineyards from any seat. Would love to go back. read more

The Bistro - The Seasonal salad with grilled chicken added. The salad is bigger than it looks in the picture and very good! - French Near Me - Lexington, North Carolina

Visited Childress Vineyards yesterday and stopped in the Bistro for lunch. They offer a nice three course meal ("the "Trifecta") paired with wine for $25 per person - sounded good, so we were in. Menu for this week is House Made Hummus with their classic white followed by a seared airline chicken breast with sangiovese and then minted grapes with a blush. The hummus was okay for me, but Katie really dug hers. It was a tad oily and I wasn't a huge fan of the dusting of chili powder on top. The white was semi-sweet and complimented the hummus nicely. The main course was superb. The chicken was moist and delicious and the capers, olives and tomatoes complimented it perfectly. The roasted potatoes were delicious and seasoned very well. I wish they made this dish a stand alone order, because I would happily get it again. Childress' sangiovese was very good and worked well with the chicken. The dessert was simply odd. The folks at the table next to ours were looking when we received the minted grape desserts, and openly laughed at Katie's expression after she took her first bite. Minted creme was poured over fresh, crisp grapes and topped with crumbled sugar cookie. The grapes were perfect, but the minted creme was far too strong and simply overpowered the grapes and didn't work together at all. One of the very few times I've ever not finished my dessert. The blush was okay, just a hair to sweet for my taste. It did work well to drown out the odd taste of mint and grape. read more

My brother and I decided to take an afternoon and visit Childress Vineyard. Lunch in the Bistro was one for the books. Blake was our server and was absolutely incredible. He was so personable and made great recommendations on food and wine. We will absolutely come back! Thank you Blake for a wonderful experience! read more

having eaten her before and had excellent service and food, I was greatly disappointed this time. I had made reservations for 1:00, and was told our table was not ready. , and it would be another 20 minutes before we were seated. Then it was another 30 minutes before our waiter came to the table. After taking drink orders, they arrived another 30 minutes later. Our food finally got to our table at 2:30, and it consisted of two sandwiches and a salad. The excuse was that they had some Christmas parties going on. If this is true, then either don't take more reservations, or add additional kitchen help and waiters. We were very, very disappointed in our service! Not sure if I'll return again! read more

We had soup, sandwiches and salads, all of which were OK, if a bit over-priced. The server did not realize she had our table, and no one even looked at us for at least 10 minutes after we were seated. Once we finally got someone's attention, the service was OK. The reason to go is the views, which are lovely in three seasons on the enclosed porch with big, sliding-glass windows, but not so great in January. read more