The Bistro was a wonderful place for breakfast. The food was tasty and hearty, the service attentive, and the prices reasonable. It has the classic "diner" feel. Our wait staff was VERY friendly, and patient (we overstayed our table, and it turned out there was a line outside - oops! [and sorry]). Highly recommended read more

We got there at 11:15 am Sunday on July 4th weekend. Did see that only breakfast is served on Sunday which was fine by us. Place was packed which is always a good sign! Had to wait about 10 minutes for a table. Got seated and waited on pretty quickly. My feeling is if the coffee is good that means someone at the place cares, a good sign. And it was good! I got buttermilk pancakes, scrambled eggs, sausage links and hash browns. Loved the sausage (from Plath meats) and eggs were definitely cooked with butter. Yummy! My standard for great pancakes are Cracker Barrel and these were just as good. Only slightly disappointed with hash browns as they seemed from a bag but they were cooked well. My wife had the vegetable skillet which was a layer of hash browns with tomato, green pepper, spinach, onions and then eggs over that which was covered with sausage gravy. All very good. Even the English muffin she got seemed fresh made! Good service and fair prices too. Only knock I could give was food took a bit to come out but I blame that on the holiday weekend crowd. read more

I was hungry when I went to The Bistro, but I had no idea what I wanted. I changed my mind numerous times, and the server was incredibly patient with me. I ended up with vegetable omelette and a side of sausage patties. Not the most exciting choice (that would have been the day's special coconut French toast or pancakes -- I forgot which it was), but it was delicious. The sausage patties were very thick and a little spicy, but not too much so. I also got the cinnamon swirl toast -- I think that toast alone was worth the trip from the metro Detroit area to Petoskey! It was thick and sweet and just perfect, and the piece I took home reheated very nicely. Definitely worth checking out this place! read more

The Bistro - Vegetable omelette with Cinnamon Swirl toast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Petoskey, Michigan

A waiter at Chandler's tipped me off to the stuffed French toast at The Bistro, and I'm so glad I took the advice! Today's flavor was lemon blueberry--sweet, tangy, and absolutely delicious. The sausage and hash browns hit the spot too. This place has that cozy, no-frills charm where you can tell the locals are regulars. One of my favorite parts? A lot of the waitstaff were retired folks, hustling hard and bringing great energy to the place. read more

The Bistro - Hash browns & sausage - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Petoskey, Michigan

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We love this place. Always cheerful, excellent service. Fabulous coffee & whether for breakfast or lunch we are always pleased with the home cooking that is fairly priced and delicious. read more

After a wonderful weekend celebrating our Country, America , in Harbor Springs we decided to take a breakfast trip to The Bistro. This Bistro had brought many people together from all over with their delicious food and great service. The fast acting servers and wonderful food made me want to come out from my bear cave and Yelp!! Will be coming back. read more

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Great customer service, friendly, employees, and wonderful food! My husband and I each had an omelette and it was delicious. The cinnamon swirl toast was amazing! We'll definitely be back! read more

It is always a pleasant experience to have breakfast or lunch at the Bistro. The waitresses are wonderful and very attentive. The food is simple and delicious. This place is super clean. Always hope the mushroom soup will be on the special when I go there. Salivating just writing this review! read more

There is no reason that this restaurant is not reviewed as a 5 star. I come Here almost every time that I am In town. Food always hits the mark. Attention to quality always coming out of the kitchen. Some really good dishes and excellent service. always! read more

They need to update their hours. Closed Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday. Great food when they're open.

As we were in the mood for a typical diner breakfast, we decided to give The Bistro a try. Obviously a favorite spot for locals, this restaurant was exactly what we were looking for. Friendly service and delicious food in a clean and comfortable environment. The two eggs, with sausage, toast and coffee was perfect - and only $8.95 including the coffee! Great deal in an expensive area. Everything was fresh and cooked correctly and I especially liked the sausage - it had so much flavor! read more

The Bistro - Breakfast - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Petoskey, Michigan

I was looking for breakfast on my way out of town and found this spot. Everything was prepared exactly how I wanted it. The cinnamon toast was so delicious!! Everyone was very friendly and the service was great! If I lived here this would be my regular breakfast spot! read more

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Amazing food, quick service... would definitely be back if we lived closer! Good place to visit

Great food...I say this after 3 different breakfast stops here! Veggie breakfast sandwich, vegetarian omelet (hubby) cinnamon swirl French toast and corned beef omelet! I'd say we tried the gamut of goodies and all were great! Open until 2...lunch too! read more

The Bistro - Great service by long-time employees...hometown vibe! - Breakfast & Brunch Near Me - Petoskey, Michigan

We go up to Petoskey area about twice a year for skiing and are always in search of a good breakfast place. This was our spot today and we are so happy about our find. It restaurant is tucked in next to the grocery store, and it's kind of set back, so don't overlook it! We were greeted as soon as we entered and seated right away. First, let me start with the wait staff- so amazing. I am not sure I've had such pleasant, friendly, attentive service in years. My coffee never got cold, my water was never empty, and I swear their service added something special to our visit. The food was amazing. We all had pancakes, so I'm sorry I can't hit this up with a lot of variety, but the pancakes- man- amazing. The special today was a cinnamon roll pancake that I paired with their homemade vanilla syrup and it was incredible. We all had a different meat- sausage and bacon - and those were both good. My son and I split an order of hash browns that we devoured. I wish I lived closer so I could try everything here, but I will be back and I will stop in again and find my happy wait staff and I look forward to our breakfast date. read more

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Easiest 5 stars ever. Inviting, warm and comfortable. Incredibly clean and well kept. Now for the food, everything was delicious... Pancakes were perfection, omelet fluffy, gravy delicious, tacos yummy and french fries came out hot and crispy. Our water was always full and our waitress was personable and such a great interaction. read more

The food was great. I had apple strudel pancakes with bacon and orange justice. Our waitress was friendly. The restaurant was clean. It's fairly priced for the quality of the food. read more

Food & service were top notch. Best sausage gravy biscuits I've had in a long time. My husband loved the cinnamon toast. Ample parking for RV. read more

Food was delicious! Service was excellent! Very accommodating to change tastes! Haven't had hash browns this good in years!

Great spot for breakfast or lunch. Reasonable prices excellent service, I just wish I could find a dinner spot in the area that performs this well. Food has always been exemplary as well as service. Local crowd is regular business but Sunday morning is very busy especially after church. Clean dining area and restrooms. Pancakes are my favorite in the area, some flavors don't do it for me but always light and flavorful, homemade corned beef hash knocks it out of the park. Lived here all my life this place is my favorite. read more

This is a gem breakfast and lunch place. The pancakes are huge, thick but fluffy. Omelettes are big enough to get two meals. Coffee cup kept full and super friendly service. Don't let the strip mall look fool you. This is as close to a diner we've found in northern Michigan. Our new go to for breakfast read more

We were looking for a local breakfast place where the locals go and The Bistro didn't disappoint. The staff were friendly and attentive (and knew the regular's orders!) We had the Reuben omelette, Greek omelette, corned beef hash, and kids French toast. Quick and delicious! Perfect for passing through! read more

What a pleasant surprise! This morning my wife and I had breakfast at the counter and were greeted by the most charming and pleasant lady. Not only were the daily specials highlighted for us in a detailed manner, but so too were the menu items. Her charm is an asset for The Bistro and was a nice way to have been welcomed. We hadn't seen her before, but we were so glad to have decided to have breakfast out today at The Bistro. read more

Very reasonable prices. Promptly seated, water brought to the table by Rosey. Coffee quickly followed. Great breakfast menu. I had one of the special omelettes: meatlover's for $8.95. Vivienne was our fantastic server. Full of that friendly Michigan welcoming personality. read more

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My wife and I have been a fan since petoskey years ago. The quaint old store was amazing and the custom weekly specials were always top-notch. The new location located next to Olson's continued with the same amazing service and food. The original owner has stepped down but obviously trained the new staff in owners to duplicate what he created over the years. The biggest change are the bathrooms. If you went to the old store Petoskey there's no need explaining. read more

Came here for breakfast. A bit hidden beside the grocery store. Very clean, open bright place to eat. All personnel were attentive but not intrusive. Great breakfast experience! read more

Breakfast was good and fairly priced. A good change from downtown. I would go back next time I'm in Petoskey.

I find the name a bit deceiving. This is more of a local diner than a bistro. Small and clean with the basic small town diner decor. The waitress was friendly and despite most of the tables being filled our order came out quickly. We had the special, the french with strawberry syrup. The syrup was actually more of a sauce, homemade and very good. The bread was not your average loaf, I'm not sure what kind it was, but it was also good. My friend had scrambled eggs and thought they were very good, no brown spots. The only thing that I found disappointing was my hash browns. They were the standard, most likely out-of-the -bag, hash browns but they were barely browned. You need to have some crispness to hash browns. This was clearly a place where they had regulars. I heard the waitress call to one table "see you next week". read more

Unfortunately we did not discover this gem of Petoskey until our last day here. Great home style cooking at very reasonable prices with probably the friendliest and most attentive staff ever (actually, we found this to be true of everyone we met in Petoskey - highly recommend this little ski/golf resort town in Northern Michigan. We were here for a golf tournament but would definitely come back for skiing). read more

Update on Bistro.....they have moved to the Olson's Plaza on 31. The food is still great! There may be a wait on Sunday morning, but worth it. We have never been disappointed with the pancake of the week. Our new favorite is the ORANGE! Tastes like a dreamcicle in pancake form, with vanilla syrup! And they now take credit cards! read more

Nice little no-frills diner out of the way of the bustling downtown area. I can see why the locals like it so much! The dishes are very reasonably priced and the service is friendly and efficient. I got two eggs over easy with toast and hash browns; everything was delicious and cooked perfectly. They don't do anything fancy but you shouldn't expect that. read more

Decent breakfast spot. I was just expecting better food due to previous reviews. Praline pecan pancakes on special were pretty good, but no pecans to be found. Prices are very reasonable for the area. Service is good. read more

Very poor experience today at The Bistro. High expectations with previous reviews. Waited so long for our order to be taken we almost left. Waitress finally remembered we were there and apologized. Eggs and bacon were good. Pancakes were not edible. Oddly sour and extremely salty. Asked for a remake and came out the same way. Staff was very nice about it. May just be me as they are famous for their pancakes. I sure won't order them again. read more

Been in here a couple times now. I couldn't remember whether I liked it or not after coming here the first time, so we tried it again yesterday. We each ordered the breakfast "special." 2 eggs, 2 pieces of bacon, a modest portion of undercooked hash browns and 2 slices of toast for $8.50. In a tiny establishment such as this one, I wouldn't expect to pay more than $5 for this meal...even in a tourist town such as Petoskey. They're charging hotel prices here for small portions and average quality. The standout of the meal was definitely the toast. I think their bread is homemade - or at least that's the way it seems. Very good. Service seemed very spotty for the fact that there are about 12-15 tables in this place and there were 3 people who appeared to be attending to those tables. Our beverages went empty for several minutes. I ate my entire meal with no water or coffee. No credit cards accepted - cash or check only. I'll probably take my chances at a chain restaurant next time. read more

Where the locals go for breakfast, brunch, and lunch. Causal feel, great food. Wonderful service. Went with a group of 6 adults plus my loud little boy and the waitress brought him toys and strawberries to keep him calm until the food came. She was so nice and attentive. Love the french toast! Also, the pancakes are perfect. Makes me feel like I'm in a Seinfeld episode every time I eat here. read more

This is the best breakfast/lunch place in the Harbor Springs/Petoskey area. Clean, well made food. Their pancakes are top notch.

Your typical breakfast and lunch place. Our server told us the current owner has run The Bistro for 14 years, which I guess left me expecting more from the menu. The menu was uninspiring, and the decor didn't exactly hold the wow factor. This superb location and quaint storefront holds much potential. I tried the baby asparagus omelet with cheddar cheese. Which was very tasty. Hubby ordered the Reuben which is served with Sun Chips. A pleasant change from boring potato chips. The food was decent, and the prices were inexpensive. Additional note: You will more than likely need quarters for the meter parking available next to the restaurant. The Bistro accepted only cash or check when I visited, no debit or charge cards. read more

The pancake of the week "Carrot" piqued our interest the day before, so we thought it would be a fun place to try for breakfast. Of course, the next morning the pancake of the week changed to oatmeal, which we didn't really want to try. I had the homemade roast beef hash, which was not very flavorful, but roast beef is not as flavorful as corned beef, so maybe it was supposed to be that way. Hubby had some polish sausage with hash browns and eggs, but he didn't love it either. Not bad, but nothing special. Ok place to go if you are just looking for sustenance and friendly waitstaff. Wish we had been able to try those carrot pancakes though... read more

Wow! What is going on? We drove over on Sunday morning at 10:00 from Walloon Lake and it was closed. The hours posted on the website and door said they were open from 8:00-1:00 on Sunday. read more

This place has amazing food and our waitress was absolutely wonderful. We are here on a weekend vacation , using yelp as our guide to places to eat. You can't go wrong with this place. The food is a little pricey but we feel if it's good then it's worth every penny. Our waitress took extra time to talk to us about places to go while we are in town. They didn't have the pie that we wanted and even offered to make one if wanted to stop in the following day. More places need to have this kind of service. read more