Aquitaine Bis
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467
Phone: (617) 734-8400
Fax: (617) 734-8905
- Price:
- $$$
- Cross Street:
- Hammond Street
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 11:30am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30pm-3pm, 5:30pm-11pm, Sun 10am-3pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Message from Aquitaine Bis
Bis brings a touch of Paris to Chestnut Hill
- Foie gras mousse brûlée
- Mostly French wines
- Prix fixe breakfast
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Editorial Review for Aquitaine Bis – by Eric Grossman
The Scene
Aquitaine Bis greets diners with a fairly accurate re-creation of the original restaurant's trendy French-bistro interior: There's a rich, warm color scheme, leather banquettes, and plats du jour scrawled on giant chalkboards. But whereas stylish South-End types fill the original, Bis attracts plenty of older couples and families. Attentive, smartly-dressed servers dart to and from the attractive bar to retrieve selections from an impressive, mostly French, wine list.
The Food
Aquitaine Bis capably serves modern interpretations of classic French bistro fare with the same consistency, quality and prices found at its older sibling. Entrees include aromatic Escargots Bourguinonne served swimming in garlic butter, and hearty Filet au Poivre with cognac cream. Wise diners keep an eye out for daily specials including flavorful roast venison, served with sweet heirloom-squash puree. Sublime orange-crème caramel provides a pleasing twist among the desserts.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoBecause of the suburban locale, diners tend to eat earlier in the evening, so plan accordingly--on some nights, the dining room's filled by 6pm.
When to GoWeekend Brunch, served until 2:30pm on Saturdays and 12pm on Sundays, includes a two-course prix-fixe option for $9.95.
User Reviews for Aquitaine Bis
12/31/2007 Posted by dandbear
Stylish decor, well balanced menu, excellent cocktails, great wine selection and a helpful and friendly staff make this place sing. The little sister restaurant to the South End eatery you just can not go wrong here. They do not have a salon privé but managed to block off enough of the restaurant so that I was able to host a suprise 70th birthday party for a dear friend with 50 attendees. Au delà de vos rêves les plus sauvages !
Pros: All regions represented on the menu. Service A+
10/15/2007 Posted by louisbclark
they featured a rib-eye steak the night we went (or was it prime rib as the sign near the entrance claimed. what I got was a 1/4 inch thick pancake of a steak overdone to a crisp (who could possibly want it cooked like that? (I ordered "rare"). they did offer to cook another, but that would only have made my dinner everyone else's dessert. for contrast at Morton's when something similar happened (they claimed no one had ever complained about a steak being overdone) Morton's wouldn't let me keep the overcooked meat, they insisted on cooking it correctly (which they did to perfection)
Pros: I liked our waitress
Cons: it's in a strip mall
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