Bistecca Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar

7 Reviews on “Bistecca Italian Steakhouse & Wine Bar”

• Ladyrose

  Brunch at Bistecca. Greater immediately after walking in the door. Found us a table rift away even though we dont have a reservation. We are looking for the lunch menu however it is brunch only so we improvise. Drink orders of vesper, margarita ( is a slurpee type)and Spanish coffee for the table. We head up to the brunch of cheeses, croissant, salmon, mussels, tomato salads, butternut squash ravioli, eggs Benedict, roast beef and ham, veg, waffles, bacon and desserts. Eggs Benedict is average, hollandaise is less than memorable, mussels and shrimp are served cold and on the rubbery side, tomato and feta salad is high on vinegar and short on feta. Butternut squash ravioli is store bought, short on flavor and has a disappointing onion garnish. Desserts of fruit and pre made desserts. Service is average at best. Have to request coffee refills and staff do not return to check on us through out our meal. Disappointing device and flavors for the price of our meal.

  August 22, 2020, 9:52 am

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• Cheryl W.

  Cheryl just nowBistecca RestaurantDiscovered this Sorrentino restaurant, Bistecca, after a friend gave us a gift card for Christmas. We tried Bistecca out and since then have returned several times for date night, but last night when we invited our friends, our experience in terms of quality of food, was most disappointing. This was embarrassing for my husband and I, as we had spoken highly of this restaurant, based on our previous visits which we were treated to great service and high quality, well-plated food. On this particular evening out, the restaurant was particularly busy and let our party down. Many of the features we were accustomed to, like the amazing foccacia bread with the balsamic and olive oil was unavailable, as was the lack of perfectly cooked vegetables and roasted potatoes. we were accustomed to. Our favourite salad, the hot, grilled Caesar, did not compare in temperature, i.e. hot off the grill, which changed the texture and flavour we had experienced before. Our steaks were overcooked, dry and tough on this occasion.. Our server, tried hard to address our concerns, called upon the manager, who initially seemed a bit taken aback with our comments, but laterly reassured us that this experience was not typical. Consequently, we did not eat in the entree, so we didn’t order our favourite dessert, the crepes flambe or the creme brulee. We might consider giving Bistecca one more try, based on previous visits .We hope Bistecca will come through with the wonderful food and service we’ve experienced in the past. We do not want to write this restaurant off, and will likely give it another try and hope that this particular evening, was a one off.

  July 9, 2017, 6:41 pm

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• Kenny Davidson

  Well what a disaster! If it could go wrong it did tonight at Bistecca.Too many things to list in this one review, the thing that really disappointed me most was the so called manager throwing the server under the bus and blaming him. Such a terrible manager who was defensive making pathetic excuses and not taking any responsibility. The waiter/server was wonderful and too be commended on his professionalism in a difficult situation that was none of his doing.The food was worse than mediocre, really poorly executed and overpriced. You would expect a restaurant of this caliber to execute a steak perfectly, however, they just managed to completely destroy it to a chunk of dried up shoe leather.The poached egg on the asparagus Milanese was straight out the fridge and colder than a day old boiled egg, but it was okay because that’s how the manager liked it! Really!I could go on and on, but my advice would be to just give this place a miss. If you enjoy well cooked and excellent food Bistecca is not the place you.Give it a miss!Bistecca if you change your manager please let us know, we might give you a try again! ‘Till then thanks for the bad memories, because my party has no intention of returning.

  July 9, 2017, 9:34 am

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• Sai

  A group of us (20) went there for my birthday party. Slowest service ever. Our server had our table and a few more to service. Few of us ran out of water, and each time have to wait 15-20 mins. They suggested we try the steaks because their famous chef was there that night. And the steaks are tough and dry. Over-hyped and under deliver. Overall experience are bad. Won’t be back for sure.

  April 28, 2017, 8:22 am

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• Christy Urban

  This is my favourite restaurant in Edmonton. Service and food are A plus. I’ve been here at least 20 times and I always leave impressed. The Butternut Ravioli is amazing and their salads are always fresh and delicious.

  December 2, 2016, 5:58 am

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• RandomCarpeDiem

  Appearance: The restaurant is in good shape, it is clean and has cloth napkins and tablecloths. It is quite dark in the restaurant and I think it would brighten the place up if there was just a bit more light.Service: The service was great. On this particular visit I would give them 4.5 out of 5 for service. When we walked in, we were greeted right away and they did ask if we had a reservation (in a nice tone) and when we said no they responded with a smile and a reply of no problem we can sit you right away. The restaurant was not busy, but even if it was I hope they still would of treated us as friendly even if we had to wait for a table. Our waitress was very friendly, genuine and attentive. Good job, staff at Bistecca, make people feel welcome no matter what!Food:Bread and Oil: The bread was served warm, but it had no flavor and we each only got one small piece eachTasters: Smoked Salmon – for $4.00 I got three pieces of smoked salmon with some thin slices of toast, maybe my expectations are too high, this is NOT Italian smoked salmon, it is smoked salmon that I can buy at my grocery store and throw a bit of pepper on and add toast and there you go…Nope not Italian smoked salmon at this proclaimed Italian restaurantMarinated artichokes – for $4.00 I got two artichoke hearts, they should be flavorful and fresh tasting, but they had no flavor and the texture was mushy, not pleasant at all, they were served with a bowl of shaved carrot pieces with olives and peppers which was better than the artichokesBUTTERNUT SQUASH RAVIOLI-spicy garam masala cream reduction, dried ricotta, toasted hazelnuts- I had this dish and it was not bad, but I do not think it is Italian in any way. It just did not seem right to have garam masala flavor in an Italian restaurant. The ravioli were a bit overcooked and the therefore the texture was off and the garam masala overpowered the dish making it fell heavier than it should be.Dessert: Coconut Sorbetto with a berry crumble pie- the Sorbetto was very refreshing, but the pie was lacking flavour and the crust seemed a bit stale.Go Again: Maybe

  October 31, 2016, 6:09 am

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• Brenda Bell

  We had dinner on a Sunday evening and it was delightful. Beautiful interior. Appetizers, steaks, and crepe dessert were all delish and expertly presented. We had an excellent red wine, at a slightly chilled temp. So nice. Staff were all helpful and friendly. Maitre d’ was very experienced and professional. Well done! We will definitely go back.

  July 5, 2016, 12:21 am

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