Marie Louise Bistro

The good was great. Service was great. And the drinks were great! We stopped in for dinner before an event and we're quite pleased with our choice.

3+. The food was good, ambiance pleasant, attentive service. The food could have been a little better. My duck salad was good. My husband had the duck confit which needed a sweet glaze maybe. My son and I had bison burgers which were good, the frites super dry brown and crispy. The servers were great and helpful. We all liked dessert 4 stars in dessert. Overall it was good - it would have to be better to go again though. We had mussels for appetizer, they were small and pleasant but not flavored as much as I’m used to. No bread slices with the mussels which is very nice to have toasted crusty bread to dip in mussel broth as I have had elsewhere.

The space is adorable and charming, we went on a Saturday afternoon and there was no wait to be seated. Our table ordered the charcuterie board, escargot and Maryland crab soup. The charcuterie was a nice selection, of what... I only have educated guesses. Brie, blue, perhaps a manchego...with three meat selections. Usually, the selections are on the menu or a brief explanation when the food is brought out. I have to say when everything came out, there was not a word said. Nothing at all, just plopped the food down and walked off as if afraid to speak. It felt like a very common theme throughout the restaurant. No one spoke and if they did it was timid and quiet. Escargot was the biggest disappointment. The mushrooms completely dominated the flavor, it was earthy on top of earthy. The texture was so flat and near mush, we each took two bites and were done. It didn't taste 'bad', but the mushroom overwhelmed it completely. The crab soup was really nice, a full flavor building in the bowl with a serious crab punch. It was a delicate, unexpected change from the usual crab bisque. Definitely the winner of the meal. The setting and the soup were the standouts, making the only special notes of the experience. The rest of everything was...adequate. Nothing terrible, but nothing to draw me back again.