Bistro 222

We had a great experience here. My wife and I found this place while wandering down town. We were attracted by the live jazz and great looking menu.
The food was excellent. Our server made a mistake on my order but they fixed it promptly and comped an appetizer while I waited for my food. They also comped a dessert, which, in my book was above and beyond for a very small mistake. Great service overall!
The live jazz piano music was the icing on the cake of this beautiful night. We were told that they just recently started with the live jazz. Great work! We loved it!

Came here for lunch during the ‘buy one entrée get one entrée free deal. (Of equal or lesser value, must mention deal for discount).
The beef satay appetizer was juicy and so tender. The honey Thai sauce that it came with complimented it just perfectly.
I had the Aleppo Crusted Tuna Salad. I was delighted that my salad came with half a lemon for the tuna and greens. The yellowtail tuna was seared and tasted fresh. Maybe I’m being nitpick my but I only wish that there was either more tuna or the tuna would have been sliced thinner to ration out with the salad proportion.
My boyfriend had the Turkey Club Royale and he particularly enjoyed the honey bread. It came with a very generous amount of French fries
Service was timely and friendly. Our waiter gave us a choice for our seating arrangement. We chose a spot by the window to enjoy the beautiful and sunny day.
Bistro 222 is a lovely place to dine, I’d love to try their dinner menu and wine next time.

Came here to celebrate my best friends’s birthday and had an amazing celebration.
Started with the truffle fries and then moved on to the cauliflower soup and tuna tarter. Ended with the Chilean sea bass which did not disappoint.
Looking forward to our next visit. The service was impeccable and the parking was very easy.

We’ve been fortunate to dine at many of the best places to eat in Salt Lake, and Bistro 222 definitely didn’t disappoint. Fantastic ambiance, great service, and the food… The food was wonderful. I had the pork, she had the salmon. Both dishes prepared beyond our expectations. The soup, 2^nd best I’ve had. The drinks, better than most bars.

Friday night. After being told the wait would be 1 ½ hour, at our restaurant of choice, we decided to walk around, and see if there was a least crowded option. We found 222 Bistro. Less than half full, we got right in.
The ambiance is lovely. A baby Grande being played by a very talented pianist. We had high hopes.
Prices are pretty high, not a problem, if food id spot on. We started with the wedge. scarcely dressed. Lots of yummy, fresh veggies. But, both of us got brown lettuce, not a lot, just enough to make you think your salad cost to much. Dressing, unremarkable. I did like that they serve in in an oversized bowl.
Since it was a game night, we ordered a pizza. It was good. Loved the variety of wild mushrooms. Sauce was rich, crust was unremarkable. Big enough for 2 or even 3 people to share.
We may back for lunch, but, probably won’t hit dinner again. Nothing on the entrée menu stuck out, as a must try. I find the cauliflower soup intriguing. I may try that, if we stop by for lunch.
Good wine list, Smallish pours.

This is with no doubt the Best Restaurant in Slc! Love this place! If you want great 5 star food with 5 star service come see Bistro 222! It’s absolutely Gorgeous inside to boot! Very warm and inviting atmosphere, it’s very unique and delicious! Bistro 222 has a club license so you can hop in for just drinks! Awesome!

We stumbled upon this restaurant after seeing a performance at Capital Theater. It was Valentines and we just wanted an appetizer and some wine. The host Amanda was super accommodating and even though they were booked up offered a place at the bar and made sure we were well taken care of. Andrew our bartender/​server never went 5 minutes w/​o checking in but wasn’t intrusive.
The service was impeccable but the food was even better. We had the Tuna Tartar to start off. Quite possibly one of the best I’ve had. Followed up by the Cauliflower soup which was a blend of creamy cauliflower goodness. Next up we split the Chilean Sea Bass and the Roasted Red Pepper Pappardelle. Both exquisite! To top off our meal we shared a New York Cheesecake topped w raspberry sauce.
The atmosphere is charming and hip. Definitely a huge step in the right direction for a maturing downtown. And located literally a few steps from Galavan Center Trax Station, there’s no reason to not check it out!

I’ll give Bistro 222 four stars for effort. They really try hard to make a diner happy. I rushed into the bistro trying to get a bite to eat before a show at the Capitol Theater. Hoping to eat at a bar, I refuse to stare at a Zion Curtain, and grabbed a table. Noticing the piano, I was told that Bistro 222 has jazz on the week-​end. Hold me back! I’m in! I ordered a cocktail and some food. Well, the food wasn’t great. Well, the food wasn’t good. It was okay. Service and management are well meaning but raw, apologizing for mistakes in a steady stream of recrimination. The décor is nice, kind of modern lunch place on the cheap. Nothing special, but not bad really.
I will return for the jazz, drink, and eat the food very fast for sustenance rather than taste.

I think the issue with this place is lack of consistency in the food, lackluster service and overpriced menu. Today we had the lobster «bisque» which by definition is creamy and usually thick. This «bisque» might have been thinner than water. Like they forgot the cream. Oh and they must have also forgot the lobster. I’ve had this soup in the past from here and it was delicious. Today it was useless and off putting.
I also had the special lunch, Asian pulled pork sandwich. The server had no idea how to explain it but I went for it anyway. It was so bland and if there was an ounce of pork on it, that would be a generous estimation. The bread was crispy which was nice. We also had the wedge salad and that was good. It ended there. The cauliflower soup wasn’t at all what I’ve had either, in color, taste or smell.
I’ve had food here other times and it’s on either extreme of really good and really not good.
Not sure if they have different chefs on off days but they gotta fix it! The mixed experience is so confusing!
We also waited about 30+ minutes for food to arrive and there might have been 3 other tables in the whole place. Why???
Not worth the time or the money we paid. The place is decorated so nice and it’s so clean, but that’s that. Sorry.

I love this restaurant! I travel a lot for work and every time I am in Salt Lake I make sure to stop by here! I have tried a lot if things on the menu and I have a hard time choosing my favorite. I always look forward to my work trips to Salt Lake so I can enjoy a great glass if wine and some excellent food after a long day.

Food has always been awesome. Great place to take a date. They also have a great wine selection.

Food was very good. Server, Danny, was excellent. Very accommodating to our requests.

Great lunch today. Wonderful wedge salad. The soup of the day was a salmon cream soup which was very good. Excellent service on top of it all.

A chicken nugget is not worth $ 21. Never going back. Come to Columbus and get real gourmet food.

This is mediocre food on an overpriced menu.
I went here for an office lunch meeting. The atmosphere of the restaurant is nice. It is very clean and refined. The wait staff started out quite pleasant but once our food came neglected us a bit. I had to ask for a drink re-​fill twice and it took way too long to flag down our waiter requesting sauce.
The table ordered a variety including chicken, the Reuben, a salad and some truffle fries. Nothing was bad but nobody was too excited about their meals either. I didn’t even want a box for the remainder of mine (which, if you know me is quite rare).
I think for the area this restaurant is in, it is really nothing special. There are so many great places to eat nearby that are so much better and more bang for your buck … I won’t personally be returning to Bistro 222.

3-​star food and service at 5-​star prices.
The food is good, but not great. The service is fine, but certainly not fine-​dining.
I’ve been here a few times, but I don’t think I’ll be going back anytime soon.
There are too many great choices in SLC, that charge prices commensurate with their offerings.

We went for our Anniversary Dinner during Dine O’ Round. We sat outside which was very nice except you should expect to see a lot of people walking around that Main Street. The entrees were mostly bland. My husband got the portobello mushroom as a starter, which he thought was good. His entrée was the pork dish and he felt it was under-​flavored. He selected the brownie with a pinkish tart sauce that he did not enjoy much. My starter was the artichoke cheese dip which was by far, the most cheesiest, delicious goodness I’ve ever had. My entrée was the ahi tuna and it was bland as can be. It seemed to only have some slight seasoning on the outside and the lentils (looked like white beans) did not compliment the ahi tuna whatsoever. I did advise this to the waiter when asked how my meal was and he appreciated the feedback. He gave me a card for 10% off my next dinner which was a kind gesture. My carrot cake was the best!!!
Give it a try, maybe the other dishes are better and waiter mentioned menu changing.

My first and only visit here was during the Dine ‘O Round event this year, and Bistro 222 was offering 3 dinner courses for $ 30. I had the spinach & artichoke dip for my appetizer, the pork with bacon, Brussels sprouts and au gratin potatoes for my entrée and the chocolate cake with orange sauce for my dessert. I also had the chance to sample the truffle fries and the ribs that my friend ordered. Everything I had tasted great. The presentation of each plate matched the look of the restaurant: elegant and modern. I’m not sure why it’s taken me so long to try this place, because their menu looks great, the location is in the heart of downtown, and they’ve got an awesome patio. My only complaint was that our service wasn’t as great as I had hoped for due to the time it took for our waiter to visit our table after being seated, and he took a really long time giving us our check and boxes at the end of our meal.

I have been wanting to try this restaurant since they opened, but I have also been a little wary given some of the reviews that had popped up about it. It seemed that either people had a great experience or they had a really bad experience. However, despite that, when the opportunity arose, I decided to give Bistro 222 a try… and honestly? I had a really great experience.
I went to Bistro 222 on 9÷18÷15 around 11:00am. My dining companion and I choose to have lunch inside and we were seated in a booth next to a nested fireplace, which was perfect because it was slightly chilly outside. The inside of the restaurant instantly struck me as very clean and organized with a very modern design. The contrast of the blacks and whites with the colors they used to decorate was really enjoyable visually.
Some other reviewers have mentioned that the wine list was on an iPad, but my wine/​cocktail menu was presented in the old-​fashioned print variety, so that may be a new addition. During my visit I ordered the Vidarita and the 222 Martini (on the rocks). Both were really delicious and I felt like I was getting my money’s worth (as much as you can get your money’s worth when ordering drinks in Utah). I was also informed that Bistro 222 has a special license to offer drinks before 11:30am and that food doesn’t need to be ordered when ordering a drink, which I liked a lot.
My dining companion and I took advantage of the dine o’round special to try the NY Steak Sandwich. We also shared an order of the Cauliflower soup because I have heard that it was delicious and I’ve also heard that it was bland so I felt compelled to give it a try.
All of the food was absolutely delicious! The soup was flavorful with a tiny bit of spice and a creamy mouth feel. The meat on the sandwich was a perfect medium and the bread (which was both flaky and soft) was grilled perfectly. The salad was flavorful and light. My dining companion let me try his fries (a thinner, shoe string variety) and they came out hot and perfectly seasoned. They were served with un-​doctored ketchup, which complimented them rather well.
We learned that Bistro 222’s head chef was new (there for a week at the time of our visit) and that he hadn’t had any influence on the menu we tried, but that he was working on some revisions to the menu, so my food opinions might by out of date soon after my review, just a heads up.
Our server, Issac, was friendly, knowledgeable, and attentive – not just to our table, but from what I saw to the other tables he got as well. There were fresh flowers used on the table, and the bathrooms available were very nice, clean, and perfectly maintained. At the time of our visit, the restaurant was not busy. It seemed to be before the lunch rush, so I can’t say how service and food speed would be in such a circumstance, but our food came out quickly and fresh.
From my experience, in the confines of the time of day and how busy the restaurant was, I would definitely recommend Bistro 222 to others.

I first went to Bistro 222 2 or 3 years ago after they first opened. As I recall, the food was good, but the service and organization was terrible and it left a bad taste in my mouth. I figured they were a new restaurant so would give them the benefit of the doubt and let them work through their issues.
Went back for brunch today and experienced exactly the same thing. Food was alright I guess (nothing special), but service was poor and the same disorganization. The server was nice enough, but he must have been stretched thin because there were long periods of time between any interaction. The poor out of towners behind us were about to walk out because they had been waiting so long to order. When the server finally gave them some attention, he didn’t bother to apologize. Instead, he went on to say how busy they were and how they were running around. And they weren’t really that busy.
This isn’t an issue of bad servers, but folks who need to learn how to run a restaurant. From what I can see in the other reviews, this isn’t a new thing and management needs to pull it together. I don’t plan on going back any time soon.