Bistro Vatel

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Bistro Vatel in San Antonio is a two star French restaurant. Know before you go: this place features outdoor dining. Upon entering the restaurant, you'll find a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant is inexpensive. This place features fine wines.

User Reviews of Bistro Vatel

Yelp.com Review - by David H.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of my favorite French restaurants! Since moving away from San Antonio I have not had better.
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by A E.

5.0 of 5 stars. 10/25/2006 :The $34 Prix Fixe could easily be the best deal that I've experienced in the last few years! I'll bet anything that in a blind test, no one would guess that this is San Antonio,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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C'est Bon!

One of my favourite restaurants in San Antonio and far superiour to other, more "renowned" French restaurants, this little jewel of a restaurant shines on in my eyes! This is a bistro to linger over several...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/15/2007
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Fois Gras they way it should be.

What a great find in the city of san antonio. A couple friends and I went there one evening on a whim to try some great french cuisine. We were not dissapointed. For starters a trio of Fois Gras, heavenly!!!...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/02/2007
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Wonderful food.

The restaurant is a small, out-of-the-way place but the food is truely world class. Parking is about the only problem.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/03/2006
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Paris in San Antonio - Stupefier!

The $34 Prix Fixe could easily be the best deal that I've experienced in the last few years! I'll bet anything that in a blind test, no one would guess that this is San Antonio, Texas...simply amazing. While...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/25/2006
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Oh so French without having to travel

We have always enjoyed this little restaurant from it's very beginning but this summer we were in Paris again and comming back to Vatel's reminded me of that same sort of experience without the snooty Parisian...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/11/2006
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Great experience

I rather enjoyed the meal and overall experience at Bistro Vatel. Our waiter was very kind and had several recommendations that helped to make our night an even better experience. The house chardonnay was very...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/03/2006
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Quite pleased!!

This Bistro is a place that's filled with regulars, everyone looks on a friendly basis with people working there, and now we know why. Good prices, great food and friendly service all add up to just that,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/04/2006
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A Disappointment

I decided to try Bistro Vatel on a Friday evening early and was seated promptly. The "special" was Dover Sole Mueniere, a dish that I remember fondly from lunches at now long gone Chez Ardid. There the waiter...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/01/2005
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my favorite restaurant

my husband and i - love to eat we are always looking for a little escape. We found it. Nancy our usual waitress reads your mind and the food is like the food that i used to eat in europe. we love it and...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/25/2005
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Frommer's

Talk about a pressure cooker: In 1671, the great French chef Vatel killed himself out of shame because the fish for a banquet he was preparing for Louis XIV wasn't delivered on time. Fortunately, his...
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Gayot

damien watel (distantly related to the famous french chef who did himself in when an order of fish failed to arrive in time for a courtly dinner) is determined to demonstrate that ris-de-veau lialsacienne can...
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AOL CityGuide

a true french bistro...
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USRG

linis, lox, and good beef cuts and sauces...
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Wcities

offering traditional french cuisine in an intimate setting, this small but elegant restaurant is sure to please even the most discerning diner. a favorite among locals is the lamb loin with goat cheese and a...
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TripAdvisor

i have eaten any many restaurants around the world. my wife is french and a gormet cook. we have eaten.....
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Yahoo! Travel

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AOL CityGuide

perhaps it was the day that me and my date decided to attempt this restaurant, (valentine's day, though we had a reservation), or the fact that we look as if we're a tad bit untraveled, but either way this...
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