Bistro 14

Great food and service with beautiful sunsets. We enjoyed three meals here this summer, each one was memorable. Everyone loves the porch, but we ended up liking the cozy banquette by the raw bar. They promote their raw bar a lot and it really is unlike anything else we've seen on LBI. Dinners were generous and prepared with care. The chicken with olives had one of the best sauces I've ever tasted. We also enjoyed grilled tuna with a corn and red pepper sauce that was really summer on a plate. We were talked into the profiteroles on our last night and ended up kicking ourselves for not having dessert before. The chocolate sauce was unbelievable. Prices were what you would expect on the island, but compared to the other places Bistro was worth it.

Our family dinner experience at Bistro 14 was disappointing. All of the appetizers including the onion soup were brought to the table cold. We ordered a variety of dinners and all of the food was distasteful and displayed poorly. For example, the fried fish/shrimp and mashed potato plate had the cole slaw slabbed onto the plate and the juice was all running through the food. Lastly, the server was unprofessional and needed training. For example, she shoved the plate past a person leaning at the table without saying excuse me, slow with refills of drinks and took all the food away without asking if anyone wanted anything wrapped,(which believe me we didn't).

Best on the Beach: I had dinner at Bistro 14 the other night. The food was excellent. It was my 3rd vist and each time was better then the last. My server, Jon was very charming and could not have been better. I started off the with the white chowder and then had the Crab Imperial. I highly recommend the restrauant to everyone.