Juliette's Bistro

October 15-22, 2024 - I stayed at the Marriott (reviewed separately) and came into J Bar/Juliette's Bistro almost daily.The meals I had for lunch and dinner were consistently good. The buffet breakfast did get boring after 4 days, but the breakfast menu has some great choices. The Marriott burger, Mahi, Snapper, and prime sirloin were all very good. There is a full bar, and the cocktails were good. There were specialty cocktails, beers on tap, and a decent wine selection too. Depending upon the number of people, especially if a sports game is on, was loud there. The large dining area was consistently quiet. At lunch and dinner the staff was frequently very busy, but did keep up. During breakfast, it was very hit or miss and it did not seem to make a difference with the amount of people eating nor the number of waitstaff. Sometimes with an empty ice tea glass sitting empty at the edge of the table it would be promptly refilled (after being asked) and other times staff would walk by several times w/o any acknowledgment. It was very chilly in the larger dining area. The bar and seating areas were much more comfortable.

Calamari and French fries were off the hookWe were at the bar and the staff was overwhelmedWent down to the restaurant to eat and a more relaxed vibeFood acceptable It was a cold day and no heat We froze!

Came for a quick dinner before the show across the street at the Moran theater. Good, quick service. Mahi was pretty good, but I wish it would have some flavorful sauce, it was pretty plain with just salsa.

If you're going to a show across the street at The Preforming Arts Center then this is a great place to stop for a drink at the bar inside the Marriott. Parking is right there & makes everything easy. However, our party of 8 found Juliette's ( JBar) very underwhelming. From the minute we walked in to the packed restaurant/ bar it had an overwhelming smell of frying meat and the place was so Smokey I had a hard time keeping my eyes from watering. They have an open kitchen that obviously needs a much better ventilation system during busy times when they are frying burger after burger. Our waiter although nice seemed pretty overwhelmed as well. He said he could only give our party of 8, 6 separate checks which was ok with us. This meant 2 people would be on one check. Ok fine. Hold that thought I'll get back to this. The menu is very limited & really needed several more snacky, appetizer / light fare choices. we were disappointed because apparently their happy hour is from 1-5 and our party arrived at 5:30 so no drink specials for us sadly. a glass of wine was $14. 2 in our party ordered their special drinks and were served them in plastic cups & were told " sorry we ran out of glasses" Overall review of our party of 8 on menu items -Burger 7/101/2 wedge salad 6/10Hummus 5/10Shrimp & grits 8/10Now we were making a show that started at 7 which the waiter knew ( everyone else there was going to the show as well judging by how it cleared out by 6:30) this is when we asked for checks. The waiter messed up our checks so bad adding drinks on & charging for wrong items. It took him OVER A 1/2 hour to straighten it out making us late for the show. When I mentioned to the manager the problem with the checks his response was " Yeah when that happens it's a big mess and takes a lot to straighten out" Our overall experience was pretty poor which is a shame because it's really a great location to the theater & parking. My recommendation is stop for a drink at The Marriott & eat somewhere else in the neighborhood.

Was staying at the hotel and due to weather I didn't want to venture out. Went to the bar and ordered the blackened mahi-mahi. Food came quickly, fish cooked and seasoned well, rice and asparagus cooked to perfection as expected. The whole meal was really good, just a tad overpriced. No complaints but about $10 more than it should be. Had a dessert and I normally don't eat them but the pumpkin cheesecake was off the chain! This was by far one of my favorite desserts I have ever had!!! Bartender was slow to provide drinks to bar patrons as his focus was on the table drinks coming in. He didn't seem to be able to manage both.

Solid spot for a hotel bar and restaurant! Started with the egg rolls they were good not great and had the chicken as my main plate and it was great! Service was quick and they had sports on the tv as well.

Spent way too much money on Matt Rife tickets but wanted to make a special night of it. Had to work really hard so that my experience at Juliette's did not ruin the entire evening. Made 7:30 reservation. Manager checked us in and walked away for 17 min and did not return. When he did, he had no menu's or silverware. Sat us in the back of the restaurant next to the kitchen. After 11 minutes of no one coming by (stopping the manager 1 time to ask about drinks) we went to get our own drinks at the bar. We did this 2 times. After 24 min the server came by and took our order. She told us that "no one told her we were sat" and "I wish they would stop seating". I could tell she was a nice lady, but she was very rushed and clearly having a bad day. I am not shy and called attention to us waiting for someone several times. Food was delivered by a cook - no napkins or silverware. Asked 3 people for them before someone brought them. Food was cold. Ordered drinks before food came and server forgot to put it in. The people at the table next to us had been waiting 35 min for the check after asking for it 2 times. There were multiple events in Jax that night and it was packed...why I made the reservation. Wish I would have had time to leave. I NEVER complain. Never. I almost spoke to the manager that night just so maybe someone else's night would not be affected as ours was, but his body language clearly said he did not care either way. I used to visit when under Omni ownership all the time. I work across the street at CSX and will make sure to spread the word about service. Worst restaurant experience I have ever had. I would call it an off night except that they were not even a 1/4 of the way full, almost empty, and they were aware of the poor service. The prices are WAY to expensive for the experience. Drinks (even water) are served in clear Solo cups, cheap paper napkins. Bottom line....no longer an Omni quality restaurant. Better places downtown with great service. Avoid!

My Caesar salad had wilted lettuce and was soggy ordered the mahi-mahi and it was grossly overcooked and dry as cardboard water they give you has a very strong chlorine smell. The food just was terrible.

Nothing was changed since Marriott took over from Omni. Food, service and ambiance are all still mediocre. Also the surface parking lot is no longer available in the evenings or the weekends, so it is no longer a desirable venue for pre-theater drinks and dining at the performance hall across the street

wanted preconcert wine and munchies but Juliette's only had TWO items on hors d'oeuvres menu. Plenty of over $30 dinner items. in the past we always got good selection of appetizers. Price gouging???