Bistro 79

Tucked toward the back of the recently renamed Hilton, Bistro 79 is a spacious little hotel bar/restaurant. The waitstaff is fairly attentive albeit maybe a little slow and a bit too "humorous" for its own good.However at the end of the day it's mostly about the food and this is where things fell short of an already mediocre expectation. The steak frites was extremely low quality, and while I didn't expect it to knock my socks off, I did expect it to maybe exceed an Applebee's steak... but no, it didn't even at nearly 2x the price. Next up was the shrimp cargot. A neat little concept, but essentially just shaken Parmesan cheese doused over some shrimp. Hopefully you LOVE Parmesan...Lastly, the blackened walleye was again quite the letdown. Lackluster flavor, overly fishy, maybe even a tad undercooked. It just encapsulated a very mediocre experience at what seems to want to be an upscale restaurant.

Stopped in for a midweek business dinner with friends and Shawn crushed it with the service - even working the bar at the same time!But not only was the service superb but the food was EXCELLENT! While our friends ordered the walleye and steak, my wife ordered the special of the day: a baked AND grilled chicken on a bed of rice with the tastiest curry we've ever had. I ordered the shrimp tacos BUT WAIT ... Substituted with baked walleye - absolutely heavenly along with the crispiest sweet potato tacosDefinitely will be returning again for another amazing meal & great service

Delicious burger and fries! Nice friendly experience. Clean and new environment. Nice not having to leave the Hilton to grab a bite

The food was good, but the waiter gave himself a 30% tip when I paid in cash. It created a very uncomfortable situation.

Shawn was running an entire circus solo. Impressive, service. Wings were Ahhhhhmazing! House ranch was fire! Worth a return trip. The calamari was rubbery and overcooked: pass on that waste of $20.00. Prices in line with the high end hotel where this bistro is located. Ambiance is MN chic. Cool birch buffer at rear of restraunt really taps that outdoorsy feel. Also, note meal service ends and hour before closing due to prep time and staff availability. Great for our party as I was not feeling the $47.00 pork chops. The hot wings were more my speed $17.99. Steak house fries rounded out the meal nicely, in under 45 minutes.

If it's the end of the world and you are looking to have 1 last beer... run/crawl past this place and take your chances. $14 per beer is a stretch anywhere, why pay that at a hotel restaurant/bar. The staff was amazing only because they wanted to make you have a happy face before you have your "check please" face. Maybe don't pay rent on bar sales. 6 draft tall beers... bill $94. Come on. We can do better

The food was ok and the drinks decent...The ambiance was in a hotel...Lol...The waiter was cool and he was very friendly and funny

My work meetings are done for the week and it's time to go home! But first... lunch. So on the way to the airport I did some Yelp'ing and found this place to be highly rated. Cool, so here's how it went.Atmosphere/Appearance: Located deep inside the Marriott hotel near the Mall of America is this hidden gem usually reserved for those staying in the hotel. I'm a super Yelp'er so I'm not afraid to walk all up in a hotel to visit their restaurant even though I'm not staying there. Lol. This hotel has a private lot so you won't have any hassles parking your car. Once inside the main doors you walk straight until you see the entrance to the restaurant on the right. There really wasn't anything special about the decor and it was sort of your standard hotel restaurant. There is a section where you can sit and look out into the hallway if that's what you want to do.Service: Bambo was our server and he took excellent care of us. I have nothing to complain about whatsoever.Food: It was lunch so I wanted something a little lighter so I opted for the Asian Chicken Salad while adding an extra chicken breast. The salad consists of spicy grilled chicken, cucumber sticks, tomatoes, carrots, peppers, almonds, crispy wontons and served with mandarin dressing. It was absolutely fabulous. It was light, refreshing, delicious and full of flavor. I loved it and would totally get it again.Value: My salad ran me $18.00 and an extra $5.00 for the extra chicken. A $23.00 salad is pretty steep, but we're in a Marriott and you know how hotel food gets...In conclusion, I'm glad that I found this place to have a decent lunch before leaving the great state of Minnesota. I will be back!

I ordered the cheese burger and for $20.00 what a disappointment a McDonald's quarter pounder would have been twice as good and half the price. No flavor I am pretty sure it was a frozen pre made patty with no seasoning. The bartender was nice made a good cocktail but I would not eat at this place again.

Portions are small especially breakfast. Wait staff can't speak English service is SLOW! Major over priced for low quality food