The Bistro

Excellent food and service!!! Reservations available and we were seated even though we were early!

Melissa & Brittany was our awesome fun and friendly servers. The osso bucco is pork shank so no bone marrow unless you take it home and crack, very well prepared. You can't go wrong with this order. We will definitely come back!

We've have gone there many times, and every time we have loved it. The last time we had a waiter named Scotty who was excellent. The food is awesome. The drinks were great. The noise level is very good. The owners are there and very friendly and their whole staff seems to be together a long time and worked very well. We can't wait to go back.

First time here but won't be our last! Love the decor! Service was great & so was the food! We started out with the Greek cigars & the fig meatballs as appetizers. Very good! Dinners come with a nice house salad or for a slight up charge a Caesar salad or soup. The wedding soup was very good. For dinners, we chose the Chicken with lemon caper sauce, the Osso Buco, and the house special Pasta Brado which is a dish you can chose how spicy you would like it. My husband chose the level five which was spicy yet flavorful. We all enjoyed our dinners & will go back soon!

Getting familiar with Tarpon Springs I found the Bistro online and decided to give it a try. I was really looking forward to the Carmella pasta from the description and reviews.Maybe my preconceived perception is to blame but I thought the Bistro was going to be on the higher end of quality and taste and not a run of the mill restaurant.Upon sitting, getting a feel for the ambience, being handed paper napkins and a hodgepodge menu the screams confused about a niche (is it pizza, Italian, Mediterranean) I had a feeling it was a place that the menu descriptors sound amazing but the food does not match. Yet I held out hope.I ordered my happy hour $4 house wine and enjoyed the calm night out looking forward to a plate loaded with guilt and calories.First came the salad. A spring mix with a couple of cucumbers and a cup of garbonzo beans on top. Not a fan. Lacked all flavor Didn't eat it.My server was kind enough to say "you didn't like it" I replied not really but that's ok.Soon the pasta came and immediately it was a Gordon Ramsey nightmare with sprinkled parsley all around the plate. This is an absolute no no and screams Applebees.Now here is where the biggest problem is. The flavor was a huge miss! The description is cheese filled purses of pasta with a Gorgonzola cream sauce and caramelized pears. That sounds delicious, right? Well it could be if it was done right. I had something similar at an Italian restaurant in Tampa that was amazing. What I received was yes pasta filled with some type of cheese, an overpowering sauce and chunks of brown pears strewn about that had zero flavor. My suggestion would be nix the parsley, make the filling a mixture of Gorgonzola , cream sauce and a flavorful candied pear compote giving it a tart and sweet combo, and more cream and butter to the sauce so it's not too pungent tasting. Currently this is a miss with both presentation and flavor and the pear component missing the boat entirely. All of that for $23! Kind of high for pasta.I did not finish my dinner but I also didn't say anything else about it which I wished I had. It was an overall expensive dinner for not eating it.My dinner companion ordered the pizza. The flavor was actually good. But the crust was like cardboard.I do wish the restaurant success but I think it will take a lot of improvement to receive more than 3 starsI will continue to look for a great spot in tarpon springs. Unfortunately the Bistro won't be on my recommendation list.

A friend and I went to eat here last week, sat outside and because we didn't want to have leftovers bc we weren't going straight home afterwards, we ordered one appetizer and one dish to split between the two of us. We ordered the risotto balls and a chicken Alfredo entrée. The chicken Alfredo entrée was good, the risotto balls were extremely soggy and very bland. Absolutely no taste. The service was good, our server explained the specials and also told us the price which people never do these days so that was nice. When she came out, she asked how everything was, gave us the check and explained that there was a split plate charge. I told her that would've been nice to know in advance, and she apologized and everything seemed fine. The next thing we know, the very mouthy, very rude and brash owner came out to our table. She explained the split plate fee, and we explained why we split a plate but said it was fine, we just wanted to know in advance. Maybe we would've ordered all appetizers instead of one appetizer and an entrée. She then said that she would appreciate us not being rude or yelling at her server because we scared her and she's new. My friend and I looked at each other like, "What?!" I told her we were not rude and certainly didn't yell at her because there was no reason to be or do either. We were both very shocked at the owners accusation. She was being quite confrontational with us until I stood up out of my chair and then she became much nicer. She changed her tune and said that she was going to take the split plate fee out of the servers salary. My friend and I both told her not to do that. It was the weirdest thing ever! The owner explained to us that her and her husband work very hard as business owners of both The Bistro and The Tavern next door. I told her I'm sure they do, but we were ready to leave. It was just the weirdest ending to our meal, and I won't be back.

Their food is delicious. I especially enjoy the Chicken with Lemon and Capers dish, which I get with Angel Hair pasta! Nothing we've ordered has been disappointing. Their wait staff could use a tad more training. It's the details, like, we shouldn't have to ask for appetizer plates or spoons with our Cappuccinos.

Highlights/Lowlights1. Lots of gluten-free options2. Great happy hour specials 3. Patio dining available (for tables of 4 or less)Came to the Tuscan Sun Bistro ("The Bistro") with a group of 6 on a recent Saturday night. We had inquired about eating outside but learned that the outdoor tables could only accommodate 4. The inside dining area is quite large so we were able to get a table with no waiting. We had arrived during happy hour (ends at 6pm) which is great because we were able to get some $16 bottles of wine and discounted appetizers. Our group had good things to say about the mussels and the cheese board. We had a vegetarian, a vegan and someone gluten-free in our group. Vegetarian was easy at this Italian/pasta-forward spot. Gluten-free was easy as well as GF pizza crust is available. Our vegan had to ask a few questions but settled on a pasta with red sauce. The ambiance here is fairly average, but it is quite noisy! Service was good as well, nothing over the top but perfectly fine. We will come back and try more items off this large menu.

Such a cute little spot in downtown Tarpon Springs and right next to the bike trail. I ordered the Tuscan Pizza but as a personal pizza. It is a white pizza with caramelized candied pears with Gorgonzola cheese, a cream sauce and spinach. This was very good! I loved that I was able to make it a personal size. Great service, ambiance, and food!

It was amazing! Delicious food, and great ambience! It was my birthday celebration, and our server suggested many great options