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French spot serving Provençal-accented fare plus wines in a space featuring Schuylkill River views.
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Address: 2400 Market St #4th, Philadelphia, PA 19103
Phone: (215) 569-9269
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After almost 30 years Bistro St. Tropez will be closing it’s doors at our 2400 Market Street location on Saturday, February 27th.
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Bistro St. Tropez, Philadelphia, PA – Reviews, Ratings, Tips and Why …
Bistro St. Tropez is a charming French restaurant with picturesque views of the Schuylkill River and 30th Street Station. The ambiance is delightful, …
Reviews
Minh Chau
Bistro St. Tropez is a cute little restaurant overlooking the Schuylkill River and 30th Street Station. The atmosphere is nice and the wait staff was pleasant and attentive. By far the best deal on the menu is the Stimulus Package Tasting Menu. For only $28 you get four courses that complement each other and leave you full at the end of the meal. The well seasoned and flavorful soups are a nice way to start the meal. The lamb there is cooked perfectly, a nice tender medium rare. Dessert, however, is by far the best course. All of the chocolate desserts are wonderful. They’re not too rich or too sweet, the perfect way to end a nice meal looking out over the river.
… moreBrian Panowski
FANTASTIC
This restaurant deserve more attention. The restaurant has a great vibe and the view of the museum and the river is absolutely gorgeous! The dining has a great energy, tables have fresh flowers, nice silverware, like it should be!
The waiters are friendly and the food is straight to the point…. no gimmick!
Love it!
… moreThis restaurant deserve more attention. The restaurant has a great vibe and the view of the museum and the river is absolutely gorgeous! The dining has a great energy, tables have fresh flowers, nice silverware, like it should be!
The waiters are friendly and the food is straight to the point…. no gimmick!
Love it!
Helmut Altneder
Been at this restaurant many times for lunch and have always liked it. Today the restaurant offered a three-course meal for $20 as part of restaurant week. All three courses were superb. The shrimp first course surprised me with its wonderful taste. The second course, parmesan-crusted chicken on a mushroom risotto, was both beautiful and delicious. The risotto was the best I’ve ever had; it had a rich mushroom flavor. And the dessert was a pleasingly tart sorbet with thin and slightly crunchy almond cookies. Everything including the service was perfect.
… moreNicholas James
Overall, I’d have to say that this was a good eating experience, but seems a bit past it’s prime. I went here for restaurant week, and other than it’s strange location, it got off to a good start and we were seated right away. The decor might have been cool years ago, but the metal and neon lights were not relevant at all to the food or the setting. We asked the waitress for her suggestions, but she just said everything was good, even when asked to compare specific dishes (I like when the staff has had the food, and can give an opinion). The couple cocktails I tried were good.
Meal started off with the mushroom soup and the escargot, both were really good and I liked that the escargot was served with mushrooms, it was a nice pairing. I would recommend either dish depending on tastes. The bread and oil that was served with this course was very good, we got a second helping.
The main course was where the meal started to lose me a bit. We had the duck and the scallops. The duck was a bit on the dry side for me and the fat was not rendered enough, the lentils that it was served with were good, but not notable. The scallops, while few, were good, but could have been seared a bit more, the farro ragout was not my favorite.
Had to wait a long time for the dessert, seems like a bunch of the chefs friends had arrived to stand at the awkward bar and he was out with them for 20 or 30 minutes. The creme brulee was tasty, but easily the thinnest (height wise) one that I have ever had, the custard layer was just a bit thicker than the sugar layer…disappointing. The St. Tropex Cake was okay, but certainly not a cake, definitely a mousse.
Good enough meal, but I wouldn’t choose to return.
… moreMeal started off with the mushroom soup and the escargot, both were really good and I liked that the escargot was served with mushrooms, it was a nice pairing. I would recommend either dish depending on tastes. The bread and oil that was served with this course was very good, we got a second helping.
The main course was where the meal started to lose me a bit. We had the duck and the scallops. The duck was a bit on the dry side for me and the fat was not rendered enough, the lentils that it was served with were good, but not notable. The scallops, while few, were good, but could have been seared a bit more, the farro ragout was not my favorite.
Had to wait a long time for the dessert, seems like a bunch of the chefs friends had arrived to stand at the awkward bar and he was out with them for 20 or 30 minutes. The creme brulee was tasty, but easily the thinnest (height wise) one that I have ever had, the custard layer was just a bit thicker than the sugar layer…disappointing. The St. Tropex Cake was okay, but certainly not a cake, definitely a mousse.
Good enough meal, but I wouldn’t choose to return.
Marcus Orchards
The food is great.The service was knowledgable without being intrusive!
We truly enjoyed the lavender crusted rack of lamb as well as the diver scallops which both of these dishes were perfectly cooked and prepared.
Nice wine list. Oh my only complaint will be tthe cocktail sacre coeur was a little sweet to my taste but my wife enjoyed it.
I will definitely go back.
We also love the view over the river and museum !
… moreWe truly enjoyed the lavender crusted rack of lamb as well as the diver scallops which both of these dishes were perfectly cooked and prepared.
Nice wine list. Oh my only complaint will be tthe cocktail sacre coeur was a little sweet to my taste but my wife enjoyed it.
I will definitely go back.
We also love the view over the river and museum !
Jim Larsen
Must be the best kept secret in Philadelphia! The setting was excellent beautiful views of the city. The food was an adventure in wonderful taste and the staff, in addition to being well informed on the wines and foods being offered, were friendly and attentive. Didn’t feel rushed or ignored at any time. I have dined in restaurants around the world and this one definitely goes on my list of places to revisit. Thanks guys! .
… moreJay 4
The food was spectacular! I had just went for the first time today with my school’s FHS and just absolutely loved it! I fell in love with the risotto and salmon. The service there is great as well and very kind. All in all, I would love to go there again one day. 🙂
… moreWilliam Morris
Colored Seating Available
This review only pertains to the service of colored/minority/African American seating at Bistro St Topez and not the food which I’m sure is acceptable judging by the many other reviews. My girlfriend and I were hoping to enjoy dinner at Bistro St. Topez this past Friday night but; unfortunately, we could not stay due to their colored seating arrangement that we did not want to abide by that evening. Upon entering the restaurant we were politely greeted by the hostess who took our coats and started some pleasant small conversation. She checked our reservations and began directing us to our seats. Upon entering I noticed that the place was pretty empty with only 6 people seated in the main dining area for a restaurant that I can imagine to host well over 50 people at a time on any given night. The hostess directs us to seating at the edge of of their arrangement next to a plant, a structural partition (possibly for the structural steel framing), and booth seating. The seat was also the only one in the dining area that would not allow a view of the river due to the partition nor a view to the main entrance due to the other partition directly across from the seat. My girlfriend and I agree that we did not wish to sit there and she politely asks if we can be moved to one of the other seats in the dining area. The hostess apologizes and informed us that they were booked solid for the evening. This was odd to us because as I mentioned earlier I counted 6 people seated in the main dining area and there was ample seating available for parties of 2. My girlfriend then points to the other seats including the one that was right next to us that would seat 2 people and provide a view out the window to see the river as all the other seats that were available would provide. The hostess then mentions that those seats were intended to be placed together for later parties and that the remaining seats were booked by other reservations. This was even more peculiar because 2 seats away from the seats that were being offered was another couple. It wouldn’t be possible to place the seats next to the couple together if the ones that we were being proposed to us were occupied. Being African Americans trying to dine in downtown Philadelphia we are all too accustomed to the cities color seating policy that most restaurants like to enforce. Because of this we decided to politely ask the hostess for our coats and leave. Upon gathering our coats and stepping outside the restaurant to search for other places in the area to have dinner, the hostess then comes out to offer us later reservations a few weeks from that evening. She verbally communicated to us that she assumed that we were only dining there because it was restaurant week in the city and there were discounts and deals for dining at their restaurant at the time so she offered us later reservations for the next restaurant week. Unfortunately, she was sadly mistaken because we simply wanted to try a new restaurant and we could afford to dine there at any time. We politely decline her offer then begin to head to our next destination. Upon walking off to the elevator another worker at the restaurant runs towards us and immediately apologizes for what happened and notifies us that he would provide us with more desirable seating at the establishment. Thankfully, our appetite was heavily sedated from the white supremacy that was served to us and we no longer desired to eat there. We politely went on our way and we bid the man farwell.
… moreThis review only pertains to the service of colored/minority/African American seating at Bistro St Topez and not the food which I’m sure is acceptable judging by the many other reviews. My girlfriend and I were hoping to enjoy dinner at Bistro St. Topez this past Friday night but; unfortunately, we could not stay due to their colored seating arrangement that we did not want to abide by that evening. Upon entering the restaurant we were politely greeted by the hostess who took our coats and started some pleasant small conversation. She checked our reservations and began directing us to our seats. Upon entering I noticed that the place was pretty empty with only 6 people seated in the main dining area for a restaurant that I can imagine to host well over 50 people at a time on any given night. The hostess directs us to seating at the edge of of their arrangement next to a plant, a structural partition (possibly for the structural steel framing), and booth seating. The seat was also the only one in the dining area that would not allow a view of the river due to the partition nor a view to the main entrance due to the other partition directly across from the seat. My girlfriend and I agree that we did not wish to sit there and she politely asks if we can be moved to one of the other seats in the dining area. The hostess apologizes and informed us that they were booked solid for the evening. This was odd to us because as I mentioned earlier I counted 6 people seated in the main dining area and there was ample seating available for parties of 2. My girlfriend then points to the other seats including the one that was right next to us that would seat 2 people and provide a view out the window to see the river as all the other seats that were available would provide. The hostess then mentions that those seats were intended to be placed together for later parties and that the remaining seats were booked by other reservations. This was even more peculiar because 2 seats away from the seats that were being offered was another couple. It wouldn’t be possible to place the seats next to the couple together if the ones that we were being proposed to us were occupied. Being African Americans trying to dine in downtown Philadelphia we are all too accustomed to the cities color seating policy that most restaurants like to enforce. Because of this we decided to politely ask the hostess for our coats and leave. Upon gathering our coats and stepping outside the restaurant to search for other places in the area to have dinner, the hostess then comes out to offer us later reservations a few weeks from that evening. She verbally communicated to us that she assumed that we were only dining there because it was restaurant week in the city and there were discounts and deals for dining at their restaurant at the time so she offered us later reservations for the next restaurant week. Unfortunately, she was sadly mistaken because we simply wanted to try a new restaurant and we could afford to dine there at any time. We politely decline her offer then begin to head to our next destination. Upon walking off to the elevator another worker at the restaurant runs towards us and immediately apologizes for what happened and notifies us that he would provide us with more desirable seating at the establishment. Thankfully, our appetite was heavily sedated from the white supremacy that was served to us and we no longer desired to eat there. We politely went on our way and we bid the man farwell.
JoVon H.
OMG, the lamb and escargot are heaven! Bistro St. Tropez has a decent wine selection as well. Well worth the time. Check them out as they always have a special.
… moreJames Gerber
Everything was near perfect. the rack of lamb and hangar steak were tender, flavorful, and properly prepared. Service was excellent plus.
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