I ate here this past Friday evening with a dining companion. Upon arriving at the restaurant I was a bit disappointed with the outside look as it looked a bit rundown. The inside originally did not do too much for me either as the chairs seemed to be set up in an awkward fashion. It was then that I noticed they were all facing the large chalkboard menu and it suddenly made sense. They also had a nice array of paintings on the walls that went nicely with their wall color.
For dinner both my dining companion and myself decided upon having the four course sampler. We were told that some of the items that came out might be on the menu while others would not. Our first course was a salad course and I got a beet salad while my dining companion ended up with mixed greens containing a citrus vinaigrette, cumquats and almonds. Both were plated nicely and has a good taste to them. Our second course was a soup course and I received a soup that was not on the menu that tasted much like a butternut squash soup, only a bit sweeter, while my dining companion ended up with a leek and chive soup. As I am generally not a fan of butternut squash I did not really enjoy mine too much but the leek and chives was very good. Our third course was the entree course and I received some fried duck on the bone over top of Brussels sprouts and granola in a orange sauce while my dining companion had some rabbit with vegetables and a type of mint or lemon jelly. My duck was good although a bit greasier than I would like but the rabbit was fantastic. I have never actually had rabbit before and this was definitely a nice was to try it. For dessert I ended up being served the local goat cheese while my dining companion was served a chocolate cake with grapefruit sorbet on top. The goat cheeses' plating was very aesthetically pleasing with two small pieces of fried cheese on the side inside of which was the goat cheese and the rest of the white space being used up by three increasingly smaller circles of balsamic vinegar and local honey coming for the two corners towards the middle. It also tasted wonderful and I wished that I had more. I was also able to taste the grapefruit sorbet which was nice and my dining companion stated that she enjoyed the chocolate cake. Overall it was a nice meal and I thought that the chef did a great job. The one that I did find odd for the evening was the live music that was being played while we were eating. It wasn't necessarily a bad thing and at times was nice, just odd considering the intimate setting and type of restaurant that we were in.
The bottom line for me is that I will be back to Bite Bistro in the near future. It was nice to get a chef's tasting for a reasonable price and the food accompanying it was good. The restaurant is also BYOB.