I used to eat regularly at The Siding Cafe before it turned into The Bistro, but I've only eaten at The Bistro about 3 times since it was re-vamped. For me, The Bistro is overpriced for what you get. I like the idea of it, but the food is nothing special... and it's difficult to eat there for under $12 - which is my maximum budget for lunches.
The last item I ordered was the Bison Burger with fries, and the burger was tasteless to me. It had some sort of jam on it instead BBQ sauce but by the end of my meal, I felt like I had a stomach full of bland hamburger. Definitely not an experience I'd like to have a second time.
Their salmon BLT sandwich is tasty, but expensive. I think it was around $14 and it is served on a wooden cutting board.
This restaurant is located in the trendy Art Central building right on 7th ave and Center street. I noticed that they used to have original artwork in the restaurant, but now they have some generic, ugly mass-produced poster prints on their walls. Why would a restaurant in Art Central not ask their tenant artists to put up original artwork? There are so many galleries and studios in the building that could use the cross-promotion. Beats me.
I've heard their breakfasts were good, but lately they've only been opening at 10 am or so. Their business hours are often unreliable. You never know when this place will change.