Two & a half stars for VU Bistro because the view isn't really that great, service is really slow, portions are too small, and the menu is overpriced.
There are a lot of houses in the immediate area so the view really is primarily of houses & a road. The view is prettier from the street that this restaurant is off of. The service was super slow when my boyfriend & I went on a Saturday afternoon even though there weren't many people there - it took forever for someone to take our order and then the food took a really really long time to come out.
The food itself was pretty good but the portions were generally quite small. We shared the bruschetta appetizer which was my favorite dish from the night. The apple, brie, sugared walnuts slices were great and the garlic rubbed on the bread was a nice touch. The traditional tomato bruschetta was also really good with lots of fresh garlic & basil. The salad I got was rather basic, very tiny, there were barely any toppings, and the balsamic vinaigrette was boring. My boyfriend's bbq chicken pizza was better but very small & the chicken was tossed onto the pizza after it was done baking so none of the chicken actually stuck to the pizza and lacked the flavors that would normally come from the combination of sauce and cheese.
Basically this place strikes me as a place cougars go to drink a lot of wine...a great scene for some & not for others, depending on your preference.