Bistro on 19

Bessemer, AL · Restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Bessemer
#21
of 87 restaurants
City Percentile
55%
rating percentile
Address
Bistro on 19, 109 19th St N, Bessemer, AL 35020
Phone
(205) 800-7310

Bistro on 19 is a restaurant located in Bessemer, AL. It is one of 87 restaurants listed in Bessemer. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Bessemer city average of 4.1 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About Bistro on 19

Our story When you dine out, your experience should always be one that you won't forget. If you're ready to enjoy a new standard in fine dining, then it's time to visit Bistro on 19th in Bessemer, AL. Our friendly staff are ready to serve a variety... More

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Dmack67 · Aug 2025

Bad service will destroy a business—and today was proof. I arrived at 1:40 PM. By 2:45 PM, I still hadn’t been given water or a place setting. By 3:15 PM, I had to ask for my food to-go because nothing had arrived. At one point, I was literally bussing down my own table while my friends’ table was being cleaned—wild work. The only reason I’m giving the food five stars is because at this point it only exists in my imagination. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (in a dream). To be fair, there was just one server covering the entire floor, but when you know a party of 40 people is coming in, you staff for it. That’s just Business 101. Instead, here I am at 3:36 PM, still waiting, while my truck has been idling for half an hour because I started it remotely thinking I’d finally be walking out. I go out of my way to s

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 Tena J · Jul 2025

So we opted for Door Dash spent $66 We ordered 5pc wings with cajun ranch fries. Both were cooked too hard that it was dry and crunchy. Bourbon salmon was overly sauce which would be needed to rehydrate salmon that was overcooked such a disappointment. Catfish Filet was good but I know better than ordering fried fish on delivery my fault it was soggy. I ordered brussels sprouts but got Collards instead apparently they were out. Didn't know if it was pork so we didnt risk eating them. The garlic parm mashed potatoes was the best! The garden salad was decent cant mess up salad. Biggest issue was the mac and cheese... I thought I was tripping when I tasted them. So I asked everyone to try it. It was bad but we couldn't make out what it was until my son said hey why does my Macaroni taste like

★★★★☆ 4.0 Cassandra Fields · Dec 2024

The dish I enjoyed the most was the chicken and waffles....The shrimp and grits looked amazing but the taste did not equal it's appearance..I was expecting it to taste less fishy and I didn't enjoy the stewed tomatoes ..the dish tasted overall bland. I think I prefer sausage...flavor . My Mom enjoyed her meal Salisbury steak mashed potatoes and greens. The beverage.. their Arnold Palmer is very good. My family and I also really enjoyed the live music....Our to go orders the Lamp chops & Ribeye were both very good. I do plan to visit again.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 ShBrya Palmer · May 2025

I was really excited to try out a black owned restaurant on Mother’s Day with my family of 7 around 12pm. Let’s unpack our experience there. Understaffed: We had several issues that boiled down to it being understaffed. When we got there I would say it wasn’t busy at all and there was only 2 “big parties” of us (7) and another part of maybe 8. The rest of the occupants consisted of people of dates or a group of 3-4. I would say in total there was no more that 10 separate “parties”. There was 3 “waiters” one the owner, one the bartender and the last one I think is normally a waitress (she had an Afro). There was a delay in us being seated because there wasn’t a distinct hostess to seat us. When we did get seated it took the girl a long time to get us water and to get our order for our appe

★★★☆☆ 3.0 Tim J. · Dec 2025

My wife and I went here for a business Christmas party on Sunday December 7, 2025! When we arrived we had to park a good distance away and walk to the restaurant. This place was packed and overcrowded with people, tables and chairs. It felt very cramped! Our party was in the back of the building in a room that had a previous party that they didn’t bother cleaning up before our party started. The DJ played the music so loud we could feel our internal organs vibrate. Literally had to shout in order to speak/hear people at our table, due to the loud music. When people got onto the microphone to speak, the volume on the microphone was low so it was hard to hear what they were saying. The best part was the food. Enjoyed it and the desert was good also! When it came to the alcoholic beverages

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Delivery ✓ Takeout ✓ Dine In ✓ Fast Service ✓ Great Beer Selection ✓ Great Cocktails ✓ Great Dessert ✓ Live Music ✓ Serves Local Specialty ✓ Lunch ✓ Dinner ✓ Solo Dining ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

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