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Bar Bistro proudly serves intriguing New American Cuisine, fusing northwest favorites with multi-cultural culinary methods. We develop craft cocktails with unique spirits and fresh ingredients to compliment your dining experience.

The dishes I ordered looked professionally plated with high-quality ingredients for the prices charged...

Sue KiddThe News Tribune

I have been to BarBistro twice now and both times EXCELLENT!

Tiffany WCommented on TNT article

I had the paella and Kate had the rib eye... Awesome! Best ever, I ate it too fast to take a picture.

Ben HYelp Reviewer

Just stopped in to have work lunch... Tried the cured meat pressed sandwich.... One word yum! Great flavor combos good prices.

Tracy TYelp Reviewer

Had the Ahi Poke which was a delightful, spicy, firm bit of tuna. Split the artichoke fritters -brilliant.

Kurt SYelp Reviewer
Eric Poulin

Eric Poulin

Owner | Operator

Operating my own restaurant has been a developing vision for me through the years. It began when I had the opportunity to work with the worlds most innovative Food & Beverage Executives beginning in Boston, MA and most recently in Las Vegas, NV. This experience helped me create an operation that would provide excellent food and beverage quality, exceeding customer service, all with in a clean and comfortable atmosphere. At Bar Bistro we wish to be a destination that provides our guests with an experience that challenges the industry standards. We’re eager to have you as our guest and look forward to serving you!

Nathan Hawes

Nathan Hawes

Chef de Cuisine

We are proud to have Nathan Hawes as our Chef de Cuisine! Nathan compliments Bar Bistro with an esteemed resume that begins with a Culinary Arts degree from Le Cordon Bleu in Las Vegas, NV. Chef Nathan’s experience comes from a diverse portfolio of restaurants including; Madeleine’s Fusion, Evansville, IN | NYP Bar & Grill, Renton, WA | and most recently Carne Aqui, Spanaway, WA. We are excited to have Chef Nathan leading our culinary team!

Dinner Menu

Beginnings

  • Crab Ravioli

    House made spinach pasta filled with snow crab & ricotta, served with an artichoke & parmesan cream sauce & Calabrian pepper relish

  • Mussels

    One pound of Blue mussels cooked in cream, white wine, fennel, tomatoes & garlic. Topped with cotija cheese & served with crostini

  • Deep Fried Brie

    Double creamed Brie cheese wrapped in puff pastry dough & lightly fried then topped with an orange marmalade and toasted almonds. Served with crostini & assorted fruit (V)

  • Bread Service

    Sourdough baguette, served with confit garlic, house balsamic reduction & spicy pepper artichoke confit

  • Spicy Prawns

    Wild prawns sautéed in a spicy tomato sauce and finished with cotija cheese & chipotle crostini

  • Birria Flatbread

    Birria style beef slow braised and served on toasted flatbread with mama lil's peppers, Chihuahua cheese, onions, cilantro, lime & consommé for dipping

  • Elk Sliders

    Grilled Elk topped with house-made pimento cheese & house lingonberry jam on a toasted pretzel bun. Served with a light portion of fries.

  • Crab Cakes

    New England style crab cakes (2) made with jumbo lump blue crab & served with house tartar sauce, citrus microgreens & fried capers

  • Bistro Brussels

    Fried Brussels sprouts with caramelized onions, crispy bacon, balsamic reduction & parmesan (GF)


Salads and Soups

  • Spinach Salad

    Spinach, goat cheese, blueberry, toasted pumpkin seeds, pickled onions and house creamy peppercorn dressing (GF | V)

  • Charred Hearts of Romaine

    Topped with our house Parmesan dressing, shaved Parmesan cheese and herb croutons (V)

  • Bistro House Salad

    Mixed greens, house balsamic vinaigrette, with tomato, shaved Parmesan and herb croutons (V)

  • Crab Bisque

    Creamy crab bisque topped with snow crab (GF)

  • Wedge Salad Entrée

    Half-cut iceberg lettuce, bacon crumbles, Gorgonzola crumbles, cherry tomatoes, fresh chives & house blue cheese dressing (GF | V)

  • Bistro House Soup

    Seasonally changing soups, please ask your server for details.

All salads can be accompanied by adding Grilled Chicken $7 or Grilled Wild Prawns $9  or Snow Crab $13 additional.

Main Event

  • Baked Mac & Cheese

    Creamy five cheese macaroni baked in a cast iron, garnished with parsley oil & cherry tomato. Served with our homemade jalapeño cheddar biscuits. Add-on for an extra charge: Filet Mignon Tips | Grilled Chicken | Snow Crab | Grilled Prawns | Lobster Tail

  • Seafood Paella

    Imported bomba rice cooked with saffron fumet, garlic, peas, halibut, prawns, wild sea scallops, mussels, snow crab & Portuguese sausage (GF)

  • Ribeye USDA Prime Grade 16 oz.

    Grilled hand-cut Ribeye with signature seasoning & finished with chipotle butter. Served with Yukon chorizo hash & garlic roasted asparagus (GF) Surf & Turf for an additional charge: Snow Crab | Wild Prawns | Lobster Tail

  • The Cuban

    Half pound of our house-braised pork shoulder accompanied with ham, house-made dill pickles, Swiss cheese & mustard served on French bread. Served with a side of regular fries or choose sweet potato fries, soup or salad for an additional charge

  • Wagyu Burger

    1/2 lbs Certified Wagyu beef, grilled to your specification. Accompanied with spicy Bistro Aioli, arugula, and tomato. Select your choice of cheese: smoked cheddar, white cheddar, pepper jack, smoked gouda or swiss. Served with a side of regular fries or choose sweet potato fries, soup or salad for an additional charge. Add-on: Avocado | Bacon | Porter Braised Onions | Gluten Free Bun

  • Filet Mignon Grass Fed 8 oz.

    Roasted hand-cut filet mignon with fresh thyme, garlic aromatics and finished with chipotle butter. Served with pave potatoes & roasted asparagus (GF) Surf & Turf for an additional charge: Snow Crab | Wild Prawns | Lobster Tail

  • Fettuccini Beef Gorgonzola

    House-made fettuccini with filet mignon tips, roasted garlic with cream & gorgonzola. Finished with Parmesan & served with garlic bread

  • Cajun Smoked Duck

    Smoked duck breast, spicy citrus diablo sauce, buttery mashed potatoes & roasted carrots (GF)

  • Halibut

    Wild caught Halibut pan roasted with sauce vierge. Chive mashed potato, asparagus & romesco sauce

  • Risotto Milanese

    Saffron risotto, parmesan, mascarpone, garlic puree & parmesan crisp (GF | V) Add-on for an additional charge: Filet Mignon Tips | Snow Crab | Wild Prawns | Lobster Tail

  • Sunday Supper

    Family style cooking served every Sunday with your choice of soup or salad (Please be aware this feature changes monthly & has limited quantities)

  • Pork Chop

    12 oz bone-in pork chop served with slow braised collard greens, creamy smoked cheddar polenta & finished with a breakfast stout red eye gravy


Finale

  • Goat Cheese Cheesecake

    Toasted graham cracker crust, baked with cream cheese & goat cheese, then topped with sour cream layer & finished with blueberry compote & Chantilly cream

  • Ice Cream, Gelato, Sorbet

    Ask about our assorted ice cream, sorbet & gelato selections!

  • Beignets

    Fried dough filled with raspberry compote, tossed with sugar & served with chantilly cream

  • Almond Crème Brûlée

    Custard made with almond flavoring & topped with a crunchy torched sugar crust, almond Chantilly & an almond tuilè

  • Carrot Cake

    Carrot cake with toasted walnuts & raisins. Layered with cream cheese buttercream frosting

(GF) Indicates Gluten Free items.  (V) Indicates Lacto Vegetarian items (contains dairy products)

*Rib-Eye, Filet Mignon, Angus Burger and Buffalo Burger may be cooked to order. Duck and Elk is cooked medium. Ahi Tuna and Scallops are seared rare. Ceviche is cold cooked with citrus. Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness, especially if you have a medical condition.

Drink Menu

Specialty Cocktails

  • HOUSE OLD FASHIONED

    Our signature version of the classic Old Fashioned is made with Buffalo Trace Bourbon, house citrus spice syrup, house-made Cardamom & Orange bitters. Garnished with charred orange and Luxardo Maraschino Cherry

  • SILK & CITRUS

    Citadelle French gin, house-made lemongrass syrup & fresh lemon juice

  • PROM PUNCH (NA)

    Sanbitter aperitivo (NA), fresh lemon juice, orange spice syrup & ginger beer (Non-Alcoholic)

  • WATERMELON HEATWAVE

    Reposado tequila, house-made watermelon mango purée, house Thai Chili agave, coconut cream & fresh lime juice. Garnished with a Tajin-salt rim

  • BOURBON MAI TAI

    Buffalo Trace bourbon coconut oil fat-washed, Pineapple liqueur, Bauchant Orange, Orgeat, fresh lime juice & walnut bitters

  • CAMPFIRE

    Vodka, Giffard Creme de Cacao, Giffard Framboise, fresh vanilla cream & Ghirardelli chocolate. Garnished with a graham cracker rim & toasted marshmallows.

  • COOL BERRY

    Heritage Huckleberry vodka, fresh lemon juice, fresh blueberries & cool fresh mint.

  • HAPPY AF! (NA)

    Alcohol-Free Sparkling Rosè, pink grapefruit juice, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup & spritzer! (Non-Alcoholic)

  • DARKNESS

    Effen Black Cherry vodka, fresh lime juice & fresh muddled blackberries

  • VIOLA SORSO

    Clarified Negroni concocted with house-made bitter liqueur & Copperworks Gin house infused with butterfly pea tea

  • THE ISLAND BLEEDS

    Ypióca Cachaca, coconut water, coconut cream, strawberries, muddled lime & pure cane syrup

  • CAFFÉ ESPRESSO

    Vodka, Caffè Borghetti, Espresso cold brew & horchata liqueur

  • ALPINE MEADOWS (NA)

    Lavender Green Tea mixture, fresh blackberries, house-made rosemary syrup, fresh lemon juice & Tonic (Non-Alcoholic)


Beer

  • Occidental Hefeweizen (16oz)

  • Maui Coconut Hiwa Porter

  • Weihenstephan Hefeweissbier (16oz)

    From the worlds oldest brewery, this is a highly rated, world class Hefeweizen.

  • E9 Realize IPA (16oz)

    Support Local!

  • Founders Breakfast Stout

    #1 Ranked Oatmeal-Stout 8.3% Abv

  • Left Hand Milk Stout

  • Fort George Vortex IPA (16 oz)

  • Corona

  • Heineken

  • Stella Artois

  • Coors Light

  • Bud Light

  • Budweiser

  • Rainier

  • Unibroue Blanche de Chambly

    Witbier

  • One Tree Pineapple Mango Cider (16oz)

    Traditional Cider

  • Founders Porter

  • Bale Breaker Hazy IPA

  • Reuben’s Crushable Pale Ale

  • Seapine Pilsner (16oz)

  • Anderson Valley Boont Amber Ale

  • Ale Smith Mexican Lager

  • Melvin 2X4 IPA

    Double IPA.

  • Avery Brown Ale

  • Tieton Bourbon Peach Cider

    Dry Cider

  • Unibroue La Fin Du Monde

    Belgium Tripel

  • Clausthaler Dry Hopped N/A

    Non-Alcoholic Dry Hopped Lager

  • Aslan “Dawn Patrol” Pale Ale

    Certified Organic

  • One Tree Lemon Basil Cider (16oz)

    Citrus Herb Cider

  • E9 Tacoma Brew (16oz)

    Tacoma Brew is Kölsch beer. Kölsch is a German Ale that is stored like a Lager and drinks similar to lager style


Wine by the Glass

  • Fonseca

    Port Tawny

  • Dunham

    Chardonnay

  • UpChurch LTL

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Long Shadows Poets Leap

    Riesling

  • Stoller Family Estate

    Pinot Noir

  • JP Chenet Brut 187ml

    Sparkling

  • Saracco Moscato d’Asti

    Moscato

  • Whidbey’s

    Local Selection

    Port

  • Louis Latour “Chameroy”

    Mâcon-Villages, FRA

    Chardonnay

  • Harvey & Harriet

    Red Blend

  • Zaccagnini

    Pinot Grigio

  • Jules Taylor

    Sauvignon Blanc

  • Belasco Baquedano

    Malbec

  • Gramercy

    Rosé

  • Taylor Fadgate 10-YR

    Port Tawny

  • Rodney Strong

    Alexander Valley

    Cabernet Sauvignon


Wine by the Bottle

  • Leonetti

    2022

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Veuve Clicquot NV

    Champagne

  • Dom Perignon

    2013

    Champagne

  • Spottswoode

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Zaccagnini

    Pinot Grigio

  • Hermanos Pecina Senorio

    Tempranillo

  • Long Shadows Poet’s Leap

    Riesling

  • The Prisoner by Prisoner Wine Co.

    This Napa Valley Red Blend features enticing aromas of Bing cherry, dark chocolate, clove, and roasted fig. Persistent flavors of ripe raspberry, boysenberry, pomegranate, and vanilla linger harmoniously for a smooth and luscious finish (Rated 93 points WW)

    Red Blend

  • Paul Hobbs

    Russian River

    Chardonnay

  • Jules Taylor

    Sauvignon Blanc

  • Hundred Acre “Wraith”

    2016

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Crossbarn by Paul Hobbs

    Sonoma Valley

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Long Shadows “Feather”

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Alexandria Nicole “Gravity”

    Merlot

  • Stoller Family Estate

    Pinot Noir

  • Gramercy “Lower East”

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Stag’s Leap Artemis

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Dunham

    Chardonnay

  • Saracco Moscato d’Asti

    Moscato

  • Dunham

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Gramercy

    Rosé

  • Justin Isosceles

    Red Blend

  • Long Shadows Chester Kidder

    Red Blend

  • Continuum 2018

    Red Blend

  • La Storia

    Merlot

  • Mariflor

    Malbec

  • Dunham

    Syrah

  • Bernard Fouquet Brut

    Domaine des Aubuisieres

    Sparkling

  • Belasco de Bequedano

    Malbec

  • Louis Latour “Chameroy”

    Mâcon-Villages, FRA

    Chardonnay

  • Saint-Damien “La Bouveau”

    Côtes du Rhône

    Red Blend

  • Moët Impérial Brut

    Moët Impérial is the House’s iconic champagne. Created in 1869, it embodies Moët & Chandon’s unique style, a style distinguished by its bright fruitiness, its seductive palate and its elegant maturity.

    Champagne

  • Figgins Estate

    Red Blend

  • Quilceda Creek

    2017

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Quilceda Creek

    2018

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Quilceda Creek

    2019

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Rodney Strong

    Alexander Valley

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Staglin

    Rutherford, Napa Valley

    Cabernet Sauvignon

  • Harvey & Harriet

    Proprietary Red Blend, highly rated from Paso Robles, CA

    Red Blend

  • Long Shadows Pirouette

    Red Blend


Whiskey Collection

  • Michter’s Barrel Strength Rye

  • Thomas H. Handy Sazerac Rye

    Limited Release 2018

  • Wyoming Whiskey Double Cask

  • Michter’s Single Barrel Rye 10-YR

  • Joseph Magnus Bourbon

    Cigar Blend

  • Henry McKenna 10-YR

  • Elijah Craig 18-YR

  • Michter’s Single Barrel Bourbon 10-YR

  • Calumet 14-YR

  • Macallan 18-YR

    Sherry Oak Cask

  • Kamiki Intense Wood

  • Macallan Rare Cask

    Released 2017

  • Glenlivet 18-YR

  • Lagavulin 16-YR

  • Nikka Taketsuru Pure Malt

  • Blanton’s Single Barrel Bourbon

  • High West Rye “Midwinter Night’s Dram”

    Limited Release 2022

  • Glenmorangie 18-YR

  • Bomberger’s Declaration Kentucky Straight Bourbon

  • Shenk’s Homestead Kentucky Sour Mash

  • Michter’s Toasted Barrel Bourbon

  • Basil Hayden’s Bourbon 10-YR

  • WhistlePig Old World Rye 12-YR

  • Peerless Straight Rye

  • Colonel E.H. Taylor Small Batch Bourbon

  • Colonel E.H. Taylor Single Barrel Bourbon

  • Mister Sam Tribute

    Limited Release 2021

  • Old Fitzgerald 14-YR

  • Michter’s Toasted Barrel Sour Mash

  • Michter’s 20-YR Bourbon

    Limited Edition. Tasting Notes: Intense notes of black cherry, rich molasses, honeysuckle, roasted pecans & toasted charred oak (114.2 proof 57.1% ABV)

  • Eagle Rare 17-YR

    Limited Release 2022

  • The Yamazaki 12-YR

  • The Hakushu 12-YR

  • Knob Creek 12-YR

  • Knob Creek 18-YR

  • W.L. Weller CYPB

  • W.L. Weller 12-YR

  • W.L. Weller Full Proof

  • W.L. Weller 107 Antique

  • William Larue Weller Limited

    Limited Release 2022

  • Little Book Whiskey

    Limited Release 2022

  • Yellowstone Limited Edition

    Limited Release 2021

  • Pappy Reserve 15-YR

    Limited Release 2022

  • Stagg Jr.

  • Elmer T. Lee Single Barrel Bourbon

  • Old Fitzgerald 19-YR

  • W.L. Weller Single Barrel

  • George T. Stagg Limited

    Limited Release 2022


Beverages (Non-Alcoholic)

Complimentary refills with all fountain drinks

  • Coke

  • Diet Coke

  • Sprite

  • Iced Tea

    Brewed in-house

  • Red Bull

  • Craft Root Beer

  • Fresh Lemonade

  • Ginger Beer

  • French Press Coffee 12oz | 24oz

    Whole Bean Coffee, fresh ground and pressed to order

  • Cold Brew

    Espresso Cold Crew

  • Citrus Herbal Tea

  • English Breakfast Tea

  • Green Tea

  • PROM PUNCH (NA)

    Sanbitter aperitivo (NA), fresh lemon juice, orange spice syrup & ginger beer (Non-Alcoholic)

  • HAPPY AF! (NA)

    Alcohol-Free Sparkling Rosè, pink grapefruit juice, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup & spritzer! (Non-Alcoholic)

  • Mexican Coca Cola

    Classic Glass Bottle Coke

  • Juice Variety

    Apple Juice. Orange Juice. Cranberry Juice. Pineapple Juice.

  • Sparkling Water | Artesian Water

  • ALPINE MEADOWS (NA)

    Lavender Green Tea mixture, fresh blackberries, house-made rosemary syrup, fresh lemon juice & Tonic (Non-Alcoholic)

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