Bernards Bistro

This review is for the Bernard’s Bistro on
2021 W Sunset Rd
Henderson, NV 89 014
United States
The food is always delicious. I judge a brunch by how good the Eggs Benedict is. Bernard’s Bistro makes a MEAN smoked salmon version. That’s why I gave the restaurant five stars (or maybe the two glasses of Prosecco I consumed is talking here?!) joking aside, the food, the service and the LIVE Jazz music makes this place a winner!

Meh. I ventured away from the recommendations and had the Brazilian chicken because I love Brazilian food and I love chicken… What could go wrong?
Turned out the answer is: a lot. Namely, it was not good. Bland, nothing like the flavorful Brazilian foods I’ve had before. The mash potatoes were pretty good, and the steamed veggies were done just right (although unseasoned).
Sue had the shrimp avocado sandwich, which sounded delectable, but alas we’re wrong on that count too. It was drowned in a thousand island like sauce that was too salty and all around bleh.
The service is good but nothing extraordinary, and the bread is pretty awesome but not the butter.
Honestly, I’m not sure i can justify coming back given how out of the way it is. Unless you’re staying on the property, and even then, I’m not sure.
Do not recommend.

I came here for my friends wedding reception in Lake Las Vegas and the food here was amazing. For starters, they served a romaine salad with avocado. It was simple yet so tasty. For my main course I had the filet mignon in a delicious peppercorn sauce cooked perfectly medium rare with mashed potatoes. And for dessert, crème brûlée and cake. I’d definitely like to come back and try the regular menu.

I am so glad I read the reviews here and ordered the Escargot. In short, it was stunning. The Escargot not only tasted great out of the dish, but by using the warm French Bread served with dinner dipped in the sauce nothing was sent back to the kitchen.
It was Thanksgiving weekend and things were pretty slow around Montelago which is not a bad thing if you want a private dinner. I would ask to sit under the lit tree at the entrance, it was a perfect way for me and my Wife to spend the night at dinner.
Thanks and we cannot wait to be back!

We decided to have dinner here because they have outdoor seating with a perfect view to the live music playing by the lake. It was decent food with great ambiance for a romantic night with my husband.
The Village doesn’t get too many visitors, but for someone like me who doesn’t like big crowds, I thought the amount of people around was just right to not feel overcrowded. Compared to the strip, the Village is definitely a ghost town. But for people looking to get away from the hustle and bustle of city life, this place is a perfect getaway.

During the day, the Village area of Lake Las Vegas remains pretty depressing. Half of the shops are still closed as is the Casino. But at night, at least on a Saturday night in October, the place was lively and Bernards Bistro provided a great location to enjoy live music being played by the lake, people watch, AND have a very nice meal.
The weather was pleasantly cool as the sun went down, so we asked for an outside table. We were glad we had made reservations earlier in the day as the place filled up pretty solidly.
As other reviews have noted, the escargot, which is a favorite of my wife’s, was pretty spectacular. It was prepared differently from the standard garlic butter, with a bacon and tomato sauce that was to-​die-​for. My appetizer was a very pleasant gazpacho, which I enjoyed, but it did not blow me away.
My wife ordered a beet and goat cheese salad as her entrée and it was. again, very nice. The preparation was notable, with the beets and goat cheese layered into almost small tea sandwich-​sized units. My entrée, a crusted Ahi Tuna was spectacular!
We finished with a shared tiramisu and coffee. The desert was good, but nothing exceptional.
We accompanied our meal with very reasonably priced glasses of French wine. In fact, the for the nature of the food, the overall bill was very reasonable. I should add that the bread was served warm, they provided more when we asked, and, in general the service was very attentive for a very busy night.
All in all, a delightful eventing.

After the rush of Las Vegas it was nice to get out of town for a quiet evening.
This restaurant offers a carefully chosen menu, combined with great service, great ambiance, and a wonderful view.
Enjoyed an excellent meal here and look forward to visiting again.

Delicious french cuisine fantastic atmosphere and great servers, thanks so much Marco!

Wow. I was really blown away by the service at this place, from a gentleman named Naftali (not sure if that’s the correct spelling!).
The background: My good friend was proposing to his girlfriend on a gondola ride on the lakes, and my girlfriend and I were there to take pictures of the moment. We did, and right afterwards, I was like oh crap, let’s go get a bottle of champagne somewhere so we can celebrate when they dock!
I ran to the italian pizza place, and their prosecco started at 48 dollars, and they weren’t too interested in me standing there looking. So I ran across to Bernards knowing that they had the best rating on Unilocal of all the restaurants in the area.
Right from the start, Naftali was SO helpful. They also had better prices! I told him the situation, and asked if we could have four champagne flutes to perhaps meet them on the dock. He said no problem at all! Also, for the special occasion he walked away and came back and said I got approval to sell you this 65 dollar bottle for 45 dollars so you have a great bottle of champagne for the special moment, so I said absolutely!
I decided we would bring them up to the patio area for drinks, so I asked him if I could set it up out there. He said please don’t worry about it! He brought the flutes out, and a chilling bucket for the champagne as he recommended that type to be particularly chilled. We walked up with the couple, and everything looked great, but we decided to go inside for air conditioning. Again, he jumped at the opportunity to help, and moved everything inside for us.
While inside, he was extremely polite, refilled all our waters and champagnes the second they were running low, and made sure to congratulate the newly engaged couple multiple times!
Moments like this are ones that can be made or broken by service, and Naftali really hit it out of the park! He made us feel special, made it a really special moment for our freshly engaged friends, and did so with the best of manners. Thank you Naftali!

The smell of fresh bread, The pretty plates, nice painting on the wall. Escargot was delicious! Dipped the fresh bread in the escargot sauce so yummy! Wasn’t sure what to order but I chose the salmon. Very light but filling. Food was enjoyable and we had a great date that evening.

Amazing amazing food and service!
After days on the strip we were staying at the Westin in Henderson. Sadly the Westin’s one fine dinner restaurant on site was closed on Sundays! I spoke with the front desk, who gave me a list of close by restaurants which the hotel shuttle will take you too. After Unilocaling the options I settled on Bernard’s.
We arrived at 6 pm last Sunday with no reservation, there was maybe 3 other tables between inside and out. We chose outside for dining. Our waitress greeted us immediately and offered us a beer and wine menu. I requested Pinot Grigo, Hubby requested beer. Both drinks arrived in minutes, but sadly I took two sips and thought ugh this tastes old! The waitress noticed my facial expression and ran over. She said the bottle was just opened but suggested I try something else so I opted for the Sauvignon Blanc. That was soooo much better, nice and crisp!
Meanwhile we ordered: Fish and Chips, the Escargot, and French Onion Soup. Lol I gotta say it was warm out but I had to try this food, no salads for this gal on vacation!!! Our food arrived smelling good! Fish and Chips looked amazing! Lol lots of French fries, onion rings and fried veggies with two pieces of cod. Hubby killed the fish but not all the veggies.
So this was my 1^st time trying escargot, and I gotta say what a great 1^st time! This wasn’t your normal parsley butter garlic sauce, this was garlic garlic garlic, cream, butter, mushrooms and more! The Escargot was tender and wonderful!!! Now French Onion Soup is my favorite and go to soup of choice, this one topped my list! Amazing light broth, lots of cheese and bread! Love loved it!!! I will say maybe I went on heavier side, lol both dishes were very decadent. Next time one or the other but at some point people need to try both!
Total bill was $ 55, very nice to my Vegas budget! If you are off the strip in Henderson, give this lil place a try!

This is for the Lake Las Vegas Location
I have been to Bernard’s Bistro at least 3 times previously. I have enjoyed it before and I had a craving for the Beet Salad.
First, this place we arrived a 4:30pm. I looked online and it stated that they were open for lunch so I did not expect them to be closed @ 4:30 pm. We walked around the Village and showed back up @ 5pm.
When we went in the place stunk so bad that my wife made that face and I had to look away from her I wanted my Beet Salad… lol. There was no apology for the smell or even an acknowledgement from the host. It smelled like raw sewage but being in the F&B business, it was more likely to be the grease trap.
In the interest of shortening this up. I had the Beet salad and shared it with my wife. It was good. I ordered the rack of lamb, medium rare. The dish came out well done and it certainly wasn’t the 6 – 7 bone rack that I have been accustomed to over my culinary experiences. It was 5 bones and overcooked. We were the only ones there yet for at least 7 – 8 minutes, we could not get anyone’s attention to fix this. Finally I got up and found our waiter, who happened to be doing sidework.
I told him of my problem. He apologized and offered another. I told him politely, no thanks. I did not want my wife to wait for another meal to be cooked and I would share hers. The waiter came back from the kitchen after talking with the chef and said that the chef said he could have a Medium Rare Rack of Lamb up in 4 minutes. I said no, that’s ok. He then said it would be quick. I reluctantly said yes. I regretted it as soon as he walked away. I know that there is noooo way a Rack of Lamb could be cooked in a traditional fashion in that short amount of time.
The waiter came back in 2 minutes and stated to me, «2 more minutes Sir». He came back in a minute and said, «See sir, 3 minutes.» and served me my entrée. I looked down and it was abysmal. It was cut very thin to accommodate some sort of flash cooking that did not really achieve a medium rare. It was medium well-​medium at best. The portion was rather small and even smaller than the last overcooked rack of Lamb. It should of never been served and whatever shortcut that the chef took to get that entrée out in 3 minutes destroyed the texture and temperature of the Lamb. I gave up at that point, I said no its fine and took 3 bites and asked for check. He offered dessert and we said no just the check.
I figure people have bad days so I wrote an email to the owners online through their website. I told them that I was giving my story to help improve not to get a free meal. I never heard anything back from them.
I will now not ever go back there. The Village @ Lake Las Vegas is not so busy that they can ignore or mistreat customers who share a complaint. I chose this restaurant because of a few past meals and wanted to continue to support them.
There are a lot of great choices to eat out there that truly care about their customers and take pride in what comes out of their kitchen. This is not one of them anymore.

This place we ended up because I used to come up to Lake Las Vegas in it’s hey days. 2008 – 2010. When there was action going on. I decided to take my friends out of the strip and we ended up here because I had told them that there is more than the strip in Las Vegas.
We happened to be there on Mothers day. the two ladies with us are not mothers however decided to partake in the Mothers day special brunch. We all picked different items and it was all good. I must say the server was nice and helpful. I cannot say enough good things about the place. ZVery nice service.
The only issue I had was the area is dead. I mean for a mothers day we and 3 or 5 other people walking around. They had just closed the casino which probably brought 95% of the business to this place.
I wish them good luck in keeping the doors opened and the rest of the shops near them.

We ended up here after one of the other places in the village was filming a show.
The food was good, service for the most part was also good. We had asked for one of the heaters to be turned on, she said she would get someone and after 15 mins no one turned it on. We wanted to stay for desert but the wife was cold, so without the staff returning to turn on the heater we paid the bill and left.
The whole village at Lake Las Vegas is turning into a ghost town, this will probably be one of the last places left as they do have decent food.

We were meeting family for dinner at Lake Las Vegas. We chose this restaurant for the menu. I am glad we did. The three of us enjoyed our meals. The lentil soup was fresh and light. I had the filet Mignon in peppercorn sauce. It was cooked perfectly and was tender. The sauce was delicious. Very light tasting, the right amount of pepper flavor. The vegetables were fresh and full of flavor with light seasoning. The highlight of dinner for me was dessert. I had the NY cheesecake, and it was by far the best NY cheesecake I have ever had. Creamy not crumbly, light not to sweet. A piece of heaven on a plate. I hope to go back to see if I can buy an entire cheesecake.
We all enjoyed ourselves and had a wonderful meal.
My only wish would be different chairs. They were on the small side and started to get uncomfortable towards the end.

We had lunch at Bernard’s on a Tuesday. We arrived a little after noon, and there was only 1 table. Within the next 10 minutes, 6 more tables were seated. I felt for Rosemarie, she was the only server and had to act as hostess as well. But, she did a FANTASTIC job. 5 star service, can’t believe she handled it so well. The place was nearly full and we never had to wait for water refills, didn’t have to wait for the check, and our food came out timely. I felt bad they left her alone, but I hope she did well in tips, because she certainly earned them.
They have a decent wine list, maybe a dozen or so by the glass, including at least half a dozen French options by the glass. We were given bread, which was standard French bread, and butter very soon after we sat down. The butter was very cold, not rock hard, but difficult to spread. That’s an annoyance, but I’ve seen places that give you basically frozen butter, so Bernard’s certainly is not the worst offender I’ve seen. The wife had the French onion soup to start. This was a great version of this dish, had the requisite ooey gooey cheese with the croûton that was flavored by the broth and the onions. Very good.
To eat, she had the mushroom and chicken crepes and I had the roast beef sandwich. The sandwich is served open faced with a huge pile of greens in the middle. The roast beef was okay, average I’d say, but I really liked the horseradish sauce. I should have asked for more. I doubt I get this sandwich again, which isn’t to say I didn’t like it. I just think I’ll try something else next time.
The wife’s crepes were winners. Smothered in melted cheese, they had a rich and cream sauce and were FULL of chicken and mushrooms. You got the flavor of every ingredient in every bite. These are definite repeats.
Bernard’s has a cool atmosphere. It’s a little cluttered, and they have a lot of Frank Sinatra stuff and a lot of Titanic stuff. But, it’s a cozy place with indoor and outdoor seating. Also, the bathrooms were very clean. We’ll return and give it a shot for dinner.

My favorite restaurant in Vegas by far! My fiancé and I always go for the rack of lamb, the best lamb in Vegas… everything else we’ve had was also amazing!
Bernard always takes the time to come into the dinning room and makes sure our food was ok, and our favorite waiter is Hugo. over all the food is delicious and presentation is always a ten and Hugo is the best. thanks Bernard’s for being outstanding! Definitely will make time to stop in at least once a month if not more!

I love eating in and around Lake Las Vegas (Hendo)! Some of my more memorable times was eating here at Bernards Bistro during a wine walk that I didn’t know what was going to happen. But during my last visit I went during the day time. The inside looked too fancy so we sat in the patio. It’s not exactly Lake side like Marche Baccus but it’s pretty damn good.
We ordered two items, the Filet Mignon and Rack of Lamb. I asked which was the most popular item and the server told me Rack of Lamb, and while it was good the Filet Mignon was outstanding. Coupled that with our bottle of Riesling, it was good times.
Service was slow for a Saturday lunch/​dinner, I gave us a lot of time before the Wine Walk at Town Square and there was significant delay between all parts of our meal. I’d give it 3 stars but Bernards is my favorite place to eat out of all dining establishments here so I’ll give them another just to outshine the others. Even though, free wine tasting at the other spot wins on Tuesdays. So, do sit outside if the weather is nice and get you some expensive wine and fabulous food!

Nice little French place in the Lake Las Vegas Village.
Dropped in for dinner while staying at Ravella. It’s a small, cute restaurant with nice stall and tasty food. They were very good our daughters, checked in regularly with us to ensure were were enjoying our meal, and the execution on our dishes was great.
The French Onion Soup is sweeter than what else I’ve experienced, but they make it work. The Tartine I had and fish dish my wife had were both very enjoyable.

If anyone knows me at all, they know I am bitter about supporting Lake Las Vegas. However even back in the day when I worked in the area, I always was a fan of Bernard’s. Did I mention French food isn’t my thing? I know I know, how can I be a foodie who isn’t fond of French? I don’t like Ramen either, so sue me. ANYWAY, in this visit I started out with the Caesar salad with avocado and my bf started with the onion soup. 5 stars for everything about them. From presentation, to price, to flavor. Wonderful start to our meal.
He went with the Brazillian stuffed chicken which was a breast stuffed with spinach, asparagus, and red peppers. I had the pistachio salmon. Both dishes were served with a side of potatoes and veggies. The salmon was perfectly cooked but would have been better with a side that occompanied fish versus meat.
Our entire service was up to par, plus some. We sat outdoors and enjoyed the view of the lake while dining. I noticed the same little old man chef that was there years ago, I believe its Bernard himself. I would be a regular here easily.
My only complaint may be small to some, but irritated me while dining. A fellow diner brought his well trained dog to eat with him in the outdoor setting. All is well with this, I understand that Lake Las Vegas caters to their residents and BY NO MEANS do I think they should change that. However when the man asked for a cup of water for his dog, I personally think it should be out of a different cup than what is served to humans. I am sure they wash properly. But the thought of the dog licking the same glass I am drinking out of somewhat disgusted me. Plastic, paper or even doggie bowls should be a suggestion for the regukars with animals. I will always choose Bernard’s over the other dining options at the Village as from my experiences, its the best option there is.