St. Helena Bistro

My boyfriend and I were really hungry today for lunch. Randomly walked into this place and fell in love with their food. We shared chicken sandwich and steak taco salad. It tasted amazing!!! I still can’t stop talking about it. Let’s even #steaktacosalad

Came in without a reservation with a group of 14 & waitress was very accommodating & kind enough to make room for us ! The kids enjoyed their milk shakes and hubby was very satisfied with his rib eye! Juicy & really cooked right … The atmosphere is nice & cozy, friendly & not too loud, so over all experience was pleasant !

Party of 10 dined here for lunch on a rez. All first time here. Small place on main drag. Great wine and beer list. Variety very good in menu. Fabulous service, ¹⁰⁄₁₀ food presentation, flavor and value. Salads were sooo good, lamb burger as good as I have ever had. In and out on a tight timeline at 12:15PM New Year’s eve. What more can I say? We will all be back.

Love the food! Such great service! Our waitress was a delight!
So confused about the presentation. Such a beautiful restaurant and great service and I ordered a burger that looks like I just picked it up from a cheap deli?
Don’t get me wrong, it was great! And I’m not one to complain about stupid things but as a local I think they have a lot of potential and they should up their presentation game about 600%.
Over all awesome restaurant! Hit the spot.

I made reservations for Christmas Eve there for an elderly friend and myself. We got a call late last night that the restaurant was cancelling our reservations and closing early. It left us to scramble for something else at the last minute. Not good business. Especially since we are locals. We used to enjoy the food and affordability, but will not go there again.

The food is delicious, but the service needs serious improvement. Be prepared to wait and allow extra time if you have something else scheduled.

My wife and I stopped in one evening and fell in love with the food, the ambience and the owner. Fantastic place to take your family! The prices are right and no corkage fees. We now call St Helena Bistro our joint! Twice a week stop!
Glen

We came for lunch on Saturday during out napa valley winery tour. This place has simple pub fare, serves good wine, and has amazing services. My salmon sandwich was yummy, on. Warm egg bun, sautéed onions and tartar sauce and married the flavors together beautifully. Prices are on the high side and sandwich/​burger plates do not come with sides (you need to order fries separately), but food is of quality. The waitress was very cheery, polite and helpful as well. Overall a great experience.

A bit of a pleasant surprise really given that I had figured good American and California fare, however the eggplant Parmesan was excellent. Ask them for a little and I mean a little less Beschamel sauce and cheese and a tad more tomato sauce and your good to go!

We had a very nice lunch. Only down side were all of the flys outside drove us crazy. The food was fresh and had good flavor.

Seriously… So good! My husband and I were starving and found a parking spot and came here to eat. The best! I ordered the grilled chicken sandwich. So tender and the bun was so sweet and just barely toasted… which melted the cheese perfectly. My husband ordered the California bacon burger. He said it was cooked perfectly and was so good! The bacon looked crispy. Our waitress was very nice and attentive. Totally recommend this place! If I’m ever in the area I’ll definitely be back.

Food and wait staff were excellent– this was a great end to the day after jumping from winery to winery. I recommend the eggplant parmesan – it was fabulous! We also really enjoyed the chicken piccata and the meat ravioli. Overall, a wonderful experience!

This was the best place we have eaten lunch since being in California for the last two weeks! Had the hominy soup, tuna sandwich, and hubby had the ravioli. Fantastico! We will probably have to skip dinner as we are so full.
Loved it!

Everything was fantastic! The bread was hot and fresh. The shrimp was melt in your mouth good and the steak was mouth watering. I recommended the Chianti with your dinner. It is definitely worth a return visit!

We were searching for a restaurant to accommodate a party of nine since the restaurant next door was full. The place was pretty empty so the service wasn’t too slow.
Our waitress was super nice and patient and recommended several entrees to us. We got the lamb burgers, penne, salmon entrée and several other dishes. Everything was pleasant except for the avacado salad, which was pretty bland. Also, the portions were sized well.

We are a family of five and had difficulty finding somewhere to eat in this small town. After walking a few blocks and passing a variety of restaurants, we came upon this one. Although we didn’t make reservations, we were seated within ten minutes on a Saturday for lunch. I would recommend reservations to be safe and if you would like to eat outside. We ordered salmon tacos, burgers, fries (sweet potato and regular), and a milk shake. Everything was very tasty and the service was efficient and friendly. We took a business card when we left because we plan to eat here again next time we are in town.

Very nice. The grilled artichoke is worth it. Do it!!! I had the lamb burger which coulda been a little more rare but the amazing fresh baked bun and honey mustard sauce made up for its slightly over cooked state. Generous Patty too! GO FOR THE ONION RINGS!!! Omg! Do it! We’d definitely
Come back for dinner.

Oh my yum!!! So great! Ordered the empanadas, artichoke, calamari and garlic fries, the perfect meal for a day of wine tasting! Service was prompt after we were seated, and the ambiance outside was perfect in such a warm sunny April afternoon :)

Started off with the grilled artichoke. Which was delicious.
Then order the steak salad… Not really a fan of that dish. Wouldn’t order it again. The steak was cooked well, but they tossed in some corn tortilla chips that tasted stale. and didn’t mix well with the crispy FLOUR tortilla shell it was served in. The dressing tasted off.
The service was good. Very pleasant atmosphere.

Lunch 3÷7÷15
It’s gorgeous day out in wine country and we decided to drive up to St. Helena. We checked in promptly for the 1PM reservation and were seated at the first table by the window. It’s a little bistro on Main Street with a sidewalk patio up front. We decided to sit inside because it was quite busy out.
Service was friendly although a bit spotty. One of the three servers was also the hostess. We settled down and quickly ordered before a deluge of people walked in for late lunch.
*Handmade Chicken Tenders ($ 11): exactly what the menu says it is. Three pieces of chicken tenders in light batter served with fries with chipotle aioli.
*Grilled Salmon Sandwich ($ 11): a very delicious affair. Generous portion of grilled salmon, juicy and tender, served on a toasty brioche bun, spattered with tartar sauce, with grilled onions and tomato. One of the best salmon sandwiches I’ve had. For $ 3 more you can either fries or a salad. I opted for mixed green salad which is plenty, and the balsamic vinaigrette was perfectly dressed, not too sweet but citrusy enough.
The only lackluster point was that my Diet Coke ($ 4) was never refilled and we had to ask for water refill.
Overall it’s a decent place to have lunch if you come visit the wine country. The place gets busy so make a reservation for weekends.