Brimont Bistro

TOP NOTCH CHEF! Absolutely the best steak I’ve had in Rochester!
The 3 other entreés served at our table were equally as sensational.
Worth every penny; highly recommended.
Furthermore the atmosphere in the Village of Webster in this historic, quaint building was nothing less than charming & comfortable.
Go!

Went here for lunch with two coworkers, I got the Greek Salad, another got the Swiss Burger, and the third got the Sante Fe wrap. My salad was great and it’s always nice to see a place make their own dressings. My coworker with his burger liked his but one one with the sante fe wrap said he wasn’t impressed especially considering and overly positive review somebody else wrote. I would absolutely come here again, definitely a gem of the Webster area. The prices for lunch are good considering the quality of the food, which is better than many places. I would like to try their dinner, which is a completely different menu, where as most places merely add dishes and take the lunch dishes and charge more for them.

It is a great feeling to go out dining and you get great food, a great experience, and a great feeling when you leave. You know you want to come back soon. You want to tell people how enjoyable it was. Thankyou Greg for being consistent.

My husband and I were looking for a non chain restaurant. It is a small place with the bar and some tables downstairs and more tables upstairs. The waiter was attentive. Spoke to the chef about some dietary concerns and he seemed great. Gave us suggestions on the wine which we really enjoyed with r meal. We started the meal with garden salads… fresh and good. I had the salmon which melted in my mouth… it was delicious… some grilled veggies (per my request) dh had the chicken french special which I tasted and it was juicy lemony and also very delish… he had risotto with his dinner which he enjoyed. All in all I would recommend this place. Too bad we r just visiting from out of town as it would become a regular place for us!

I’m a little surprised this place has such high reviews. I’ve been here for lunch at least three times now and each time, no one greets you at the door. Today, we walked into an empty room, sat ourselves. Somehow, there was just one poor guy waiting for the entire inside/​outside. Took a long time to get drinks, asked for refills again BEFORE the meal came, but finished our meals and had to remind again that we needed refills. Food is okay. They serve sandwiches, but somehow do not serve chips or fries. Definitely nothing special. Took a very long time to get the check. I don’t think I’ll give it a fourth try.

First time visiting this gem of a restaurant. Food, staff, and chief were outstanding. Why travel to France or Rochester when we could walk to such a wonderful dinning experience. Bravo. Paul, Kate, and Marcia.

A well kept secret in Webster. The food is wonderful with some unique wine selections of Long Island. Truly the Salmon. It comes on a bed of risotto and is magnificent. I was here for a wine tasting a few weeks ago and returned with out of town business guests. They loved it.

Been here twice. Great food with a French twist. Quiet place with indoor and outdoor seating. Good service. Reasonably priced for what you get.

This is a great place! They were very personable and kind! Their food was excellent! I love it here!

Date night last night at Brimont, amazing food and service! We are never disappointed with Greg’s cooking and atmosphere, I can tell others are catching on to the best kept secret in Webster as most tables were full!

Pleasantly surprised with this place. Fantastic menu, fresh ingredients, great service. Chef came out from the kitchen and asked how the meal was. Will def. return. Great beer and wine selection. Outside seating also

I have been here for both lunch and dinner. Service was prompt, very friendly and knowledgeable about the choices. The food was delicious and well seasoned.

Wow, how quickly a good place can lose it’s luster.
The first time we went to Brimont it was a wonderful experience. We were there on a weeknight, we were the only ones in the place, and the food and service were excellent.
We went this past Saturday evening with friends, at my suggestion and I bristle now that I suggested that, for a very mediocre, even poor food experience (service was still excellent, thank you Mary).
One of my tablemates and I ordered the soup. Last evening it was a rich pork broth with large chunks of pork and fresh vegetables. Very good, but nowhere near approaching the wonderfully thick and tasty mushroom soup I had before. Nonetheless, a nice start for a cool fall evening. No comments from my tablemate who also had the soup. He’s vocal when he likes something, so this was clearly not a home run in his book either.
For appetizers, one of my other tablemates had the gouda cheese and apple salad, my wife once again had the goat cheese Napoleon and I tried the duck confit. Stick with the goat cheese Napoleon. It’s sweet, almost like dessert, and oh so wonderful. The duck confit was, in my opinion, a mess. The taste was strong of duck but nothing else. The small pastry and crème that it was served within added nothing. My advice on this dish. Just throw it out and start over. I don’t think it will ever be improved by tinkering with it.
Oh, I so debated on having the beef bourguinon again. I thought it would be best to try something new rather than play it safe. Big mistake. Big mistake. I tried the seared duck breast., Frankly, if I had not been out with others, I would have sent it back the minute it hit the table. It was significantly overcooked. Grey with barely a touch of pink. I should have known when I was told that they prepare it medium rare by the waitress. A kitchen should not tell me how my duck is to be prepared. If I want it bloody rare as it should be served, then that’s the way it should come. Not grey, weathery, leathery, and without any taste whatsoever. The brown sauce it came in added nothing to the dish. A complete and utter disaster in my opinion. One of our dining partners had the chicken Statler breast. She didn’t comment on it, but the chicken, just like my duck, looked dry. She didn’t finish. My wife and our other tablemate had the portabella mushroom crusted salmon. It looked so good on the plate of two ladies dining next to us. I should have noted that they left a good portion each of their salmon on the plate. I thought they were being dainty. Perhaps like ours it was barely lukewarm and without flavor. What in the heck happened to the kitchen here!
The peanut butter cheesecake for dessert was very light and very good, even for someone such as myself who although I like peanut butter, don’t care to see it employed in a food mix. I would recommend it.
But overall, a most disappointing experience. Our friends are foodies and when the food is good, they talk about it and comment about it. There was not a word said last evening. We might as well have been at Applebee’s. And my gosh Greg, turn the lights down. It’s dinner, it’s not midday sun. The restaurant needs some atmosphere, not the ambience of a tanning salon.
For apparently paying attention to details such as this, Greg hasn’t hit it on the wine selection. I sampled both chardonnays by the glass and a cabernet by the Glass and found them to be lacking. They aren’t priced expensively, but they can do better.
Overall, I would give the place a rating of 2 stars if I hadn’t had such a good experience before and truly wanted them to succeed like other reviewers. Several times in writing this review I changed my rating back and forth from 2 stars to 3 and back to 2 and then to 3. My wife wants me to be kind. She suggested I not even write a review but how is a restaurant to get better if they don’t know how poorly they are doing. Webster needs a restaurant like this but they really need to step up their game for the kitchen failed miserably last evening. It was so nice to see the place relatively busy and I do hope they succeed but if other diners had the same experience we did, then they just shot a very big hole in their foot. We’ll be back, but not as quickly as we might have before and perhaps a bit grudgingly. Brimont has one more chance to redeem itself in my eyes. I hope it does.

Delicious food. Great service. My husband and I visit often. Nice outdoor patio

Just discovered this restaurant! Excellent vodka penne. Very nice place, sat outside. Will definitely go back.

I just got back from lunch at Brimont and really enjoyed it. I’d love to give this 4.5 stars because it is quite great. The atmosphere is very pleasant and the food is is spot on. I ordered the Northport Delight (honey maple turkey, swiss cheese, bacon, tomato, and homemade coleslaw on a hard roll) which was delicious and filling.
The only reason why I wouldn’t offer 5 stars was that the food took a while to come out. I’d still highly recommend checking it out, either for a longer lunch or I’m certain dinner would be just as exceptional.

My husband and I just returned from living in NYC for the past 4 ½ years and were blown away by a new restaurant in Webster.
We have been 3 times for lunch and tonight went for dinner for the first time. EXCEPTIONAL! AND they just got word that their liquor license is ready for pick up (Greg is going tomorrow to get it).
The sous chef, waiter and owner do whatever they can to make you feel comfortable.
The restaurant is clean and decorated nicely with art, soft lighting and music.
We began the meal with Caesar salad with homemade dressing, wonderful balance.
I had the dry Sea Scallops over risotto and a lemony sauce on the bottom of the plate, I didn’t read the entire description, sadly, but it tasted as if there was grated lemon rind with something elsein it that was delicious.
My husband had the best beef bourguignone he has ever tasted (I agree) with root vegetables.
The flavors in each entrée were just right, melt in your mouth right! Wonderful presentation, too.
We split a perfect dessert; homemade Vanilla (yes, as in vanilla bean) Crème Brulee, an ideal way to end this wonderful meal!
This restaurant is as good if not better than most of the high end restaurantswe dined at in NYC. I also love the fact that the menu is not huge, but something for everyone and thus everything is done well.