Zo and I wanted to go out to a fancy shmancy dinner, somewhere we could dress up and not look completely out of place. In Reno your selection of this type of restaurant is pretty small.Deciding to pop into Beaujolais Bistro reservationless we were seated right away. The restaurant has a very nice ambiance, quaint with a touch of regal. This is due to it being a converted cottage.
The first thing I noticed about the menu was the small dinner selection, this usually shows that you will be having a quality meal. This assumption was completely correct! I loved the roasted duck that was the special of the night. Zo's choice was exquisite! The wine selection was also adequate. What was not adequate was the service. Our waiter seemed to hover around the tables with more mature (older) couples and groups. We figured he must feel that due to our youth we would be bad tippers. The bad service continued through dessert. Speaking of dessert every spoonful of our creme brulee was mouthwateringly good.
When it came time to tip we were torn, do we tip poorly to show how upset we were with the service or would that just make the waiter believe he was right in assuming that we would tip poorly. I do not care if I am paying 10 dollars for a meal or over 100 dollars for a meal I expect good service. In the end we settled on 15 percent due to the food being so wonderful. If there was not a lack of service we would have gone with our usual 20-25 percent tip. That waiter really needs to learn that young couples do not equate to poor tipping.
What Francis says: Go for the great food but bear in mind you have the chance of having poor service.
What Zo says: Good food and environment, they must hate young couples because they think they don't tip well.
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