Bijou Restaurant

This is the new Bijou. Doesn't have the same charm as the old one. Food is lovely, cocktails are great. Enjoyed a White Linen with Strawberry Gazpacho soup. Delicious! Grilled octopus, yum. The dessert was a miss. Pannacotta was like rubber. Sad but true. Nice waiter.

I just had the most AMAZING meal at Stratford’s Bijou Restaurant! The Beet and Peach Salad was delicious (locally sourced ingredients). I had the Grilled Tenderloin (FANTASTIC!!!). My wife had the Seared Scallops with Risotto (PERFECTLY Done!). And ended with the delicious Cannolis Chocolate Cherry desert (YUM!!!). All around a memorable, enjoyable evening in a very cool place. Cheers Bijou! 😀👍👍

This place has been around for years now and there's good reasons why. The food is amazing and diverse. Their talent in the kitchen is met with its equal behind the bar. Not only is the quality near perfect, it is special. It is one of a very few places I've been that serves venison with the same respect and quality reserved for the finest cuts of beef. They also continue to evolve their menu. They do not stand idly by, waiting to be out done. They adapt and change, welcoming each season with fresh ideas. I've been coming to the Festival for more than a decade now and we've always eaten here when we come, but Bijou alone is reason enough to come to Stratford.

Really enjoyed our dinner and dessert! Strawberry shortcake was amazing, loved the peach 🍑 and beet appetizer! Highly recommend 👌

The restaurant was clean. The atmosphere was nice. The wait staff were friendly and attentive. The portion size was small for the price. Our apps were 3 prawns with some melon, and 3 pieces of bread and butter. The presentation of the meal was very good, but the flavour was somewhat lacking for each course. The scallops (5-medium) and risotto was good (served warm). The halibut was well cooked but served cold. The deserts (cannolis and deconstructed strawberry shortcake) were expensive for what was provided and not as good as anticipated. We had high hopes based on the reviews and went after attending the Avon Theatre. Very nice, and friendly place but the food portion size and quality left us wanting more and a bit disappointed. Next visit to Stratford we would try a different restaurant.

What a gem....from cocktails to dessert it was amazing. The Bijou martini was perfect, the beet and peaches salad was just right, the scallops risotto was amazing. The wine that Mark suggested was perfect for the tenderloin and scallops as my husband and I couldn't decide red or white. We will definitely be back.

Super kind and helpful wait staff who are extremely knowledgeable about their menu. And what a menu, incredibly well crafted dishes with intentionally paired both intuitive and unintuitive pairings on plates. A stellar wine selection and great house cocktails. Honestly you can't go wrong here. Well worth the price without a doubt. We had the Spanish octopus over scallop sausage, the deep fried enoki mushrooms, cheese dumplings and the scallops with potatoes. We'd order it all again in a heartbeat if there weren't so many other enticing dishes on offer to try.

Some restaurants have the atmosphere but not the food; others have the food but lack atmosphere. Bijou delivers it all: creative, beautifully presented dishes, in a lovely setting, served by good natured and knowledgeable staff. Make it a late dinner and enjoy live music from any one of a wide lineup of talented local and regional artists. Bijou is special. Really appreciated their easy accommodation of dietary needs - low carb? Keto? Carnivore? Paleo? You are welcome here.