Kismet Bistro

This is a small, intimate restaurant with crafted dishes and delicious cocktails. We usually go on our anniversary. My husband and I always order the duck fries. They are so good. The food in general is delicious and the servers are quick and attentive. Reservations are recommended because they get really busy, but we've gone without one and was sat fairly quickly.

I love this place! It has such creative and delicious foods! I ordered the seafood trio which came with polenta, veggies, crabmeat, shrimp and scallops. It was amazing and the flavors were perfect! The cocktails were also amazing! I had the On A Boat which has citrus flavors including housemade lemon grass syrup. I loved it. Had to have two, lol. The atmosphere is cozy. The bathroom is clean and has really pretty wallpaper, lol. It is the kind of place that you want to keep coming back to so you can see what delicious dishes they have put together.

I love Hilton Village and a bestie weekend found us here on Sunday. We arrived at 11 and were promptly seated. Bestie settled on a frittata and potatoes, I had the Italian Sub pizza with potatoes and hubby had the star of the show: breakfast pizza. Both the sub pizza and frittata lacked flavor but the potatoes I would eat a pizza sized serving of. Hubby was sweet enough to share his breakfast pizza. I don't get over this way often and if I did again, I'm not sure I would visit again. Also, I ordered a Mango Belllini-in my entire dining life I have never sent anything back nor have I asked to have an item removed from a bill. The Bellini didn't taste one bit like mango but it was a whole lot of champagne taste. They were kind enough to remove it. If they had offered an alternative, I would have considered that option.

Great food and cocktails. Grilled Beef Tenderloin & Apple Cider Porkchop were phenomenal. Flavor profiles of the cocktail menu are stellar. The Warwick Old Fashioned is a show stealer

Yummy. Duck fries with duck confit. Great wine selection and prices. Pizza is really good but could use more mushrooms if mushroom is in the name. Pretty good on the spacing but maybe one less table for social distancing. Homemade ice cream sandwiches very fun.

UPDATE: 2⭐️ The first visit to Kismet was great. We went during lunch and it was pretty busy but we got great service and the food was pretty good. The drinks, not so much. The 2nd trip to Kismet was just bad. I made a reservation. The hostess seated us, then brought us water. We sat there for about 20mins, the hostess and waitress walked past us like 4-5 times each. Helped every table around us, but were completely ignoring us. So after 20mins we got up and left. I’d understand if the restaurant was as crowded as it was during brunch the 1st time we went, but it wasn’t crowded at all. It didn’t help that I chose this restaurant, my husband wanted to go to Circa 1918, a restaurant few doors down. So that was our last trip to Kismet.

Truly a gem! To start we ordered some drinks, the habanero dinero and ginger cider, both very good. The food was amazing, we ordered the weekly special Hot Helena Burger and the Herb Crusted Salmon and devoured both entrees. The service was fantastic, our server Courtney was the best! She was super knowledgeable of the food & drinks and helped with pairings and flavor profiles. We sat in a booth by the bar and the atmosphere is cozy and inviting with a modern twist. I'd highly recommend Kismet and I will definitely be returning!

Kismet came highly suggested, and being new members of the neighborhood, we were eager to try it out. It did not disappoint! Service was great as soon as we walked in the door, and we were seated quickly despite not having a reservation (I suggest parties larger than 2 definitely make reservations because it was very busy). Our waitress was lovely and helped us pick from the menu, she had great suggestions. As someone who doesn't partake in alcohol but enjoys fun drinks, I asked her if they had any mocktails to which she took it upon herself to have something crafted up special for me. You don't get that kind of service most places and I really appreciated it. Having just moved from further south where tomatoes are pridefully green, Kismet's fried green tomatoes were outstanding! I've never had any breaded and fried as well as theirs. I enjoyed an order of them with a side salad (house made dressings were to die for), my partner got the ribeye steak and cleaned his entire plate. Overall the experience was lovely and I feel lucky to be within a short stroll of Kismet. I can see now what all the (rightfully deserved) hype was all about.