1417 French Bistro

Name: 1417 French Bistro
Address: 1417 S 1st St, Austin, Texas, 78704, US
Telephone: (512) 551-2430
Price range: $
Rating: 4.30

French restaurant, Bistro, Lounge

Location: 1417 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78704, United States
Phone: (512) 551-2430
Price: $

Opening hours

Sunday: 10 am-2:30 pm, 5-9 pm
Monday: 4-10 pm
Tuesday: 4-10 pm
Wednesday: 4-10 pm
Thursday: 4-10 pm
Friday: 5-11 pm
Saturday: 10 am-2:30 pm, 5-11 pm

Happy hours

Sunday: 5-6:30 pm
Monday: 4-6:30 pm
Tuesday: 4-6:30 pm
Wednesday: 4-6:30 pm
Thursday: 4-6:30 pm
Friday: 5-6:30 pm
Saturday: Closed

Brunch

Sunday: 10 am-2:30 pm
Monday: Closed
Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: Closed
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 10 am-2:30 pm

Food & drink

Vibe

Duck confit

Champagne

French fries

Deviled egg

Beignet

Steak

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Reviews

1417 French Bistro was excellent.
Attended an event and the place really stepped it up and created a warm, inviting and delicious experience.
The place was nice, clean and charming.
The layout was great and there were so many nice furnishings.
The food was delicious too.
The blue cheese beignets were so tasty.
One of the highlights was the French onion soup.
Incredible.
The main course of steak frites was also amazing.
Everything tasted so good and we topped it off with a crème brûlée for dessert.
The service was really good and I walked out knowing I’d return and tell others how cute the place was and how great the food tasted.

I got the tasting menu which came with 5 courses.
Each course was well portioned and timed perfectly.
I’m allergic to their pumpkin dessert so they gave me a cheesecake.
Service was great and so was the environment.
I’m out here on vacation and will recommend this restaurant to anyone that asks me where to go in Austin.

Honestly, it is more of 2.5/5 stars.
The drinks were great, most of the food fell short. We sat at the bar next to a lady who had 3-4 extra drinks than she should’ve, while that is her choice, she was loud & obnoxious, most of the staff was standing around listening to her.
To top it all, she was a smoker, and the cigarettes smell on her was disgusting.
This is by no means the restaurant fault but it heavily impacted the atmosphere & experience. Extra dirty martini: very good Tiki melon: excellent, not too sweet Side car: really good, it doesn’t taste too liquory Au revoir: very good, taste like chocolate Steak tartare: it was just ok, it needed salt and more flavor Bone marrow: it was ok, nothing special.
The bread edges were very dry. Escargot: it was good, but mostly tasted buttery Duck confit: it was the highlight of the meal, but I don’t think a duck leg worth $47 Moules frites: very good Mousse au chocolate: delicious, not too sweet Keep in mind this place changed owners at least once since they opened.
This was my 5th visit (the first with the new owner), I enjoyed it more under the previous owner and/or chef.