Bistro Dom

I loved it, the girlfriend didn’t like it quite as much. Not particularly French, but I really liked the food. Quite pricey for the quantity of food, so the «pommies frites» (fries) are a worthwhile addition to make sure you’re full when you pay the bill!

For our anniversary, we decided to go somewhere special, so Bistro Dom’s it was.
We ordered the Kitchen Menu, which was 5 courses of whatever they brought out. Every dish was delicious and so wonderfully presented. I also like the fact that my husband was able to try things that he would never, ever order. And he enjoyed every one of them, even the sweetbread!
However, the highlight for me was the dessert. A chocolate egg with sea salt caramel. I would of ordered a bath full of the stuff, if I knew how good it was going to be. A delicious way of ending a beautiful meal.

Terrific! Could not do better than this. Being from LA we know good food! I wanted to say «Beauty Bottler» but my Ozzie friends told me that that is too old school… so I say «Good on ya» for a great meal and great service!

Bistrodom was one of those special places I had bookmarked to dine at one day, a special occasion came up so I jumped on dimmi and made my reservation.
We were running a bit late so I called the restaurant to let them know who said not to worry we will see you when we get here. Great not being made to feel uncomfortable!
From the moment we walked in our waiter was lovely, attentive and not in your face! We both really appreciated the olives and cold meat plate that was already waiting for us at the table allowing is to stop the grumbling noises whilst we chose our meals.
The meals were lovely — we both had the lamb pie which looked like a small serve but was more than enough given our side of greens and chips!
Dessert was also nice but I was probably expecting a little more from a French restaurant. We had the salted caramel egg and the apple beignet — similar to a donut but replace the interior with apple rather than batter!
I will definitely be back to this little gem on waymouth street– even just to appreciate the art inside!

Bistro Dom recently passed their neighbour Press to become my favourite restaurant in Adelaide. Bistro Dom offers classy dining without being too over the top, and food that manages to be intriguing, creative, and ultimately delicious.
Be prepared to splash out a little for a dinner here. Bistro Dom isn’t hugely expensive, and it’s entirely possible to eat here without spending too much, but the desire to sample the whole menu is much too great.
Make it a special occasion and freely choose from their starters, mains and sides. Or, better yet, choose their kitchen menu and let them feed you.
On my last visit I got the chance to try Mutton bird. A bird that tastes incredibly like fish. I’ve never come across it before, but Bistro Dom’s head chef, Duncan, is all about putting interesting things on your plate.
Live a little through this amazing menu, and experience one of the best restaurants Adelaide has to offer.

I simply cannot fault Bistro Dom. I’m not sure if it’s the art, the great staff, the rather parisian long room feel or just the food… But it’s all good.
The ultimate place to impress if you’re taking out a client or your boss, a date or even a friend, Bistro Dom’s food will always make you want more. With Duncan’s little touches of flair in the food it can sometimes become a performance. Vegetables with the green tops on in a ‘pot of soil,’ that turned out to be a gorgeous aioli sprinkled with squid ink dyed bread crumbs, for example.
It’s not cheap but the quality more than makes up for it. It’s not as pricey as some high end places though, which is a good bonus.
Now, what’s my next excuse to go to Bistro Doms? It’s my nearly christmas present? It’s halfway from my last birthday? Or I could just go for the hell of it!

Wife took me & kids there after hearing good things. Hard to find French in ADL and now glad to have found this little bit of France. On a request they specially ordered in snails and all four of us ordered for entrée. Our teenage kids had been waiting a few years to have snails again. Worth the wait. All mains ordered were also excellent. Salads perfect. Good wine list. I had French reds by the glass. Parisian café appeal with lots of real art on the walls. Recommended!

I happily recommend Bistro Dom to all I know who’d appreciate this slender slice of France in our considerably un-​Frenchy city. It’s on Waymouth Street among other CBD dining hot spots and our beloved taxation office. I say slender because it’s a long, thin lick of a room, and its menu isn’t a big mouthful of France, but sophisticated bites of it.
It’s also a space for the appreciation of local artists. I read the work of Stephen Langdon is now hung in this narrow noshery. I guess you could say this room is both gallery and galley in style. With a European feel, you can preen in front of gild-​edged mirrors, perch on wooden banquette seating and be tastefully light with chic pendant lighting. I wish Adelaide had more of the same.
It is a «relief» however that we don’t have more restaurants with toilets housed separately. When I last visited — and this may very well have changed since — diners had to leave the premises and walk several doors up the street to use the lavs of a neighbouring office building. Novel you could say, but ultimately makes their «conveniences» very much not so. Venturing upstairs into empty city office buildings at night in order to spend a penny may have cost Bistro Dom.
Original owners Ben and Dominika have a new head chef on board, Duncan Welgemoed. His work on the menu clearly reflects his sophisticated culinary path taken throughout Europe — including stints with Heston Blumenthal and Raymond Blanc. From the kitchen of Bistro Dom he presents house-​smoked Atlantic salmon with oyster cream, mushroom tagliatelle with egg and aged Parmesan, grass-​fed scotch fillet with frites and Béarnaise, and roast duck breast with olive oil potato purée and savoy. Breakfasts appeal with wild mushrooms, crispy speck and more of that salmon to keep your eggs company. Should you be in recent receipt of a tasty refund from our afore-​mentioned taxation office, you may like to spring for a bottle of Charles Lafitte Champagne. As the listed brekky bubbles, it is literally $ 120 a pop.

Bistro Dom’s sources good produce, much of it South Australian, and offers good quality meals.
ART
Modern art adorns the walls. You can even buy it if you see something you like.
LAYOUT
The bistro is very narrow, but there is a clever use of mirrors to make it seem wider. Consequently, there is a narrow corridor by the tables, which run in a line, and two people can just pass each other if one stands to one side.
BREAKFAST, LUNCH AND DINNER
Bistro Dom is mainly open in the daytime, but is open for dinner at weekends.
The bistro does some quite nice breakfasts. Highlights include the wild mushroom on toast with poached egg.
I haven’t had lunch here but my partner and I dined at Bistro Dom’s for dinner once.
MENU
The wine list was extensive, the food menu was limited and the beer menu was limited to a choice of three.
We were given complimentary freshly cooked sour dough that was delicious and tasted just sour enough.
We were then give a complimentary potato and leak amuse bouche with truffle oil, which also tasted excellent.
For the starter I had a small plate of salad, with a ball of goat’s cheese, a ball of beetroot, onion lettuce and French dressing. It was all very well balanced. My bloke had a small plate of lamb sweetbreads salad, which he thought was fine but the starter size was a little small for him.
He had the same problem with the scotch fillet steak he ordered and was disappointed to see it arrive with chips, a cooked tomato and no vegetables. He was also disappointed it was nearer to rare, than medium rare, as he had ordered. The cut of the grass fed beef was excellent though.
The size of my mushroom tagliatelle, made from egg yolk, with aged parmesan was just right for me and the flavours were well balanced.
My bloke’s woes continued with the beer when the waiter, who was pleasant enough, tried to pour his beer into his glass from an upright position. The head was rather frothy to the point I quipped: «You could put a flake in that!»
My chardonnay from Chablis, France, on the other hand, was excellent.
DIETARY REQUIREMENTS
There was one vegetarian entrée and one vegetarian main available, a few seafood selections and nothing for vegans.
SERVICE
The service is efficient and the staff nice enough.