Inferno’s Bistro

Great food. Great service. Romantic spot. Cute patio. A little expensive but it’s nice for a special occasion.

Food **** — Service **** — Ambience ****
Loved their food. Very friendly staff and a simple set up.
Good portion sizes
Recommended

This place gets very busy during weekends so you should reserve well in advance if you want to grab a seat during peak hours. The food here can be moderately priced to quite expensive. They had quite a large list of specials that ranged from ~$ 20 to $ 45. Their menu also has a wide range of prices with some soups/​salads starting around ~$ 6 to $ 8 and going up to ~$ 45 to which some of their entrees are priced. Portion sizes are decent.
The service here is pretty good. Water was refilled just when it needed to be and servers came by just enough so that it wouldn’t seem like they weren’t bothering us.
I ordered the Moules et Frites ($ 17), Provencal style as well as a La Petite Salad ($ 6) with a Raspberry Champagne Poppyseed Vinaigrette to start. We received a bread basket to start which consisted of three different types of bread: Classic French Bread, Tomato/​Onion Bread, and Jalapeño Cheddar Cornbread. At first touch, the bread was cold so that was a bit of a disappointment. However, after tasting the bread, all disappointment disappeared. The latter two of the three different kinds of breads were DIVINE. They were soft, fluffy, flavorful and SOOO good. One could only imagine how much better they would’ve been if warm.
After the bread, the starter salad came. Now I had quite the expectation for this salad due to the sophistication of how the dressing sounded. I mean, Raspberry Champagne Poppyseed Vinaigrette? How freaking awesome does that sound? So you can imagine the utter disappointment I had when I had my first bite of the salad. It was VERY bland with almost no flavor. The pine nuts on the salad were a good textural component but they were so overpowering. When eating the salad I couldn’t taste anything but the pine nuts. Very disappointing. The sole cherry tomato on the plate was very juicy and flavorful though.
There was a bit of a wait before the mains came but I did not mind this much even if I had that disappointing salad because the bread basket was divine. At first glance, the portion size of the Mussels was a good healthy portion while the amount of fries they gave was just wow. The mussels were large and plump and the broth was delicious. Fries were pretty standard.
I only had a few problems regarding my main, they were: A) the mussels were QUITE sandy. If I were to estimate I’d say more than 20% of the mussels had sand into them. B) the food was a bit on the oversalted side. Under normal circumstances I’d comment to the server about these things but our server sooo cute and I just didn’t have the heart to say anything. It should be noted that the male servers at Inferno’s are quite the lookers! Hubba Hubba!
If it hadn’t been for the disappointing salad, salty food, and sandy mussels I would have given this a 4 star rating. Oh well. I will be back though because the food is very flavorful and the male servers are cute. Hopefully this time it won’t include sandy mussels or salty food.

Went there on a Saturday night and it was quite busy! Glad we had reservations! We were seated upstairs… our table was right beside another. felt like we were having dinner with them! Wanted to reach over a few times and ask if we could try off their plates!
There were numerous specials that night… both of us had the bison special and were not disappointed! It did take awhile for our food to come but it was delicious… the bison was done to medium rare and just melted in your mouth! We had to try one of the many desserts they had in the display case as you enter… I had the blueberry cheesecake and my date had the coffee chocolate tarte… both of us cleaned our plates! :)

The food never disappoints! Amazing taste, perfect portions and very courteous staff!

It’s not in a «hot spot» of Winnipeg, so stick to the Exchange Dist or Osbourne Village if that’s what you’re after.
I sat outside, was lovely. Service was excellent. Food was good, but not mind-​blowing. However, if I lived in this neighborhood I’d be thrilled to have it!
They specialize in deserts which would be fab to share.

Absolutely loved it ! Had a veal schnitzel in a flour and prickly pear bread crumb crust with mashed potatoes, carrot purée and broccoli. Pricey for sure, but well worth the splurge.

I was in the mood for a fish dinner and the special of the day was perfect. It was a pan-​seared salmon filet topped with a grapefruit, fennel, blood-​orange salad and served with a stuffed baked potato and broccoli and red cabbage side. Kori, my server, immediately brought out a bread basket with house-​made cornbread and focaccia and a baguette from Le Croissant down the street. In short order she also appeared with my soup of the day, also included in the special, a creamy leek, potato, and bacon soup. I was not in the mood for wine but they seemed to have a pretty good variety of bottles on hand. Once I finished my soup, Kori brought out the salmon dish and I was not disappointed with my choice. The citris salad on the salmon really blended well with the seared and seasoned fish. The salmon was also perfectly cooked to be flaky and yet juicy. The other sides were also very complimentary to the main dish and cooked to perfection. My only slight disappointment was with the stuffed potato. Although very flavorful, it was a little dry and could have used a light sauce of some sort. Chef Fern Kirouac should be proud of his creations. I observed several other dishes presented to the tables around me and each appeared to be created with the same attention to detail, both visually and with unique flavor combinations. I doubt there is anything on the menu that would disappoint anyone with tastebuds.
The service was also impeccable and I felt like one of the neighborhood regulars. Very friendly and not snooty at all. Pricing is also very reasonable. My special was $ 22.95 and I left completely satisfied and not able to contemplate the impressive dessert menu.

Went here earlier this year and thought the food was decent. Very cozy and had a good french menu. The appetizers we shared included steak tartare, trio des pâté, and something else… tartare was solid, and the pates were ok… My entrée was the artic char. Alsopretty good. tasted rich with the lobster gruyère…everything here was good. but i would say forgettable. Would come back to try other things on the menu.

Inferno’s seemed so much better a couple of years ago when I last visited Winnipeg — did I imagine it? Our meal was fine — nothing really wrong, but nothing amazing. The price is right at least. The service was cery slow (there weren’t many people when we arrived and it was STILL slow). I think one of the owners was serving us… she seemed overwhelmed. Small menu of wines by the glass, but the tea is delightful. An ok meal, but don’t scheudle your trip/​eveing around it.

Was a Gem now a Cubic Zirc. Good is so inconsistent now. My wife and I have had subpar meals many times in a row.
Chicken overcooked, burnt, dry. Infernos is just not what it was originally.
If you hit it on the right night you will hand a good meal.

Inferno’s is my favorite restaurant in Winnipeg. This is one restaurant that I’ve been going to for awhile and actually appreciate more for what it is throughout my travels in larger cities with a wider selection of restaurants.
The food is always creative and delicious. I rarely eat meaty entrée’s, but have had a few of theirs and they always do it right, be it lamb, chicken or beef.
I like packed, casual noisy bistros and this place pulls it off.
The best thing about inferno’s? The prices. I have never been to a restaurant like this with such reasonable prices.
Make a reservation, because it gets packed! For good reason.