The Canyon Bistro Wine In Topanga

The atmosphere and location are fantastic inside Topanga canyon it really feels like a quiet little town much farther away from LA than it actually is. It could possibly be that we were there at a very quiet time which is why the food took a while but we were there for about 45 minutes before our food what served the food was good but otherwise unremarkable. I ordered the barbecue burger medium and cajun fries, however it came out medium rare which is fine if the burgers are ground in house. The fries were crispy well seasoned and not overly salty. All around a very pleasant experience though the burger could have done with a few less mushrooms. My partner had the seared ahi tuna tartine and truffle fries. Fortunately they had the option to sub in gluten-free bread which is a surprisingly hard thing to come by even in LA. Although lacking in truffle flavor their fries were also crispy and fresh. Other than the wait time it was a perfectly fine lunch

Great local spot! Love the Salmon, the onion soup and the Bistrot Burger!!! Live music always great quality

Cozy restaurant on a chilly evening with friendly staff and excellent food.

Great salad the house raspberry vinaigrette was divine! Great wine selection definitely recommend this sweet little bistro

Asked once for Whipped creme, was served rancid and flat whipped creme. Tried again another night ordered the Turkey burger (1 hr later was served! Not a busy night not ok) which is served with some kind of lemon spread which is great, but when you have to ask 3 times for thousand island dressing and the waitress with glasses calls you rude, that’s when enough is enough. I have worked over 15 years in the restaurant industry, studied restaurant management and have the official title of “Restaurateur” from Germany and I have never, ever experienced something so appalling. Even after trying to reconcile with the bad service for the misunderstanding or miscommunication from all sides, I was yelled at, she clapped her hands like we’re are in the ghetto and I said just give me my bill, I will not come here again and you cannot speak to regulars like that. After speaking to locals about this, seems to be a common trend, not only that but people get food poisoning here. Reported to health department Will not be coming here again and spending my hard earned money on horrible dining experiences. To be clear I reported to the health department because of my experience with the whipped creme 3 months prior, not the lentil soup in which another regular, the same day got food poisoning from. Customer is not king here. which sucks. Other waitress Monique is a GEM. Thank you for being so kind and packing up the burger to go. Sorry I did not take it, after that while experience I had lost my appetite. Positive note: they have a great menu, the wine menu is excellent and they have great Happy Hour options. I was appreciative of the bistro, but bad service is bad Service, and a response like the one below is nothing less than expected from and establishment such as this, especially when I stated to this waitress that I was going to address this with the owner. I waited three weeks to think about how I could write this so that, you, the owner, would take this into consideration to address this, not to get her “in trouble” but rather when a customer asks for thousand island, inform your waiting staff to just bring a side of thousand island. I don’t need extra and questions such as “well which burger did you have?” And “well that burger come with lemon spread” yes I know that, I ordered that burger and explicitly ordered with a side of thousand island. It wasn’t there so I asked for it again and requested it once again. Please note, there was no one else sitting in the bar with me besides my friend who was drinking a beer. All the best.