Bistro Bianconi — Restaurant in County Sligo

We were looking forward to having a Christmas meal here as we have over the years and always loved it. Last night however we were really disappointed. The prices are definitely up there but the food didn't follow. I had Bolognese which cost almost twenty euro. It's was like a child's portion. It might have been worth say €9-11, but no more. It was like something that you would pull out of the slow cooker at home with ingredients that cost 2-3 euro per dish. My wife had the signature dish. It was ok, not worth the almost €25. It was a little rubbery. That particular dish used to be beautiful. Kids had pizza. We spent €100 in the bistro and left a 10% tip. Never again. I understand that costs have gone up for businesses but you should never leave a restaurant hungry with food as those prices. I was still hungry so we stopped in Supermacs on the way home and I had a snack box, kids had dessert. It was really nice. Thanks Supermacs. I am not a keyboard warrior, I don't leave reviews. I did tell the waiter that the dish was small, he seemed uninterested. Doubt he even reported it. Ran off with the tip. I am genuinely disappointed with the whole experience....

When the Early Bird is not that Early after all very disappointed Hi we just had a meal in the Bistro Bianconi in Sligo this is an restaurant we have eaten in a number of times and have been very happy regrettably this was not the case tonight as we went to have the Early Bird it was clearly stated on the menu that the Early Bird was just under 20euro for the main course and starter so we decided to go with it on completion of our meal which included 3 glasses of wine we were presented with a bill for 80euro when we queered this we were told not everything on the Early Bird menu was included on very close investigation all items except the two meals we had had in very small print eb near them this such a sneaky way to present a menu so watch out do a close study of everything before deciding as you might be fooled also by Early Bird menu. As the Early Menu clearly stared on the top that the price was just under 20 euro for starter...

Definitely call for reservation - they were very busy (it was a Saturday night). 🙂

Friendly, welcoming staff. Lovely (complimentary) olives to start the meal. Solid wine/liquor menu -- Including dealcoholized red or white wine!

Brownie with ice cream was wonderful.

Seafood pasta was a lovely sauce and plenty of seafood with perfectly timed pasta. 😍

My only wish was for the pizza crust to have been better fired. The toppings were plentiful and tasty. A bit more zing in the sauce (basil or salted olive oil, maybe?) would be nice but that's just a suggestion, it was fine. However, the crust was 'just ok'. Based on pictures from before reopening (before lockdown?) I thought it was going to be a thicker/wood fired base but it seemed pretty standard/almost too flat.

I'd still go back and fully recommend Bistro Bianconi. 🤗 Just not for the pizza if you're looking for that something extra out...