Bistro Eleven 21 — Restaurant in Blytheville

10-9-22 Okay, so we are staying in the hotel connected to this establishment. We read menus online, and after finally deciding what to get to-go, my fiance called. He asked for a bistro pizza. To which the young lady informed him that if we are looking at an online menu, that it is wrong. He walked down to the restaurant and they gave him a plastic menu to hold here for our stay & informed us they are only out of pork chops but bistro pizza isn't an option from them now. We ordered a cup of the seafood bisque, he chose the black Angus burger all the way with the steak fries. I ordered the Philly cheese steak wrap with no lettuce and steak fries. So, the seafood bisque is Not chunky at all -- no crab or shrimp. However, this creamy full fledge liquid soup had the STRONGEST & MOST DELICIOUS Flavor to me. I am used to crab meat throughout the ones I have tried before. But the flavor in this is very potent and I seriously LOVED IT! My fiance tried and he said it was just too much for him flavor wise. If you don't enjoy salt or strong flavor you may not like this, but I certainly did. (Will attach a picture, but I had already consumed many bites before I took it) He enjoyed his all the way cheeseburger and fries. I also enjoyed my Philly wrap & steak fries were yummy. Wrap was juicy and delicious. Did ask for mayo/ketchup packets as we are in a hotel and they're appreciated as a Philly needs mayo in my opinion. If we eat here again while we are in town for 7 more days, i will update the review if needed. Also going to attach the most recent menu as of today (the date stated above) To go soup was in a perkins cup so i assume they are in some way affiliated with them; being that both are attached to the hotel. Thought I'd note that since my soup pic could be confusing otherwise. Wish I could do 4.5 stars because my main complaint is the lack of online menu that is correct. I am a major foodie and enjoy descriptions of a meal I may order in advance. Hence why I am leaving this detailed review here now.

*update: I ordered the bowl of the seafood bisque next, and it is still as delicious and flavorful. For an idea of how much it serves, they fill an entire medium filled Perkins cup full of it- 3 servings at least. I also enjoyed the spring rolls. I did feel like they needed a sauce so I am unsure if that was supposed to be included or if they do not include a sauce with them in general. Overall, i do wish I could take that soup recipe with me back home to FL. & the price they offer it for is...

I ordered the grilled Caesar Salad with steak (medium rare). The menu description did not list what dressing came on the salad and the dressings options didn’t include “Caesar dressing”, so I specifically asked if the salad came with a Caesar dressing. I was assured it did…. Now this was important to me as I do not like very many dressings, but I do I like a good Caesar dressing. The presentation of the salad was nothing like the photos I had observed online. Rather than having sliced portions of steak, it was served with chopped up pieces of steak like you find served in a typical stir-fry dish. It was, however, medium-rare as requested. The dressing…. Oh, the dressing…. It was pink, and more reminiscent of a thousand island (thank goodness I ordered it “on the side”) and nothing like a typical Caesar dressing. I then asked if I could get oil and vinegar which is listed on the menu but was told they don’t have that. So, I asked for either balsamic vinegarette or Italian on the side (both listed as dressing options). I was given the Italian which was tolerable, but not my fave. Truth is, I would have never ordered a salad if I had been given an honest answer about the Caesar dressing. All in all, there are few choices in Blytheville for a dinner restaurants, and this one just totally missed the mark. Two stars given for the kind and accommodating staff, Zero stars given for the food. (Photos added…the “sliced beautiful salad” was found on YELP and what I expected…. The other photo is what I actually was served along with the pink...

I ate here for the first time last Friday 12/4. Ordered takeout I got the ribeye with shrimp skewer green beans and baked potato. It was the best steak dinner I’ve had since I’ve moved to this dump of a state. HOWEVER... they charged me 6 dollars for grilled shrimp and it only came with three...my steak was 25 dollars and it was undercooked. I order it medium and the cut was delicious but the filet was so rare I couldn’t eat it. Everything else tasted so good I didn’t mind the rare parts. Fast forward to tonight.... I worked crazy late and wanted a treat, so I ordered out again. This time I got my steak medium well and explained to the waitress that I only chose this because the chef cooked it so under on my last visit. I got the same sides. When I got home my steak was WELL DONE and charred on the outside so apparently the chef only knows two temps...medium rare, and well done...this is not a chef in my eyes, it’s just a guy who doesn’t know what he’s doing. The shrimp were way smaller than they were the last time and on top of everything they forgot my baked potato! 35 dollar meal and I didn’t even get all of it, plus it wasn’t cooked right. If the manager doesn’t offer me half off my next meal for this I’ll never eat here again. IF YOU’RE GOING TO CHARGE 5 STAR PRICES, THEN YOU BETTER BE COOKING...