The Delft Bistro — Restaurant in Marquette

So we stopped in at the Delft Bistro because it looked really interesting. The smell was amazing walking in the door. I ordered one of their signature margaritas and it was AMAZING! At first impression the young server seemed very sweet.Then it goes downhill from there. We had a party of 4 people, one of which was a child. They did not offer us a child's menu. We only realized when ordering they do in fact have a child's menu. We ordered our meal which consisted of a smash burger, salmon, $40 filet mignon and several sides for our son. We waited and waited and waited I'm talking a really long time! We were about to tell our server we wanted our bill because we were tired of waiting when she came over to let us know our food was ready except for my husband's rare fillet mignon which was over cooked. She asked if the rest of us wanted our food while they remade the fillet. My husband said please bring everyone else's food because we were so hungry. While we all ate he waited and waited and waited for a rare fillet. Our table was giving him some of our food because we felt bad. Our server was no where in sight. Finally another server tossed my husband's food in front of him not saying a thing and walked off. The fillet was rare but was accompanied by burnt potatoes that he pulled off his plate and put on the appetizer plates in the center of the table. My husband wanted to complain but again we waited and waited and waited. He didn't eat and finally when the non apologetic server came over defeated and tired we simply asked for to-go boxes and the bill. $128, no apologies, no anything. Seriously one of the top two worst restaurant experiences we have had, this coming from a retired military family that has lived and traveled all over the world. My daughter who is a student here will surely share our experience as I am now. My suggestion is go...

Delft bistro had an amazing vibe and delicious food. The repurposed old theatre renewed as a two story restaurant - still using the movie screen for all patrons to watch movies such a marvelous idea! Our movie was Shrek! The food menu was filled with various tasty options and conscious of all dietary restrictions! Hefty portions - even the small bites and tastes were quite big.

I recommend the falafel bites, hummus, and short rib bites. The Romenasco and Chicken Piccata pastas were good as well, but I’d encourage others to explore other options on the menu. On Thursdays they offer a date night special - 2 pastas for $40 & $10 off a bottle of wine. They also had jazz musician playing that evening!

The downside to this meal was the very poor service and our waitress who was ill (sniffling at our table all evening). We noticed that the waitress was overwhelmed, helping 8 tables by herself. She kept entering our table number incorrectly into the POS system resulting in us receiving other tables drinks and food. All together, the restaurant seemed to lack communication. For instance, the staff not mentioning they were out of pita until after we already received our hummus. It is clear that this restaurant is understaffed and may benefit from better hostess, kitchen, & waitstaff communication. Most of all - I hope management is encouraging their employees to take off if not well - as I woke up with the same sniffles as my waitress...

I visited twice during my time in Marquette. First, I went for breakfast and ordered a bloody mary and the tofu scramble.

The bloody mary was really good! I had high hopes for the tofu scramble. Honestly, I was impressed they had it! They have quite a few vegan options on their menus. The tofu scramble was not that good though. I was surprised to see sliced carrots in the scramble - a lot of them. There was also kale and I think mushrooms as well. I felt like there was only 1/16th of a block of tofu in this scramble. They plate it so it looks like there's a lot, but it's just the top layer. Tofu is the cheapest protein so I'm not sure why they're stingy on the amount in the dish. The carrots did not make sense and there was way too many. The tofu scramble was seemingly unseasoned. The kale wasn't the right leafy green for this scramble either. It wasn't massaged or softened much, so it was not enjoyable to eat. The hot sauce gave the dish more flavor. I do feel like they put a lot of thought and effort into their vegan dishes, but the tofu scramble needs to be reworked.

I came back for dinner later in my trip, and it was much better. We ordered the falafel bites, harvest salad, and romesco pasta to share. Everything was incredible. If anything, the sauce that came with the falafel was too sweet and not really a sauce for falafel. The salad and pasta were...