Bistro 1926 — Restaurant in Town of De Witt

Visited Bistro 1926 for the first time since this Drumlin golf course restaurant was run by Pascal's. It has great atmosphere whether you dine al fresco on the patio in the summer or inside overlooking the golf course. We did not need reservations for an early dinner on a Tuesday evening. I was happy to see two regional dishes from the Utica area on the menu, Utica Greens and Chicken riggies. Two of us chose the Utica Greens as an appetizer. The taste was fairly good but the dish lacked sufficient prosciutto or diced pancetta to round it out. Consequently, the first few bites were really enjoyable but as it cooled it took on a one-note flavor. There was spicy heat to the dish, but very few promised cherry peppers. For my main, I ordered chicken riggies. It too lacked sufficient cherry peppers even though I ordered it hot. The ones that were present we're either tiny bits or larger slices from the tough stem end and not palatable. Also the chicken was sharply cut into firm cubes which did not absorb the sauce or flavors. In my opinion, torn or shredded chicken works better in this dish, which I have had in many restaurants in upstate New York, and also make at home using the original Joe Morelli recipe. Both these dishes were okay, but I wouldn't order them again here. For dessert, we took home a slice of their carrot cake to share and...

The flavor of the French onion soup was great, the texture not so much. The bistro burger was lacking and the shrimp casear salad not anything special. Out of three shrimp, one was severely charred and unpleasantly acrid. The service was very pleasant and consistent. However, we waited for what seemed like forever for food and the places was not busy at all. There were 4 tables total seated (not counting few folks at the bar). I did not complain about the shrimp only because I waited so long for the food to begin with. The atmosphere is nice because of the windows at light. Would not likely go again to eat, but perhaps...

Great place for a nice evening out, watching the golfers through the big picture windows while you eat dinner. Met some friends for a casual evening dinner. Generous wine pour. Great menu choices. I had a chicken dish with risotto,asparagus, roasted grape tomatoes and black olives in Lemon sauce. Very yummy. My friend had the halibut with fingerling potatoes all in a delicious creme freche with herbs, well worth the price. The other dish was a pasta with chicken. Huge portion at a reasonable price. Desserts are a choice of 4 cakes, pistachio cheesecake, carrot cake chocolate cake and berry cakes. All looked...