The Best Bistro in Town
A new restaurant in Draper combines flavors from the US, all the way to Southeast Asia.
A quaint building on the corner of Fort Street in Draper may seem like an unlikely location for an Asian-American restaurant, but Montauk Bistro is just that. The restaurant located near Draper City Hall offers foods like fruit crepes and pitaya bowls, to pho with rare sirloin and a yellow curry rice bowl, to even a ham and french cheese sandwich. The cute exterior makes the building seem like just another coffee shop or cafe, but it is much more than that.
As soon as you walk in, you are greeted with a smile and friendly hello, and the environment changes. Simple and cute, yet functional, decorations and furniture fill the small restaurant with a happy feel. The workers were very attentive and kind, always checking in to see if you needed anything, and making sure the food and experience was what you wanted. The menu itself is pretty small, with only about 15 options in the breakfast, lunch, and dinner menus, but everything seems like quality and well made food. The drink menu has many more options, ranging from hot chocolate to raspberry rose petal and licorice mint tea, all the way to chai and thai tea lattes. The bistro even offers wine, beer, and cocktails for their adult customers.
For such good quality food, you would expect to pay at least ten to 15 dollars, but the most expensive food item on the menu is only 11 dollars and the cheapest is four dollars. The pho was cooked with homemade broth and meatballs, beef, rice noodles, and asian herbs. The dish is presented with toppings that you can choose to add, like bean sprouts, jalapeños, and different sauces like hoisin and sriracha. The bowl was huge, with a ton of flavor to fill it up. The two crepes were served with seasonal fruits, like strawberries, whipped cream, and the dish was flambéd, or lit on fire. All of the produce was very fresh and ripe, and it was easy to tell.
The feel of the bistro is very calm and peaceful, with an open arrangement in a small space, it feels very homey, because it used to be one. The building is called ‘The Nielsen-Rideout Home’, and was constructed in 1880 by Peter A. Nielsen. Everything feels very lived in, and it is easy to relax and wind-down. The property is surrounded by peach and pear trees, as well as green onions growing. There is plenty of seating to accommodate for customers, both inside and out.
With a building full of history, staff that is dedicated to the business, an inviting atmosphere, and food full of flavor, Montauk Bistro has everything you need to be satisfied.
