James Said Bistro

May 25th, 2023

Great food
May 17th, 2023

May 16th, 2023

(Translated by Google) The dining environment is very good, the service attitude is very friendly, the food is average, I forgot to take photos of the food. A place suitable for chatting and drinking coffee with girlfriends. The decoration of the bathroom is relatively old, and the door cannot be locked from the inside. (Original)
May 14th, 2023

I think I'm still in the food/cocktail haze 24 hours later ... oh my what a complete, incredible and fantastic experience at dinner last night! First of all service was impeccable, actually the best I've experienced in some time. Intuitive, aware, respectful and warm. Meghan and the lovely French guy were out of this world. Truly amazing with their timing and spacing of food and drink. To the owner of James Said (may be it is James Said!) you have got the 5 star class staff; they really enhanced incredible food and drink! Downed three incredible cocktails (French Martini, My Way Martini & Passionfruit Collins) yeah, indulgent I know but it was happy hour and these were the most high quality (read good amount of alcohol) cocktails I've had, may be ever. One thing that always annoys me is happy hour means many places give you half the amount of alcohol for half the price. Not here! Wow! Incredible again. Am I waxing lyrical enough? Olives to start (were a little too hot to eat, may be warming is better), then lovely pillow shaped bread roll with the best butter, was it French? Tasted like it. Then I chose the ceviche kingfish with lime and coconut ... can I say I wish it were just a slightly larger entree, was too small, but that's only because I wanted more. Then moved onto the Taste of the Sea for main, beautifully cooked barramundi with beurre blanc & asparagus. Sided it with frieds and beans almandine. I was so in my own world eating this meal, I hope I didn't offend other guests, lol! Just fantastic. The fries were better than Maccas. Could not fault anything here. No dessert though the offering was tempting but tum was full and very satisfied. James Said Bistro is a well kept secret in Armadale. I was completely blown away as well as my partner (had the scallops and vegie ravioli plus cocktails) on every level here. The beauty of the restaurant also made the experience incredible. Lights and space and not too fussy or lacking. The cocktail maker was incredible watching her get those cocktails out in perfect time. I cannot wait to come back! Thank you so much!
Apr 26th, 2023