Bistro Vatel Restaurant Review
218 E. Olmos Dr. (McCullough Ave.) 
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San Antonio, TX 78212
210-828-3141 | Menu
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Bistro Vatel Restaurant is one of our 2012
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Cuisine
Open
Lunch Tues.-Fri., Dinner Tues.-Sun.Features
- Romantic setting
- Private room(s)
- Reservations suggested
- Outdoor dining
- Parking lot
- Casual dressy
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 Slowly and surely, like cooking a classic coq au vin, executive chef Damien Watel has managed to make his homey bistro a shrine of sorts to la cuisine bourgeoise --- a good thing, for the flavors of French cuisine have otherwise faded. We can be had here by an unpretentious hanger steak with frites, the voluptuous duck breast twinned with tart rhubarb, or swiftly seared sweetbreads mantled with mustard-inflected béarnaise. Watel has a winning way with fish as well, and the textbook Dover sole, simply sautéed a la meunière, is a menu staple, along with veal liver with bacon and onions --- and, of course, the coq au vin. An evening prix-fixe menu offers both value and the opportunity to explore the chef's specials. A simpler luncheon list unleashes duck confit bedded in watercress. The French wine roster offers everything from steely Loire Valley whites to inky reds from Cahors. Silken mousse au chocolat emits heavy sighs at dessert.
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