Casual cafe serving classic Italian delights including Pasta, Chicken, Veal, light bites, Salads, along with an Extensive Wine Collection and Full Bar and all served by our fabulous, Friendly Servers in a Family atmosphere.Large Pet Friendly Patio with gorgeous mountain views.
Casual cafe & jazz venue serving light bites & classic Italian eats such as caprese salad & pasta. Based on 259 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$
Address:
72820 El Paseo, Palm Desert, CA 92260
Phone: (760) 346-6393
Website: https://backstreetbistroelpaseo.com/
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Carolyn Reed
First lunch meal about a month ago: party of 4, we all had a great lunch meal! Super service! Second Service, Dinner, 4 different people. Very poor service, food awful. Third service, 3 weeks later, to give it one last try today for lunch. Table for four, lunch. This time I took photos. I made a reservation for 4 for 11:30 a.m. only to find website, yelp, Google maps all said they open at 12. I made an emergency call at 11:30 from the parking lot, with no one in site except my guests, and I was assured 11:30 was ok. I ushered my guests in for an early Mother’s Day Lunch. Pleasant service people. We finally found a table we liked (sorry staff). One diner had a Club House Sandwich with regular fries, she was happy. One diner got a measly 1/2 Sandwich with half salad, seemed fine. One diner (me) ordered a Club House Sandwich with Sweet Potato Fries. Halt! Fries were way overcooked. But Sandwich good! Last but not least Diner #4, a pizza aficionado, ordered the Pizza Margerita. When it arrived we all stared at in shock! Soggy, uncooked cheese pizza (still see the grated unmelted cheese), on top of which were four raw tomatoes with cheese blobbed on top. He cut apart the pizza and all the raw water and uncooked cheese and dough pooled into liquid disgungtinness (a word?). He didn’t want to cause a scene so he managed to swallow down parts of two pieces. I told him that was hands down the worst pizza I’d ever seen and never would have eaten it, as did agree the 3 other diners chime in. So we gave Backstreet Bistro more that a fare shot. We will not be returning. I’m also not sure I would call it an Italian restaurant, most food was Americanized. Bye bye, sorry.
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Roy Shapiro
The patio dining is superb. Excellent service. Delicious food. Nice curated music playing.
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R BAKER
Went to this place on Saturday evening not knowing what to expect. No reservation, but they seated us immediately. Before we could even pull our seats in, they had water and bread delivered to us. Havent had that happen for us in a long time. We order our food and a single glass of wine. My wife and I were just going to share it. They brought wine in a carafe and 2 glasses which was nice. Recieved our food in a timely manner. Food was incredible. Passed on desert because we were full from that great food that was hard to put down. Told the hostess we would definitely be back to eat there again. Would recommend this place to anyone!!! WELL DONE BACKSTREET BISTRO!!!
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Nick Herbert
I think i had the best rueben of my life here. All of the food was outstanding, and the staff was extremely friendly and attentive but not overly intrusive. The atmosphere was great. If i lived in the area I’d go eat there atleast once a week.
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John Berger
Backstreet Bistro offers inside and outside patio seating. We had a delicious lunch that was fairly priced for the area. My club sandwich was large – I took half of it home for dinner. The service was excellent. Helpful Hint: Great place to have lunch after shopping at El Paseo or after a visit to the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens. Plenty of parking.
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Robert Baker
Incredible Italian restaurant food and service was beyond what we expected. Next time we are in town WE WILL BE EATING THERE AGAIN. Do not skip this place if you are there. 5 star hands down.
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Edward Limon
Just finished my delicious French Toast. My wife and daughter had the El Paseo Eggs, but they weren’t impressed. The staff was friendly and the atmosphere was comfortable. I hope to return soon to try their dinner offerings.
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Marie Kang-Scott
It’s a basic predictable Italian with limited wine selection. Did not meet my expectation.
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David Alcantar
Was in the area and craving something small but hardy with a cold beer in this beautiful warm day. Came here and they had the right items! Super friendly and attentative, great service and delicious food!
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yujie ji
First time here, will definitely come back. Everything we ordered were delicious! Very friendly staff too.
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