Square Bistro

I have been to square bistro three times and was impressed and happy with my experience when i went for lunch. The french onion soup was delicious as well as the caesar salad. However I recently ordered take out sushi because they recently started serving sushi and I thought I’d give it a try since I’ve heard good things about it. I would say that I wasn’t blown away and that it wasn’t worth the price of their sushi. My takeout was also sitting on the bar upon arrival and I guess it wasn’t sitting there long but I wish they would have kept it refrigerated because what if I got stuck in traffic? The presentation was also off but that may be because I ordered take out :/

Awesome food and drinks, but they told me my to go order would be ready in 10 minutes and it actually took 30. :(Also love the date night option.

Good on every level, come in early though to get a table, beer selection is above par and food quality is real good!

Very nice place, the service was great Evan was very attentive and helpful. The tour of Italy was excellent and the braised short ribs over squash ravioli was tasty but not satisfying, only because the person next to me had ordered sushi. Then I wanted to change my order. The only item that was disappointing was the black bean egg rolls, they were lacking filling. Two at $ 9.00. Over all very good, will be back.

Cannot say enough great things about this place. Awesome ambiance and great food. The bar lights up, and the sandwiches are bomb dot com!

We have just moved into the area and heard about the Square Bistro. We finally tried it for lunch and were quite impressed with the décor, food and staff. The craft beer tap selection was good and very nice to see a rotating tap list. The burger was juicy and flavorful and the wraps and salads were fresh and uniquely seasoned. Menu looked inviting. We will be back soon and hope to hit dinner soon. Well worth the visit you will not be disappointed.

This place is an A– for its locale, but a C+ for the upscale Cleveland market generally. Crowd is kind of County Fair-​ish, disappointing immature staff, and decidedly spotty food. Grossly overcooked tasteless calamari, bland lobster bisque loaded with butter and lobster meat but no dry sherry in the house ! Excellent fish entrees and dessert of forgettable sorbet. Seems like the cook has big ideas but support is just unprofessional and a little unprepared. I don’t need to drive out from Pepper Pike with better options closer.

My wife and I stopped in here with another couple for dinner on a Monday night. We thought the food was pretty hit or miss. My wife’s salmon burger was very good. It was seasoned well and not dry which is common with salmon burgers.
The banh mi sandwich was not very good. The generic «Asian» flavor on the pork tasted mostly like soy sauce and teriyaki and the roll felt like a «brown and serve» roll that wasn’t browned but only par baked. The roll was cut all the way through which even minimum wage subway sandwich artists know not to do. This made the small pieces of pork and pickled veggies fall out as you try to eat it. I ended up eating it with a fork.
I can over look this as relatively minor but all of the sides we ordered were so bland it seemed impossible that there was a chef in the kitchen. I ordered the French onion soup which is one of their daily soups. It was so unbelievably bad that I can’t imagine how they can serve it. They clearly just buy canned beef broth and try to dress it up with some dried herbs to make you think it is homemade (which would be strained if you actually made it from scratch). When you bite into the dried herbs you get a very nasty pop of bitterness that is hard to bear. The thing that really killed the soup though was the COMPLETE lack of salt. I am very sensitive to salt and I really do not like overly salted foods but this soup was so bland it was crazy. It literally had no flavor which is simply not possible if you make your broth from scratch with any level of skill.
Our «fingerling potato salad» was along the same lines, NO SALT. How can you serve potatoes with no salt? It’s impossible that anyone in the kitchen is tasting anything that goes out of the kitchen.
I don’t think we will return anytime soon. This is a shame because they have a great spot, an awesome bar, beer and wine selection.

Good food, good service a bit noisy and close. About 3.5 stars overall. Moon fish not much flavor, scallops good starch no flavor.

This was a great spot to take my dad for a belated Father’s Day celebration. Rather than cash out the big bucks on the day of, we opted to wait until Thursday night to go to Square Bistro. By the way, if you weren’t aware on Thursdays at Square Bistro they have Prime Rib Night!!! Out of the 5 person reservation, 4 ordered it and devoured it — but not in one sitting. The leftovers were just as great. I was the silly one who ordered something other than the prime rib deal. However, my meal was just as tasty of a deal. I had the duck, and it was a nice change of pace. I’m so used to only eating Asian style duck that this was a good switch up. It didn’t scare me away quite like how duck l’orange did back in the day!
Overall, the experience was truly gourmet. Which is shocking considering how far off into the boonies this place is. If you’re looking for a more location friendly place, Square Bistro is a sister to the Lure Bistro in Willoughby (which I have also been and you can read a review of).

First time here, definitely won’t be the last. Decided to check it out after looking up their menu online and walked in on this Tuesday night to find out it is lobster night! 2 courses for 20 bucks? Yes please! I had the bisque and the lobster tail and I have to say it was the best tail I’ve had in a long time! Perfectly cooked! Broccolini was the veg and it was seasoned perfectly! My husband enjoyed his surf and turf, cleaning his plate! Dana, our server, was awesome and the General Manager Bryce is super cool! Great meal, great deal! Happy to know this is only a few miles from my house. Delish!

The food was ok, but not as good as the first time. The service was terrible.
If this had been our first visit, we would never even consider going back.
We had to ask to order drinks, never got refills. She was slow and not friendly. Oh, and even when I explicitly told her I wanted my tuna raw, it came out cooked.
We may try again, but not for a while.

We have dined here 3 times now and absolutely love it. The restaurant is small and a bit noisy but the service, food and pricing is fantastic.
Square Bistro has weekly specials that are really worth the trip and the food is well prepared and so much better than you would experience at a chain restaurant.
Chardon FINALLY has a gourmet restaurant that won’t hurt your wallet. A must try!!!

Food was very good and service was good. We got sat by the door, ever time the door opened we froze and it seems no one knows how to use a shovel out front. The stairs were full of snow and the sidewalk in front was full of snow. I had to go next door the next day and it was still full of snow so be careful

Really good spot, gone a couple times, always good, great beer list. I’ve liked everything I’ve tried.

Second time to square bistro. Wife and I popped in on a Monday night for some light apps. It was about ¹⁄₃ full which was expected for a Monday night. We had a nice server, wine was 50% off bottles under $ 50. So I feel the bottle we ordered was priced just right. Kinda shows the markup… anyhoo we decided to just have some apps.
It can get abnormally loud because of the gold tin ceiling in there. But it’s a cool place; it used to be a brewery however it’s been decorated very nicely with huge windows looking out onto the square. Looking forward to having a meal there when it’s snowing. Parking is pretty easy on the square and is free after 6 or so. I mean, it’s Chardon square so its not like there are meter maids. It’s inviting and lit nicely but for me the jury is out on the lights under the bar top. Literally the marble or whatever the bar top is is illuminate by lights underneath it. The lighting contributes greatly overall, but it’s yellow-​ish.
Any way back to the food. We ordered asiago fries. Now I like fries and for $ 5 you get a massive pile. Massive. Believe it or not maybe less? Less is more in presentation. A little more sea salt. It seems that spice was missing in most of our food.
I had a house salad; great greens and tomato salsa. It was almost ruined by the pool of dressing in the bottom. I should have asked for it on the side however it was a nice portion and presented well.
I do like me some wings; so i ordered the asiago confit garlic wings. I was expecting, well, wings. Drums and wings. You know… wings. I got the whole chicken arm shoulder deal. Not my fav way to have wings. On the overcooked side, but… bland. No salt. No spice. No garlic. Bland. Coupled with the confit style cooking they were not my fave. I took them home and heated and spiced them up, but overall it would not get them again. This is NOT an indictment of the place as it was my first meal there.
Wife had the carnitas soft tacos; you got two and the pork was lacking spice/​salt/​something. Great presentation but the pork was little oily.
So overall three stars aren’t bad; we will absolutely go back. Dedicated servers and everyone is nice and welcoming.

I’ve been wanting to check this place out, and finally did this evening with my boyfriend. The bar was the first thing I noticed, because it was lit from within. Very cool. The atmosphere felt upscale, especially as compared with other restaurants in the area.
I had a pomegranate bellini, which was a delicious before-​dinner drink, and my bf had a Left Hand 400 Pound Monkey (IPA) which he liked.
For dinner, he had a «Square» burger. It had bacon jam, a fried egg, L&T, and cheese on a pretzel bun and came with rosemary and sea salt fries. ⁸⁄₁₀.
I had a pirogi meal which was covered in braised beef, onion and peppers. Since I’d checked the menu online before, and decided that’s what I’d get a full 5 hours before, I had big expectations. The dish did not disappoint! ⁹⁄₁₀ and I really have no reason not to give it ¹⁰⁄₁₀ besides the fact that I feel like I shouldn’t give a perfect score for food unless it makes me cry tears of joy or amazement.
Our server Dillan was very attentive and friendly.

As a longtime Chardon-​area resident, I am used to driving to Willoughby, Cleveland, Woodmere and other 20 – 50 minute drives for this sort of atmosphere and quality.
Square Bistro has a hip and urban feel with it’s lighted bar, décor and impressive wine and tap list. It has delicious food and a great happy hour with good deals on «tapas» style small plates. The pork tacos, chicken wings and asiago fries were all fantastic and I was salivating over some of the entrees I saw.
I’ve been twice in the short time it’s been open and plan on many more visits. This area has sorely lacked a place like this and I hope the community will support it. Thankfully it has looked relatively busy on both of my visits.

We heard about this place and decided to try it out. The happy hour prices on food are reasonable, so we were able to try a number of items. Everything was just okay. Nothing impressive.

What a great new place in Chardon. Great atmosphere, great beer and priced right! 12 micro beers on tap and new ones coming in all the time. Food looks great but haven’t eaten here yet. Courtney is awesome at the bar! Finally a late night place in Chardon other than the Bev (nothing wrong with Bev!) Stop in, great place!