My wife and stopped by the Bridge Road Bistro to watch WVU lose to Colorado. We didn’t let the Mounties dismal performance sour our “neighborhood pub” experience. A visit to the Bistro was long overdue and I am happy that I finally returned to experience the Bistro in the evening. I have eaten lunch at the Bistro a couple of times when the place opened a few years ago. The food was good, but a bit pricey for a casual lunch.

The bar area is neat as a pin, with wood furnishings, flat-screen TV and high-top tables. It reminds me of a hotel or country club bar, lacking a bit of warmth. There are five beers on tap and I was very happy to see that four were W.Va. brews! The fifth tap dispensed Lindeman’s Framboise lambic, a real rarity in these parts, although I was told it would not be replaced after the keg “kicks.” (“Sorry Homer, no macro lager on draft here…’) I was impressed with a decent (31-beer) premium bottle list, including Abita, Sierra-Nevada and Pinkus beers. To my delight, my beer was served in a clean, room temperature glass. I am told that the Bistro also has an impressive wine list and from the looks of the top shelf, an adequate supply of good booze.

We were really “digging” the atmosphere; a bit more mature and quiet than most bars in town. It’s seems to be a great place to go to have a drink and a conversation, without being assaulted with music that is usually way too loud. I couldn’t help looking out the window and just taking in the view of the firehouse across the street, and the bank on the corner. It’s just a quiet little neighborhood, and here I am sitting in the local pub. It brought back recent memories of sitting in the same sort of neighborhood pubs in London just a few weeks ago (called locals). I couldn’t help feeling a bit jealous of my friends, who live just up the street, “I wish I had my own local pub

We need more neighborhood pubs in this country…

Click here for directions and hours for “The Bridge Road Bistro” on The Gazz Dining Guide

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