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Petit Robert Bistro Needham
Petit Robert Bistro Needham

Petit Robert Bistro Needham Details

  • Dining Style: Casual Elegant
  • Website: http://www.prbneedham.com
  • Email: info@prbneedham.com
  • Phone: (781) 559-0532
  • Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday: 11:00am - 10:00pm, Friday & Saturday: 11:00am - 11:00pm
  • Payment Options: AMEX, MasterCard, Visa
  • Cuisine: French, Dessert
  • Executive Chef: Jacky Robert
  • Dress Code: Casual Dress
  • Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
  • Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cafe, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Happy Hour, High Tea, Non-Smoking Area, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Smoking Area, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Private Party Facilities: Petit Robert Bistro Needham can accommodate your needs for 12-150 guests for any occasion by offering a variety of event packaging options. Our bar and dining areas feature comfortable seating and a relaxed atmosphere for up to 100 guests.

    We are perfect for:
    -Cocktail Receptions
    -Business Meetings
    -Private Dining
    -Corporate Functions
    -Special Events
    -Rehearsal Dinners
    -Bar/Bat Mitzvahs

    Typical Menu Options
    -Buffet Service
    -Seated Service
    -Beverage Options

    PLAN YOUR EVENT
    Please let us know some general information and any additional details so we can reply with details. We look forward to working with you! Email info@prbneedham.com
  • Private Party Contact: Jay Spencer (781) 559-0532

Getting there

  • Cross Street: Highland Avenue
  • Public Transit: Needham
  • Parking: Private Lot
  • Parking Details: Street and Town parking lot next to the restaurant
A word from Petit Robert Bistro Needham
Petit Robert Bistro Needham serves lunch, brunch and dinner every day of the year, offering authentic and simple French specialties such as Croques, Soupe à l’Onion Gratinée, Mussels Marinière, Escargots, Homemade Patés, Coq-au-Vin, Beef Bourguignon and Steak Frites.

The ever changing,… moderately priced menu showcases only the freshest and best seasonal dishes. We take pride in our made to order preparation of your meal using the finest meats, produce, and dairy from our New England and French suppliers.

Petit Robert Bistro Needham offers a full-service bar. Our wine list offers a varied selection in price and style with labels primarily from France and California. Additionally, our exciting cocktails and beer list ensure that everyone finds something to suit their tastes.

The cozy ambiance, friendly service, and savory menu will transport you to an authentic French Bistro in Paris from a light lunch to a leisurely dinner. Bon Appetit!
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Diner Reviews
  • "Continues t be our go to spot for special occasions"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "On a recent visit to Needham (our neighborhood from the 1990s), we were surprised to find a sibling of Maison Robert tucked away in the center. It was lunch time and a Croque Madame and a Provencal rose did the trick on a cold November day. We were transported by this simple food and wine back to the south of France and forgot for a moment where we were. (We returned for dinner later in the trip and were disappointed with the rest of the menu.)"
    Dined on 11/29/2013
  • "Food is always delicious, they have a great menu with some unique items and some French classics. I have been to other prb locations and this one is just as nice, plenty of space, and was a great dinner"
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "Enjoyed our valentines dinner food was great!! Drinks at the bar were great before dinner, kudos to Meaghan great bartender!!"
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We enjoyed excellent service, food and atmosphere during a birthday dinner at this restaurant. Our party consisted of three adults and two children and all of our dining needs were well met."
    Dined on 2/16/2014
  • "It was the first time there and did like it. Changes, I had a great service from my waitress but because of the date they were all in a fast pace. The entrance in the place, welcome is just to a minimum cold. The food was to the greatest. Will go back."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "We were lucky to get a reservation on Valentines day and they sat us right at our reservation time! Our server was wonderful and the food was spectacular."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "Being Valentine's Day, the Bistro was full to capacity. Yet this caused no great difficulty for the kitchen or the waiters. Delicious food was served in a timely fashion. We had a very tasty and generous prime rib, served as requested 1 rare and 1 medium rare. The ambience is decidedly French: Perrier sparkling water, Pinot Gris, lovely warm sliced French bread and of course French gateau to finish. Parking can be dicey, but well worth the struggle."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "The food was amazing, I had the beef borgionion and my fiancé had the duck. Both were cooked to perfection. The bread was also delicious. For dessert we had the caramel bread pudding which was out of this world! A little pricey but very worth it for a special occasion."
    Dined on 2/14/2014
  • "After three blah ( or worse) experiences at Petit Robert, we refused to return for over a year. Something about wanting to stay in town when we were hosting an out of town friend made us decide to give the restaurant another chance, and we were glad we did. The bread, hot from the oven, is delicious, and two of our party loved the special Cordon Bleu. I had Coq au Vin, and would have liked to get some vegetables with it like the other diners, but that is the price one pays for ordering a meal $5 less than the written on the board one. Salads, desserts and attentive waitstaff made dinner perfect. We will return sooner than later!"
    Dined on 2/9/2014
  • "Petit Robert is our "go to" spot for a consistently nice dinner and evening. Staff is friendly and competent, and food is always yummy! But I do hope the profiteroles return, at least for the warmer months!"
    Dined on 1/31/2014
  • "I have dined at other location of this restaurant so I'm very familiar with the quality of the food and the great service. The Needham Petit Robert did not disappoint. We were seated right on time, wait staff was attentive, but not overly so. I was meeting an old friend so there was lots of conversation while ordering. The wait staff totally understood, and did not try to rush the process. The food arrived in a timely manner, hot, well presented, and absolutely delicious. An outstanding evening."
    Dined on 1/28/2014
  • "We needed a place for lunch in Needham before an afternoon birthday party, and picked the place at random. The hostess greeted us with a 50 megawatt smile, and a Parisian (genuine) accent to die for. The interior was a typical "brasserie moderne" with typical brasserie menu-with a couple of twists. My wife had a croque monseuer, and I did the charcuterie plate and the onion soup, which is my test dish for brasseries. It is easy to make onion soup; it is difficult to make GOOD onion soup. Best onion soup I've ever had outside my own kitchen. The bread was fresh and hot, the wine list limited but well-selected and interesting. The waitress was French, and it all added up to a bon jour."
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "My buddy and I went here because someone had recommended it. It wasn't as crowded as I thought for a Saturday night. It is daily small, long and narrow. Some of the tables make you feel as though you are on top of your neighbor, so if you are looking for cozy and romantic, this didn't feel that way. Our waiter was decent, but perhaps a bit over-eager, approaching the table several times to ask if we were ready to order. The food was good, but portion size is small and the prices a bit high for what you get. Overall, it was decent and I might give it one more chance, but not an overwhelming experience."
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "Everything was superb. If only, the Tart Tatin that my wife ordered did not have the presentation that she expected. Delicious flavor though."
    Dined on 1/25/2014
  • "Delicious food, friendly, professional and knowledgeable service make this place a winner. Our group of 4 adults and 5 children was made to feel very welcome and nothing was too much trouble, not even repeated requests for extra frites! Our server Matt advised us on which wines he thought would best complement our food choices and gave us two options to try (in a blind taste test) which was a nice touch . The foie gras was pan fried to pink perfection, the steak was properly rare, i.e. beautifully browned on the outside and rich red on the inside and the accompanying vegetables were al dente, just how we like them. Compliments to the chef; we will definitely be back."
    Dined on 1/19/2014
  • "Celebrated a friend's 50th birthday at Petit Robert last week. We (5 women) were seated in a nice alcove room that provided some privacy but did not feel like we were being locked away somewhere. We completely enjoyed the food, wine, dessert and ambiance. Everything was delicious -- including my favorite, the liver with carmelized onions and bacon. It is superb! The service was outstanding. We will definitely go back!"
    Dined on 1/9/2014
  • "We took two friends for dinner with us. We wanted to give them the experience of a French restaurant not too far from our home. We also wanted to see how much the restaurant would have improved in the past year. We had been there just after the change of ownership. The quality has improved enormously. It was good before but lacked that "je ne sais quoi". This time they have it just right. The food was exceptional, the wine list very good although on the expensive side. It is not a cheap restaurant by all means but for that quality of food it not really expensive. The service was not high class but was very efficient, polite and discrete. Excellent experience. We recommend it!"
    Dined on 1/12/2014
  • "I love this little hidden jewel in Needham. The owner is SO nice as well as the staff; and of course the food is FABULOUS."
    Dined on 1/3/2014
  • "I am a foodie and a Francophile and compare my "french" dining to the amazing food in Provence. I will start with the best things.. great coffee made me believe the food would be worthy.. I had a leek/ goat cheese quiche, which was quite good. So what was wrong?? The details...pomme frite, which were just ok, small salad which was just ok, potato croquettes which were just ok. Nothing stood out. Maybe that is ok but the restaurant was empty. We were a party of 7 with an array of food.. all of it was ok, nobody complained, but not one person raved. Oh and my "croissant" was inexplicably sliced in half.. not that it mattered ..one bite was all i could stand..What a travesty to call it a croissant. My next croisant will be in Provence!"
    Dined on 1/5/2014
  • "City atmosphere in the burbs. Great for metrowesterners who don't want to drive into Boston. Great food, service, ambience. I wish they would open another in Framingham!"
    Dined on 12/30/2013
  • "The food at the Kendall square is much better. This was our third time in Needham. Food ok..service excellent. Big deal about the citron souffle which we all ordered. Upon receiving we ordered other desserts because it just wasn't that good. I recommend the bread pudding."
    Dined on 12/23/2013
  • "Our party of 3 was very warmly greeted by host, with fast and warm service. The fixed price menu was very good with two options. Nice presentation of the food. The desserts were excellent."
    Dined on 11/28/2013
  • "The menu needs a change occasionally. French bistro food has much to offer."
    Dined on 12/17/2013
  • "This Bistro is surely a find. Delicious and varied menu, full bar and nice wine selection, too. We had salads, appetizers, main courses including duck, fish, beef and desserts to die for. All were excellently prepared, accompanied and served. Especially must highlight theattentive service of everyone here. This was my third time here, and this time I brought my very fussy extended family who loved it all. Highly recommend this spot."
    Dined on 12/7/2013
  • "I was very disappointed, the escargot was bland, the steak frites was okay but nothing to go back for."
    Dined on 12/5/2013
  • "We look forward to special occasions that merit a trip to Petit Robert"
    Dined on 12/6/2013
  • "Classic French dishes like a delicious coq au vin and a classic boeuf Bourgignon, great snails, good oysters specials every day for variety. Very kind and helpful waitstaff and owners. Not a huge but a well chosen and fairly priced wine list, one of the few places that consistently really brings back Paris."
    Dined on 12/4/2013
  • "went for the special menu; spouse was pleased to find alternative to the traditional turkey menu (which I wanted). service was generally great though some of the assistant staff seemed inexperienced and unaware of service basics. for instance, when clearing the salad plates and flatware, one should expect the flatware to be refreshed withou having to ask. Observation and anticipation is tough to convey to young inexperienced staff, but it is necessary. It was busy, but not that busy that the manager couldn't have stopped at all the tables, periodically, to ask how things were going."
    Dined on 11/28/2013
  • "Great food. The chocolate soufflé for dessert was worth the wait! Our waiter was excellent - attentive, polite. We enjoyed Thanksgiving - very relaxed."
    Dined on 11/28/2013
  • "Three of us had Thanksgiving dinner here. Two of us had the prix fixe turkey dinner ($42). The food was fine: turkey (or red snapper), gravy, mashed potatoes, carrots, broccoli, butternut squash soup (or a salad), chocolate pecan tart (or cake). The overall experience was very good but the flavor of the food was as noted, fine, but not special."
    Dined on 11/28/2013
  • "We had a fine meal in pleasant surroundings. We had prix fix meals, which were very satisfying. We especially appreciate that the restaurant is open on holidays when most restaurants are closed."
    Dined on 11/28/2013
  • "Happy to keep up traditions of bringing a friend from out of town to our favorite local brunch. French toast that can't be beat, couple w/ bloody marys or a sumptuous beaujoulais makes for a lovely Sunday interlude."
    Dined on 11/24/2013
  • "Very good food although one of our party thought it was a little "bland". Some good, authentic French items on the menu! Not cheap."
    Dined on 11/23/2013
  • "We have visited Petit Robert in Needham several times during the past year. The quality of the food and service continues to be excellent. Friends from other towns have also been impressed. It is a treat to have such a restaurant in our town."
    Dined on 11/16/2013
  • "I chose this delightful restaurant for its ambience, charm and fine dining. This was a special celebration which pleased everyone! Quantities of our orders were quite ample, which we often do not see in restaurants with fine dining."
    Dined on 11/15/2013
  • "My husband and I wanted to celebrate our anniversary with a special dinner. Petit Robert Bistro is such a gem--their food is fantastic, their staff is attentive and we don't feel rushed. We have never had a bad meal when we have gone here. There is no hassle parking and there is a small bar to enjoy a drink before you sit at your table. In the warmer months there is outside dining. We are so lucky to have this restaurant in Needham!!"
    Dined on 11/12/2013
  • "Intended on going to another area restaurant but, wait was too long and they didn't take reservations. Looked for places nearby on Opentable and found this gem. Food was outstanding and service was very professional and prompt. Small menu and limited wine list but, I could tell the selections available were carefully picked out. They have a charcuterie special for an app that was excellent. I had the duck while the other members of our party had stuffed eggplant, halibut special and the salmon and all of us were very pleased. Glad to know how great a find this was as it is not far from my house so, the wife and I plan on heading back soon."
    Dined on 11/9/2013
  • "The ambiance is very nice, much like a French Bistro; however, the food was very forgettable. None of the dishes we had was very flavorful. We were disappointed."
    Dined on 11/8/2013
  • "Petit Robert is a French restaurant that provides a variety of foods that many Americans would consider comfort food. That said, us Francophiles can also get escargots, coq au vin, perfectly sauced salads, and excellent French bread."
    Dined on 11/9/2013
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