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Name: Eclair Bistro
Address: 216 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, TX, United States, 75069
Telephone: (214) 701-4409
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.5

Eclair Bistro

4.5 (405)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

216 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, TX 75069

About this restaurant

Romantic
Good for special occasions
Innovative

Eclair Bistro provides a contemporary dining experience serving French-American cuisine, based on classic French-Continental cuisine. Everything is handmade with the freshest of seasonal ingredients. Our signatures dishes, steak oscar or the duck breast are a guest favorites. Chef Aaron leads the culinary team to insure each dish is complete perfection. It's our pleasure to serve you and exceed your expectations.

The Martini lounge, on the 2nd floor provides our guests live music on Fridays and Saturdays and offers a full bar for those hand crafted cocktails or drink of choice. This event space is available for a private party or gathering of any kind. Eclair Bistro is proud to offer our guests a fine dining experience, as well as, a great local place to relax, have a cocktail and enjoy the live music. We are located by the Square in downtown McKinney.

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Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Steakhouse, Contemporary French / American
Hours of operation
Brunch Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dining Room Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Martini Lounge Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am Happy Hour Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Phone number
(214) 701-4409
Website
http://www.eclairbistro.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Business Casual
Executive chef
Chef Aaron Thomas
Catering
Eclair Bistro catering will provide just the type of serving and menu you are looking for. We have been catering events all over North Texas and we are available to do yours. Chef Aaron Thomas has an extensive catering menu to make your event a memorable one and just perfect for your event. Please let us know how we can serve you, contact us to schedule your next event. <br />
Private party facilities
Private Dining venue space is available for any occasion. Chef Aaron Thomas can provide menu choices, for your special event.From low-key cocktail party to an elegant dining venue, upstairs in the lounge or the entire restaurant.

Location
216 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, TX 75069
Neighborhood
McKinney
Cross street
N. Johnson
Parking details
Private parking lot for Eclair Bistro guests directly across the street.
Entertainment
Live jazz lounge-2nd floorBands start at 8pm -11pm
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Escargot
A classic recipe,imported escargot, herb butter, puff pastry cap
New Orleans style crab cakes (3)
Sweet lump blue crab meat, New Orleans spices, panko breading
Corn flour fried oysters
Fresh gulf oyster, crisp spinach, garlic aioli, Caviar, spring onions
Prosciutto and artichoke terrine
Prosciutto di parma, marinated gruyere, artichoke bottoms, poached hens egg, mustard sauce
Smoked trout and pickled courgette salad
Rainbow trout -smoked in house, pickled courgette noodles, black sesame seeds, spring onions, wasabi crème fraiche
Cheese plate
Chevre, gruyere, American bleu, cave aged white cheddar, candied figs and walnuts

Salads

Spinach salad
baby spinach, strawberries, walnuts, (strawberry balsamic vinaigrette)
Wedge salad
crisp iceburg wedge, real apple wood bacon, grape tomatoes, boiled egg quarters, green onions (blue cheese dressing)
Poached pear salad
raspberry poached pears, mixed greens, spiced walnuts, blue cheese, (champagne pear vinaigrette)

Big Plates

Seared duck breast*
Maple leaf farms duck breast (pan roasted), poached pears, sauteed potatoes, haricot verts, spiced walnuts, raspberry gastrique
Filet Oscar
Hand cut beef tenderloin filet, braised artichoke bottom filled with blue crab meat and mornay sauce, sauteed potatoes, grilled asparagus
Smoked Salmon
Atlantic salmon filet hot smoked over apple wood, sunchoke puree, spinach-pesto orzo, seasonal vegetables
Ahi tuna
Seared fresh ahi, pommes puree, haricot verts, wild mushrooms, sweet pepper sauce
Beef burgundy (Boeuf Bourguignon)
Boneless short ribs, slow braised in rich burgundy sauce, pommes puree, garnished with glazed carrots, roasted shallots, mushrooms
Chicken roulade
Pork pistachios, fresh herbs, chicken wrapped with smoky bacon with jambalaya, roasted broccoli and marsala wine sauce
Cote de boeuf and fresh broiled lobster
(for 2 people) 32oz beef ribeye, pommes puree, burgundy mushrooms,1 1/2 lb. fresh broiled Maine lobster, cauliflower gratin, barbecued asparagus

Desserts

Pineapple bread pudding
Brandy-truffles'mores
with Raspberry Coulis
Almond sable cake
with mascarpone mousse and macerated strawberries
White chocolate cheesecake
Double chocolate éclair

What 405 people are saying

Eclair Bistro reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.5

4.5 based on all time ratings

4.6Food
4.5Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

405 Reviews

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Miamiparent
Dallas - Fort Worth3 reviews
3.0
Dined on March 3, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
I recommend Eclair Bistro with hesitations. We went on a Saturday night in the early dinner hour. Many of the wines on the wine list were not available because the waiter said "we are out of them because our order did not arrive this week". We did select a wine, which was good and reasonably priced....but the waiter did break the cork in half while trying to pull it out. He left the cork on the table and I did not realize it broke in half until I found a small piece of cork in my glass. I should have detected this earlier and sent the wine back. But I did not find any more cork in my glass and my wife did not find any in hers so good ending. We were also told that Aaron Thomas the exec chef was out sick and mom and dad were in the back doing the cooking. That came about after asking if the restaurant had changed hands because we had not seen Aaron's mom or dad in the dining room area; which we have seen in the past. My wife's beef dish was perfect; my lamb was extremely undercooked and had to be sent back. It was taken back, no questions back and came back cooked better but still on the rare side; even for lamb which should have a pink center. Also, some deserts were also not available from the menu. We picked the lemon torte and it was excellent. So up and down and I would be hesitant to go back. Music was also loud in the dining area and would have preferred it a bit less so.
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OpenTable Diner
Dallas - Fort Worth6 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 3, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
I was a little concerned after reading other reviews, but everything else downtown was already booked and we had tickets for the musical at MPAC. We were immediately greeted by the hostess and our reservation was confirmed. The ambiance was very unique to downtown, but the music was a bit loud. (The restaurant wasn't very crowded so more people may help.) Our server (Camille) was very helpful in explaining the menu and making recommendations. She did a great job of keeping my water glass full (which is never an easy task) and our meals were hot and prompt. The Crab Cakes were delicious, and the steak Oscar was perfectly seasoned. We will definitely be back.
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HappyHunger VIP
Atlanta314 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 1, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service. Excellent food. Romantic, but "happening" restaurant and music bar.
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OpenTable Diner VIP
Dallas - Fort Worth9 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 24, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Didn’t love the new menu, not serving my favorite wine anymore (Gundlach Bundshu), they were out of crab cakes and not dong do any substitutions on the menu. Used to be one of our favorite restaurants.
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DeniseP
Yosemite / Mammoth Lakes9 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 24, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Food is delicious. I have never been disappointed in the food and my most recent visit was equally wonderful in that regard. The service however, is not so great. Although the servers are quite friendly and really "try", they just don't pull off very good service. Very slow in getting drinks and all courses. One drink came about 20 minutes after it was ordered. Meals were not brought out all at the same time. Minor, I know, but it wasn't that crowded so this should have been quite easy. The food is so good, I'll still continue to go back and recommend it to others!
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Appleeye
Berlin2 reviews
3.0
Dined on February 24, 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
Limited menu. Poor wine selection by the glass. Service was slow
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DeannaT
Dallas - Fort Worth3 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 23, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Great time! Music was amazing! Lights on table were not working which was disappointing but food was amazing!
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MayCelebrations
Dallas - Fort Worth14 reviews
2.0
Dined on February 17, 2019
1. Overall 2
2. Food 4
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
We never write negative reviews, but this was by far one of the most frustrating experiences we have had in a Dallas area restaurant. We have really looked forward to eating here and finally decided to celebrate 2 February birthdays here. The service was super slow. We waited over an hour to even get a drink or be acknowledged. The food was good, but not worth the wait. We had reservations, but we were not seated when when we arrived. There was no acknowledgement of why we were there, even when we mentioned the birthday celebrations again. Management was no where to be seen. Even though the “issues” with the service were acknowledged, there was no resolution. It does not seem like a unified team, and it appeared that there was little communication or leadership. The menu was abbreviated due to valentines week, and it seemed that was a good excuse for the lack of service and availability of some food. The upstairs bar and music (what time was remaining for the entertainment after we finished our meal) was great. We will likely go back to listen to music upstairs, but really don’t need to experience the restaurant again.
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CoryS
Dallas - Fort Worth3 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 17, 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great all around
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Jammeals
San Francisco Bay Area3 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 16, 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We have been there a number of times. The 36 oz Ribeye for two was tender bet over cooked. Ordered Med Rare came back med well.
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216 E. Virginia Street, McKinney, TX 75069

Additional information

Cross street
N. Johnson
Neighborhood
McKinney
Hours of operation
Brunch Sun 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dining Room Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–9:00 pm Martini Lounge Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–12:00 am Happy Hour Wed–Sat 5:00 pm–8:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American, Steakhouse, Contemporary French / American
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress code
Business Casual
Parking details
Private parking lot for Eclair Bistro guests directly across the street.
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Chef Aaron Thomas
Entertainment
Live jazz lounge-2nd floorBands start at 8pm -11pm
Additional
Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.eclairbistro.com/
Phone number
(214) 701-4409
Catering
Eclair Bistro catering will provide just the type of serving and menu you are looking for. We have been catering events all over North Texas and we are available to do yours. Chef Aaron Thomas has an extensive catering menu to make your event a memorable one and just perfect for your event. Please let us know how we can serve you, contact us to schedule your next event. <br />
Private party facilities
Private Dining venue space is available for any occasion. Chef Aaron Thomas can provide menu choices, for your special event.From low-key cocktail party to an elegant dining venue, upstairs in the lounge or the entire restaurant.

Eclair Bistro

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

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Additional information

Menu

Small Plates

Escargot

New Orleans style crab cakes (3)

Corn flour fried oysters

Prosciutto and artichoke terrine

Smoked trout and pickled courgette salad

Cheese plate

Salads

Spinach salad

Wedge salad

Poached pear salad

Big Plates

Seared duck breast*

Filet Oscar

Smoked Salmon

Ahi tuna

Beef burgundy (Boeuf Bourguignon)

Chicken roulade

Cote de boeuf and fresh broiled lobster

Desserts

Pineapple bread pudding

Brandy-truffles'mores

Almond sable cake

White chocolate cheesecake

Double chocolate éclair

What 405 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

FAQs

How is Eclair Bistro restaurant rated?

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