Southside Bistro

We tried this spot for the first time on a date night. We were seated a little early for our 5pm reservation, in a nice booth on the bar side. Our server, Gina, was so wonderful and helpful in accommodating my need for soft foods due to poorly-timed dental work. She even requested the kitchen to “over cook” my pasta. Our meals were flavorful, the atmosphere was relaxing, and all the staff were quite friendly. We will definitely be back again!

My favorite in Anchorage

Always a great meal here.

The food is always exceptional. The service is attentive and helpful, yet never overbearing. The wine list is well curated for any enophile. Oh, yes, there is a good beer selection as well. Casual or fancy, this restaurant is one of Anchorage's deserving favorites! Not to be missed.

Having a catch up fest over some pino noir and snacks was restful and cozy at this place.

With Jens Nannestad as the chef, I will miss the chance to eat a meal here. Champagne was served promptly and the specials are worthwhile. Happy hour is simply relaxing to enjoy. Keeping this place as my go-to!

Roads were bad out to Girdwood for Double Musky, so we decided to eat out in town. I called Southside Bistro before we headed over to see if they did walk ins at all. They said they did. When we got there it took a bit to actually be greeted, we were asked by another worker if we had been helped yet before the hostess even acknowledged us. This was our 1st time here. We were told wait was about 40min for a table or could wait for the bar. After waiting about 10min a server at the bar asked us if we knew and wanted to sit at an open table in the bar area. We had no idea there was more than just the bar seats as an option. Calamari overall was great, clam chowder I wouldn't order again(flavor was not there), my rockfish with mushrooms on top was amazing(rice with it was meh though), the filet mignon was delicious (veggies and presentation was sad). For main dishes the sides seem as an after thought. Server was very nice, just slow and didn't refill drinks more than once. I had to ask for boxes and check. Dessert we did to go was just decent, sauce and whip cream were not matching for flavor. For how much we paid I expected better overall.

Beautiful decor, incredible menu, and 5-star service!

Tasty food and service was pretty Quick! Alaska Ale was a tasty Brew also!