Black Lab Bistro - American restaurant in Phoenixville - 248 Bridge St, USA

My wife and I were here for dinner on a Friday evening this fall (2023) and left the restaurant really pleased with our overall experience that explains this 5-star rating. In our view, the food was extremely good for prices that were reasonable by contrast. Sure I would like it if two jumbo lump crab cakes did not cost me $32 but given the price of crab cakes even at a grocery store, the price seems fair given the overheads any restaurant has. Our dinner consisted of two appetizers - the Maine lobster bisque and calamari - and two entrees - the jumbo lump crab cakes and a branzino filet (which was one of the two specials of the day). Each of the items was very well executed and portion sizes were generous. We didn't finish all of the lobster bisque and even then, we left completely full with no room for dessert at the end. Our total bill was $86 and with a tip, it came to $100. The restaurant is a BYOB which makes the place more affordable than other comparable restaurants. We brought a bottle of white wine with us and because we did not have time to refrigerate it at home, our server added some ice to the bucket holding our wine. That was a nice gesture. In general, the service was good, without being overbearing. There were no real downsides but one thing I might note is that the chairs weren't super comfortable. Personally I like sitting in booths but there are none here. The only other thing worth a mention is that being located right on Bridge St. and somewhat far from the nearest municipal parking lot, parking can be tricky at times. Fortunately, we found parking a few feet away from the entrance to the restaurant and I could even see our car from the table where we were seated. Overall, we had an excellent experience and this a place that we will add to our list of date-night favorites.

I had dinner here tonight with my family. We thoroughly enjoyed everything we ordered. I had the pan roasted duck for my entree and the crème brulee for dessert. My sister enjoyed the filet mignon and the carrot cake for dessert. My brother absolutely loved the arugula salad and then the seafood platter. My parents loved the salmon and the butternut squash ravioli. We loved that the restaurant is family owned and everyone who works there was very kind. We will be back!

Great food and service!! We will definitely be going back. Be sure to bring your favorite alcohol drinks as this place is BYOB. Love it!

The servers and staff were very nice and came frequently. They provided everything we needed and were super polite. The atmosphere was quiet and seemed like a great place for brunch. It's a bring your own alcohol kinda place. The food was good but could have been better. There was a lot of seafood on the menu which I personally love but the food seemed over cooked which is better than under cooked in my opinion. The omelets should be fluffy and light whereas they were flat and thin. Tldr: Food leaves room for improvement but overall a great place!

I went here for my birthday and had a wonderful relaxing quiet meal. We started with the pork wonton (sorry no photo. We ate them 😁). I had the pan seared scallops and my husband had the filet mignon. We both enjoyed our food. We finished with a pumpkin cheesecake and carrot cake with coffee.

Had lunch today with a group of friends and we all really enjoyed our food and our time together. We a table of seven and there were only couple other parties of two there the whole time we were there, not sure why on a beautiful Saturday this restaurant doesn't have more traffic. At any rate, our server was great. Very attentive but not over bearing. The food was very good. They had a Filet tip stroganoff that was ordered by several people at the table, it was very well seasoned, and the beef was tender. Also ordered was the Shrimp and grits. Also very good flavor, a little heat, but not so much to ruin the flavors of the rest of the ingredients to come through. The last entree ordered was a mushroom ravioli. It was bathed in a sauce that had a slight acidic bit to cut through the rich ingredients, giving it a very good balance of flavors. We ordered many different deserts to pass around and taste. I think the fan favorite was the Cinnamon bun Ice cream sandwich. All of the desserts were good, but wouldn't necessarily say great. The tiramisu was not as coffee forward as we felt it should be and the base was more of a cheesecake than a typical Tiramisu mascarpone cream. The Rhubarb crumble was good, as was the Banana foster crepe. The Key lime cheesecake was not a favorite, mainly because it just didn't;t have enough Key lime flavor coming through. The coffee was excellent....that may sound like a strange thing to comment on BUT I hate having a good meal only to have lame weak coffee at the end. All in all we will definitely be returning to this restaurant and I would certainly recommend putting it on your list to try!

I'm from out-of-town, me and my wife were visiting my son for mother's day. I was looking for a place with outdoor seating for 5. I was looking for reservations for lunch so we could be back on the road by 2pm. Happen to come across this place on Google and saw that this place had pretty good reviews. So I call for a table but the only times that were available was in the am. So I decided to go ahead and set reservations for the morning. They had a mother's day special for breakfast/brunch with a fixed menu. Service was excellent, food was awesome! I had the stuffed french toast and it was amazing. My wife and son loved their food as well. Next time we're back in town we will be hitting this spot up for sure!

Rave review for French Onion Burger and Fries! I know, big deal it's a burger. Well let me tell u it's the best dang burger I had in long time. I don't even like onions! But then these were carmelized onions. The burger I got medium, and juices were running down my hand it was so moist and flavorful.They don't have salt/pepper at the tables and I was initially like What?? So I tried first and neither item suffered for the lack of added S&P. The menus not large but I saw a few things to try in future if I can manage to pick another item over the burger.