Bolete Restaurant

4.8 (1022)

$31 to $50

Contemporary American

1740 Seidersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18015

About this restaurant

Romantic
Innovative
Good for special occasions

At Bolete we believe the integrity of our ingredients defines the food. Everything is handcrafted in house. Chef Chizmar changes both the dining room and tavern menus daily to bring you the best of what is available.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm Brunch: Sunday: 10:00am - 3:00pm Closed Mondays
Website
http://www.boleterestaurant.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Chef Lee Chizmar

Location
1740 Seidersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Area
Whitehall
Cross street
E Emmaus Ave
Parking Details
None

Chilled East Beach Blonde Oysters "Surf and Turf" (RI)*USD 18.00
pepper crusted beef carpaccio, horseradish crème fraiche,micro radish, pickled shallot
Eckerton Hill Farm's Heirloom Tomato SaladUSD 16.00
Johnny's sourdough, arugula pesto, pistachio,still warm hand made mozzarella
Liberty Garden's Mixed GreensUSD 10.00
Profeta Farm squash, Valley Milkhouse Feta, sundried cranberry,candied squash seeds, kabocha squash vinaigrette
Line Caught Yellowfin Tuna TartareUSD 16.00
Scholl's Orchard apple, red onion, cucumber, sesame seed,green apple broth, crisp celery root
Scallop and Lobster CevicheUSD 18.00
champagne grapes, lime, mint, shallot, fresno peppers,champagne grape gastrique
Togarashi Crusted Hamachi*USD 15.00
local potato, shallots, sweet and sour pepper, bacon, soy, sunny-side up quail eggs, Liberty Garden's mustard greens
Teprovich Farm Roasted Corn SoupUSD 10.00
Peekytoe crab and green tomato fritter, Liberty Garden's baby leeks, parsley
Shrimp TempuraUSD 15.00
Shitake mushrooms, Teprovich Farm beans, scallion, mushroom ponzu, sriracha aioli

Second Course

Chef's Tasting Menu (Please note this is only available Tuesday - Thursday evenings). 6 courses $75, with wine pairings $125 This is a true culinary experience. It is chosen daily by the chef and may vary from table to table. This is meant to be a longer dining experience that allows you to be adventurous, inquisitive and mostly relaxed while you let the Chef make the decisions for you. If there are allergies or aversions please let your server know and we are happy to accommodate

Pennsylvania Grass Fed Beef Ribeye*USD 45.00
potato puree, Maine lobster, spinach, shallot, Oley Valley cremini mushrooms, lobster butter, bordelaise
Cast Iron Seared Line Caught Striped BassUSD 29.00
crisp oysters, takana greens, oyster mushrooms, house made gnocchi, Teprovich Farm cauliflower, truffled cauliflower puree, oyster butter
Cast Iron Seared Dayboat Sea ScallopsUSD 34.00
Profeta Farm's squash, brussel sprouts, bacon lardon, cipollini, Primordia oyster mushrooms, squash puree
Roasted Organic Verlasso Salmon*USD 29.00
truffled spaetzle, roasted baby beets, cipollini, Primordia Farm hen of the woods mushrooms, soubise, roasted beet vinaigrette
Roasted Organic Profeta Farm's ChickenUSD 29.00
locally foraged mushrooms, bacon, Blooming Glen Farm potato, Liberty Garden's ruby streaks, mustard jus
Roasted Long Island Duck Breast*USD 34.00
house made egg noodle, cabbage, Scholl's Orchard pples, Liberty Garden's mizuna, crisp confit, Primordia Farm shiitake mushrooms, duck jus

What 1,022 people are saying

Bolete Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.8

4.8 based on all time ratings

4.8Food
4.8Service
4.6Ambience
3.9Value

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1,022 Reviews

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OpenTable Diner
Philadelphia County2 reviews
5.0
Dined on 31 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Bolete had raised the bar for Lehigh Valley dining!! Great meal and a wonderful experience overall.
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Mary
Philadelphia County1 review
5.0
Dined on 31 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was fresh with excellent flavors, and the warm rolls tasted amazing.
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PeterD
Greater Boston4 reviews
5.0
Dined on 25 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Friendly people. Authentic old stagecoach inn. With eclectic decor and cozy seating. Would recommend this place if you are within the tri state area
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StephenG
Philadelphia County1 review
5.0
Dined on 11 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was a very special night for my 65th birthday but the 8:30 table was not ready till 9:15
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CLTCC Gold
Charlotte13 reviews
5.0
Dined on 9 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love bolete and can't say enough good things about the owners and staff. Whether we dined in during pre-pandemic times, got curbside takeout during the height of covid or ventured into the patio tents outside, nothing in the Lehigh valley compares in terms of food quality and care and attention by the owners. They are passionate about their business and treat it as an extension of their family. It is the one restaurant we look forward to visiting when coming in from out of town. Sadly, this year we will miss the fine meals as our travel up north is during their summer vacation. We will be back!
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AnneD
Philadelphia County1 review
5.0
Dined on 9 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Amazing food, courteous and attentive service. All-around one of the best dinner experiences I've had in a long time!
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colleenk
Philadelphia County10 reviews
5.0
Dined on 8 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
After waiting a few years to find our way to Bolete, we loved the total experience. The atmosphere and simplicity of the 200 year old structure, the caring, informative, fun attention by the wait staff, and especially the creative food and drink ensured our return. We began with cocktails who’s descriptions had us Googling a few ingredients until our server filled us in. They were interesting, seasonal flavors blended to perfection. The food was beyond our expectations and definitely, and with great delight- out of our comfort zone. We were celebrating 2 milestones and this was the perfect place for that or just Wednesday’s dinner! Thank you to Bolete for a fabulous, memorable dinner. See you again soon
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CharlesDM
New York City4 reviews
3.0
Dined on 8 May 2019
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 1
This was to be an Anniversary Dinner. We drove up to a graveled parking lot facing huge garbage containers. Unsightly! Had it been raining we would have to walk into water puddles to reach the poorly painted entrance door. The ambiance in the so-called Four Stars Restaurant was almost identical to the Old Inn of the Falcon. Dressed up for the occasion we expected to be among relatively sophisticated patrons. Dress code and dignity for a so-called Four Stars restaurant, non existent! Our neighbors were a young couple in shorts and a so-so short dress engrossed in their cell phones. No other man had a jacket on, no lady with a nice dress. We chose the full course, appetizers, main course, a wine glass, desert and coffee. I liked the coffee, everyting else was just acceptable, For the price we paid, $186. we could have had a much better dinner at the Edge, Bethlehem Hotel or Twisted Olives. Cannot understand who and why so many stars were assigned to this restaurant. We have traveled world wide and enjoyed eating at the best restaurants in Europe, particularly in Belgium, and consider Bolete to be a minor quality restaurant for the price we paid.
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MBlue
Philadelphia County17 reviews
4.0
Dined on 7 May 2019
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
The food was without a doubt AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!! Great menu, unique preparation, being able to order from the "bar" as well as dining room menu made the meal perfect for both my husband and I. The service was "fair" at best. Our waitress seemed to know several other guests and got hung up chatting at tables...we were left hanging quite a bit, including over 30 minutes after dessert before we could get the check...and we had to keep asking for water refills, so that 30 minutes was very long without anything to sip on or eat.
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kimh
San Francisco Bay Area1 review
5.0
Dined on 4 May 2019
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We love Bolete!!!! This was our third time there. Looking forward to our next visit!
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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Contemporary American
Hours of Operation
Dinner: Tuesday - Thursday: 5:00pm - 10:00pm Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 11:00pm Brunch: Sunday: 10:00am - 3:00pm Closed Mondays
Website
http://www.boleterestaurant.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Smart Casual
Executive Chef
Chef Lee Chizmar

Location
1740 Seidersville Rd, Bethlehem, PA 18015
Area
Whitehall
Cross street
E Emmaus Ave
Parking Details
None

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Bolete Restaurant

About this restaurant

Not available on OpenTable

There’s more to explore

Additional information

First Course

Chilled East Beach Blonde Oysters "Surf and Turf" (RI)*USD 18.00

Eckerton Hill Farm's Heirloom Tomato SaladUSD 16.00

Liberty Garden's Mixed GreensUSD 10.00

Line Caught Yellowfin Tuna TartareUSD 16.00

Scallop and Lobster CevicheUSD 18.00

Togarashi Crusted Hamachi*USD 15.00

Teprovich Farm Roasted Corn SoupUSD 10.00

Shrimp TempuraUSD 15.00

Second Course

Pennsylvania Grass Fed Beef Ribeye*USD 45.00

Cast Iron Seared Line Caught Striped BassUSD 29.00

Cast Iron Seared Dayboat Sea ScallopsUSD 34.00

Roasted Organic Verlasso Salmon*USD 29.00

Roasted Organic Profeta Farm's ChickenUSD 29.00

Roasted Long Island Duck Breast*USD 34.00

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Additional information

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