This is a small, intimate restaurant with crafted dishes and delicious cocktails. We usually go on our anniversary. My husband and I always order the duck fries. They are so good. The food in general is delicious and the servers are quick and attentive. Reservations are recommended because they get really busy, but we've gone without one and was sat fairly quickly.
Megan Hall
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April 14, 2025
Truly a gem! To start we ordered some drinks, the habanero dinero and ginger cider, both very good. The food was amazing, we ordered the weekly special Hot Helena Burger and the Herb Crusted Salmon and devoured both entrees. The service was fantastic, our server Courtney was the best! She was super knowledgeable of the food & drinks and helped with pairings and flavor profiles. We sat in a booth by the bar and the atmosphere is cozy and inviting with a modern twist. I'd highly recommend Kismet and I will definitely be returning!
Christina Dudley
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March 22, 2022
I love this place! It has such creative and delicious foods! I ordered the seafood trio which came with polenta, veggies, crabmeat, shrimp and scallops. It was amazing and the flavors were perfect!
The cocktails were also amazing! I had the On A Boat which has citrus flavors including housemade lemon grass syrup. I loved it. Had to have two, lol.
The atmosphere is cozy. The bathroom is clean and has really pretty wallpaper, lol.
It is the kind of place that you want to keep coming back to so you can see what delicious dishes they have put together.
Lynne
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July 08, 2023
I love Hilton Village and a bestie weekend found us here on Sunday. We arrived at 11 and were promptly seated. Bestie settled on a frittata and potatoes, I had the Italian Sub pizza with potatoes and hubby had the star of the show: breakfast pizza. Both the sub pizza and frittata lacked flavor but the potatoes I would eat a pizza sized serving of. Hubby was sweet enough to share his breakfast pizza. I don't get over this way often and if I did again, I'm not sure I would visit again.
Also, I ordered a Mango Belllini-in my entire dining life I have never sent anything back nor have I asked to have an item removed from a bill. The Bellini didn't taste one bit like mango but it was a whole lot of champagne taste. They were kind enough to remove it. If they had offered an alternative, I would have considered that option.
Jessica Hanson
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June 20, 2025
This is one of the "fancy" places we go to whenever we have an anniversary or something extra-special to celebrate. It is a wonderful date spot. The food is amazing, every time. The deviled eggs especially. I even gobble up the arugula they sit on, and I usually hate arugula!!
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This is a small, intimate restaurant with crafted dishes and delicious cocktails. We usually go on our anniversary. My husband and I always order the duck fries. They are so good. The food in general is delicious and the servers are quick and attentive. Reservations are recommended because they get really busy, but we've gone without one and was sat fairly quickly.
Truly a gem! To start we ordered some drinks, the habanero dinero and ginger cider, both very good. The food was amazing, we ordered the weekly special Hot Helena Burger and the Herb Crusted Salmon and devoured both entrees. The service was fantastic, our server Courtney was the best! She was super knowledgeable of the food & drinks and helped with pairings and flavor profiles. We sat in a booth by the bar and the atmosphere is cozy and inviting with a modern twist. I'd highly recommend Kismet and I will definitely be returning!
I love this place! It has such creative and delicious foods! I ordered the seafood trio which came with polenta, veggies, crabmeat, shrimp and scallops. It was amazing and the flavors were perfect! The cocktails were also amazing! I had the On A Boat which has citrus flavors including housemade lemon grass syrup. I loved it. Had to have two, lol. The atmosphere is cozy. The bathroom is clean and has really pretty wallpaper, lol. It is the kind of place that you want to keep coming back to so you can see what delicious dishes they have put together.
I love Hilton Village and a bestie weekend found us here on Sunday. We arrived at 11 and were promptly seated. Bestie settled on a frittata and potatoes, I had the Italian Sub pizza with potatoes and hubby had the star of the show: breakfast pizza. Both the sub pizza and frittata lacked flavor but the potatoes I would eat a pizza sized serving of. Hubby was sweet enough to share his breakfast pizza. I don't get over this way often and if I did again, I'm not sure I would visit again. Also, I ordered a Mango Belllini-in my entire dining life I have never sent anything back nor have I asked to have an item removed from a bill. The Bellini didn't taste one bit like mango but it was a whole lot of champagne taste. They were kind enough to remove it. If they had offered an alternative, I would have considered that option.
This is one of the "fancy" places we go to whenever we have an anniversary or something extra-special to celebrate. It is a wonderful date spot. The food is amazing, every time. The deviled eggs especially. I even gobble up the arugula they sit on, and I usually hate arugula!!