Stonefire Bistro (Brighton, MI) #2

My wife had a very good experience at Stonefire last night. Stonefire has been open for about a year now, and it really seems like they are getting their act together. Once again we sat outside on the sidewalk patio. All of the tables outside were full, which is always a good sign. Downtown Brighton has some sort of outdoor celebration on Thursdays in the summer, and the mood downtown was upbeat.

The weather was great, 80 and sunny...the music was at a great level and playing a good variety of fun, adult contemporary summery songs...service was very good. My wife started w/ a garden salad and I had the minestrone soup - both were solid and hit the spot. The bread at Stonefire is also delicious - such a contrast to a place like Buon Gusto across the street, which has horrible bread. Stonefire's bread is warm, fresh, tasty, and comes w/ an olive oil and fresh parmesan dipping plate.

And for our entree we split a delicious medium cheese pizza w/ sausage. We had pizza last fall at Stonefire, and we weren't that impressed. I don't know if they've changed recipes or chefs or whatnot, but our pizza last night was fantastic. Cooked perfectly, excellent italian sausage, flavorful sauce, great cheese quotient, etc. I can't say enough good things about the pizza - it may be the best pizza that I've had in Brighton. In fact, it probably is. A medium pie was also plenty for my wife and I to split. And at $14 it's a good value.

All in all, another very good experience at Stonefire.