The Sims 4 Cosy Bistro kit is actually good(ish)?!

A review of The Sims 4 Cozy Bistro Kit!
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[@Lifeonasofa]

Umm these would’ve been amazing items in a Dine Out revamp. You’re right, on their own, it’s not particularly usable without other packs.

[@cadencedaoust5606]

if ea did end up doing a refresh of dine out (including fixing all of the bugs) i would love to see this kit be gifted to those who already own dine out and have to deal with all the bugs

[@B-zk9bt]

I thought your pfp was an Eldritch Horror, but it’s actually really cute. ❤️

[@SideCharacter12303]

Honestly they owe it to people who bought it to refresh dine out and this stuff would’ve been perfect for that, but nah they wanted cash obviously 🙄😂🤦🏻‍♀️

[@bunnyellabell]

you're so right. god ea could've won back so many players if they did this. they just keep missing the mark

[@Yuqideqiko]

second this

[@samanthaMaegan3895]

This one aggravates me the most honestly because what is a bistro? Literally the definition is “small restaurant” WE DONT HAVE RESTAURANTS IN BASE GAME I’m tired of everyone saying they are for “lounges” nah they made dlc for dlc

[@SyntheticGoth]

This. ☝🏻

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

A kit theme is just that a theme, the bars in game do sell food so in with basegame you could set up an eating place with them. Kits are like those micro lego kits, they are little things to add onto what you have if you want. Not to mention we have Home Chef Hustle, the Cafe lot type in Get Together, and a crap ton of Market stalls. There’s a few in game mechanics you can use to create a place for Sims to go out to eat. I don’t love kits, there’s too bloody many, but they are sort of a ‘self judge if this is useful for your gameplay’ type thing. And you could use the furniture in the bistro kit for a lot of things besides a litteral bistro. Including yes, a basegame bar or lounge.

[@SyntheticGoth]

@@TheDawnofVanlife Definition for bistro is "a small, relatively simple restaurant, especially one offering French or French-style food" keyword being "restaurant". In order for this Kit to function as more than just a fancy bar/lounge setting, one would need to have Dine Out or Get Together. Like Satch said, if you're a builder this would be great for an aesthetic, but to get actual gameplay that fits the theme, you need extra DLC. Somebody with only base game or a pack with market stalls would not get much use out of this, even if food items are being sold. We all know Sims don't usually bring their food to eat at a table; they either stand there and eat right at the stall or the bar which defeats the entire purpose of the chairs, tables, etc. that come in this Kit. In Dine Out/Get Together, they are more inclined to sit at a table because of the dining functionality.

[@honeyxbees]

Dlc for dlc is literally what my first pets stuff is so it’s not exactly new. Theyve been doing it lmaooo

[@bunnyellabell]

​@@TheDawnofVanlife a bigger issue is definitely the fact that these empty (but pretty) kits take away time and resources from stuff packs, game packs, and expansions. kits were a last-minute addition, and honestly if ea weren't money-hungry and constantly releasing bland packs, i would LOVE kits. small packs with specific themes you can pick-and-choose from? it's not a bad idea in theory. but within the context of every broken, boring pack ea pushes out, kits are just another way for them to squeeze a penny out of their player base. i think we've all had an underlying bad taste in our mouth since the introduction of kits. i have many, and i love them lots, but i would 100% choose better game packs and expansions over them.

[@Az777]

In case nobody's said it already- the short curtains are supposed to go mid-height on the window, providing some privacy for table diners, but still letting full light in above.

[@KimberlyStearns]

THANK YOU! This has been driving me crazy because they ALL keep putting them at the top.

[@noestestristecass]

thats interesting thanks for saying that

[@sleepykitsune7170]

So cool to learn! Resturants where I'm at also has them at the top of the windows! I've never seen them in the middle! Thanks for the new tip!

[@corabeani]

Honestly when I was playing with the kit last night, I thought these curtains didn't even fit the window properly while trying to make the bistro my IRL town has. I knew where to hang them too. BTW they can be attached to the divider! Thought that was actually lovely. My point here though was the curtains are a bit small on the sides to fit the window in the kit.

[@CuppaSimsnStuff]

OH!!!

[@cendre_mge1994]

As a French person and formerly parisian, I am glad to have a kit that feels a little bit like home (I agree that some items could have been smaller but I mean the vibes are here). The Sims 4 worlds are so American coded that it nice to have something a little more European (like Henford based on UK and Tartosa based on Italy).

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@phoenixfly_]

I love the get-together world aka Windenburg as I'm used to seeing houses that look like that irl, as it's based off of a ,orthern European style village!

[@MuirlySims]

Pure speculation here, but I'm guessing that this whole road map is going to be French based. Super excited about it!

[@cendre_mge1994]

@MuirlySims I don't think so. I have never seen a kit being the same theme that the following expansion pack. Otherwise it is really taking peopke for idiots too obvously "Yes we know this could have been included in the EP but we wanted you to pay separately". I know EA is a cash grab, but not to this point...

[@MuirlySims]

@@cendre_mge1994 That's true. This would be a first, if my hunch is correct. I'm basing my speculation on the fact that both kits are French vibes and that the road map is "season of love". It would make sense for it all to tie in together. I wouldn't put it past EA to do this. They're getting really money grabbing lately. Just look at their other games - yikes!

[@dianacfleming]

I do like this kit, but it feels like a Parisian bistro designed by Americans who have never actually visited one outside of Disney or Vegas. Everything is too big, in real life, bistros pack a lot into a small space. Definitely needed a two tile bar, you're correct. The colours are great though, especially the darker jewel tones. Bought it without even thinking (won't be getting the swimming pool rocks kit).

[@chloe7288]

It's odd too because they have a Europe based team now. They were the ones who designed the home chef hustle kit.

[@DanielleVlog365]

I mean, America definitely has these small space cafes and bistros as well. But EA always wants to go 50% and that 50% tends to be repetitive and boring. They never do anything different. And they don't really "go hard" on a theme. They're very vanilla. As for sizing... well... the cupcake machine, the BG telescope... I just don't think they care.

[@dd4850]

It’s not supposed to be a French bistro. It’s more like general American-fusion bar/grill. It looks like American Irish pub, American style bistro, and American Italian restaurant mixed together Edit: you guys should know by now that this game is 90% west coast America

[@monikasommerfelt7514]

Don't buy anything until EA fixes their game.

[@bunnyellabell]

​@@dd4850 people critique this kit by french standards bc both kits are obviously french-inspired. bistro is a french word, after all (from russian origin). but yeah, sims 4 is america simulator. just sucks they won't expand their horizons and be even a lil ambitious.

[@emmi4209]

Thank you for going through these kits, I won't be buying them but it's fun to see what new items they come with.

[@sarhahillsburg5142]

I like to see videos like this so ik what new cc to keep an eye out for

[@dinorah.]

You’re the only simmer I can trust to give honest reviews.

[@Randomneotch1234]

I know right? Everyone else (cough cough lilsimsie) is bought and paid for by EA

[@jupiterthree5228]

I completely agree with you. Satch isn't in EA's pocket. I'm so glad I found his channel, I was getting really sick of the other big names being fake.

[@AstarionWifey]

Not LilSimsies?

[@MuirlySims]

It would be better if he actually got the information correct though. Saying that the drinks tray in Riviera Retreat kit is just decorative is one example that immediately springs to mind. His reviews are opinion, sprinkled with speculation and outright false information (which he would know if he actually played with the packs before recording his reviews)

[@SiljeMeum]

"It pisses me off yes it does" Very descriptive and relatable when it comes to EA and choices made by them 😂

[@emmagardiner8890]

I decided I’m not buying Kits anymore. I’ll just wait until they inevitably end up free in a few months.

[@Wishfulthinking-vp6tz]

Kits don’t become free. It’s only 4.99 literally so cheap

[@emmagardiner8890]

@@Wishfulthinking-vp6tz ….they have literally announced so many of the previous kits as free for limited time only months after release.

[@Stitchlover96]

@@Wishfulthinking-vp6tzI think they’re referring to that: on occasion, kits are offered for free on the EA store. They offered the Desert Luxe kit and the Blooming Rooms kit for free at one point. But it’s really just something that happens every once in a while.

[@nyx4853]

you mean in a few years?

[@etta5487]

@@Wishfulthinking-vp6tz $5 is not cheap. That adds up quickly. Especially with how little they really include. In Canada its $7, which is just crazy imo.

[@daniozombio]

Your idea for a gelato bar would have been WONDERFUL because I've been really wanting to put an ice cream shop in my game. But then... that would make Cool Kitchen Stuff obsolete so of course it didn't happen.

[@nakseli]

Satch, the two-tile tables slot with the dining booth, I noticed the Party Essentials table actually lowkey matches! Also, that menu board is supposed to be placed outside by the door 😂

[@emily408]

So you’re saying they divided a set to make two separate packs (again)?

[@aoki556]

@@emily408 no, its not evidence of a divided set just because two items might go well together. are you looking at whats in the two kits 💀 they obviously don't quite combine to make one joint theme

[@CuracaoChic]

yeah came to say the same.

[@melissaa.c3927]

Oh, the dlc of dlc? Again? Wow😂

[@MuirlySims]

The pub table that comes with Get Together works really well too!

[@MalcolmBerglund]

I always check your reviews before i decide if i should buy or not!

[@jampine8268]

It's a bit weird they keep adding new community lot packs, but never added new lot spaces for them. Its a limitation of the way neighbourhoods work now I guess, I don't think it was a terrible design, but it just lacked the future proofing 3 had. There is that empty neighbourhood, but its just kind of weird with it being COMPLETELY empty, not even a few example lots about.

[@DapperPaperBag]

I could see this kit being useful for the decades challenge tbh.

[@MuirlySims]

The torch in the Riviera kit would work for decades challenge as well!

[@christianbell2976]

You brought up a good point about the coffee machine being in a bar. I just made a build using this kit and originally I was going to make it a cafe (because I never play with cafes and I think this kit would look great for a cafe). Because I never play with cafes, I didn’t realize that even if you put a bar, separate from an espresso bar, a bartender wont spawn, like they would if you had a bar in a lounge, bar, nightclub. Only a barista would spawn. And I thought that’s weird because what’s the point of this kit having a bar and an espresso machine. So I decided to make a bar instead. The more I built using the objects, the more I realized that them adding an espresso machine was a poor choice. Like I get where they were coming from when looking into bistro aesthetics, but like you said, they also needed to consider how sims 4 lots operate. Other than that, I’m obsessed with this kit. I do wish they added maybe an extra item or two, but I’ll always never be satisfied with how small kits are. Also this is so incredibly small, but was anyone else disappointed that there weren’t swatches for the nectar bottle? Like cmon Sims, it’s the small details lol

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@augusto7681]

It seem they forgot to add the swatcheds in the bottle. But they already used the same model in that hanging shelf, with other variations of swatches.

[@corabeani]

I renovated the town square cafe in Get Together with the bistro kit last night and thought it was lovely with the cafe bar, but I know bistros are supposed to be both breakfast baked goods and coffees then be dinning with a bar. I suppose we just have to be super choosey on which type we prefer.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

Anything that hangs from the ceiling as well as curtains, doors and windows should be in ALL 3 wall heights, I've never understood why they are so resistant to that!

[@MirificentJoy]

You know what? The more I watch reviews, the less I’m tempted with this kit. And all reviews I’ve watched so far are unanimous: it’s pretty, it matches well, but it just lacks in wall heights for the limited items there are. I really like the flooring, the awning and the booth (as I don’t have Dine Out I really like that booth). And for the question of « is there enough to create a bistro? » to be honest yes for the play pretend. But there won’t be any kitchen. (Also because of bistronomy to me a bistro is more a restaurant than a bar so it definitely is not functional)

[@corabeani]

Personally, I bought this kit because my IRL town is Italian and French themed (it's a wine town), so I wanted to have builds inspired by it. It's honestly very lovely, but it could use a bit more. I had to pair it with Get Together to test it, but had the "oh.. it's lacking something..." moments. Just can't place my finger on what that is.

[@MirificentJoy]

​@@corabeaniI just got the kit through a giveaway in the end! I saw someone asking peacemaker (a cc creator used to make addons cc) to do addons because yeah, it misses something. I think the worst part of it is missing a matching wall panel with nothing written on it so that my outside facade is not just windows!

[@corabeani]

@@MirificentJoy I think the booth could use a small rectangular table and a slightly more clunky chair. For that half booth look since the table and chair the kit came with look very small paired with it. I think that the nectar bottle should be in more colors and maybe we should have gotten a trio of them. I also think a loveseat and a rug would be nice. Then a small... And I mean small candle cluster to be put at the center of the table instead of just having the tiny lamp. For outside, ivy and maybe an umbrella table. That way you have something for the "veranda" that the "panel" and opened door mention (btw the panel is an outdoor menu), and a more well rounded selection for inside.

[@Pressbutan]

6:00 I do get annoyed with this as well, same with the doors and windows. If you give us wall heights, make sure all objects can work across all wall heights. If you introduce rounded walls, make sure to keep introducing window that fit them. This isn’t difficult and I can’t believe people make excuses for it.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@corabeani]

I mainly play small walled (I like things sim height only), so I can't complain too much about it. However, I agree that every window, door, arch, light, and curtain NEEDS to be introduced with all wall heights because it's lazy not to.

[@Caelumization]

I just want better gameplay like it was in sims 2. 10 years and nothing like that.

[@Bextoad]

Hi, thank you for keeping it honest. Been watching and lurking in the background for a while 😂. You don't get enough credit as a youtuber

[@clarawain1740]

snatch😆

[@aoki556]

😭 sorry snatch is hilarious

[@MalcolmBerglund]

I absolutely agree! Satch is the true, strict but fair KZbinr who should get more credit for his honesty🥳😊

[@nedrane297]

I find it a bit funny that the chairs and barstools are the same design that we had in ALL the other Sims games, but it took 10 years to get them in Sims 4. In a kit. I would have like to have the decor on the shelves be objects so you you could use them as a hutch or whatever you wanted, like a hutch maybe, but the decor that is on there does limit your use of it a little. If I were playing Sims 4, which I'm not, and I was building with it I'd be using a lot of move objects to cover some of the decor that is on it to make it into what I wanted it to be. Gotta remember with the Sims team, its all about how something LOOKS not what it actually IS. Remember the stories! They want to see the stories you make with it! It's what they said in every single livestream. I'm wondering if the bar that came with the other kit matches this kit, so you can use the new one tile bar with it instead of the big one. Just curious.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@kilsamontgomery8775]

This is better than the riviera kit but I would recommend to go check cc items first. I don't think kits are worth buying. Some of them would be free in a few months anyway lol. Just go to house of harlix they have more than enough variety in there including stuffs for bistro/cafe. They also have options for different wall heights on doors, windows, curtains, shelves, lights etc. Save your money for when you buy your next expansion or game pack or buy yourself some mcdonalds meal 😆

[@vertanishock7900]

Tbh I've been trying to make bobs burgers save file without cc and this kit helps way too much lol you'd never think it but this kit was like ripped from Jimmy pestos restaurant 😅

[@corabeani]

Haha, I was working to this too! Just adding in favorite families from animated TV shows as townies.

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

I actually think both kits are nice. Rivera Retreat fits really well in desert worlds and you could do a lot with the bistro kit besides Bistros and the items are quality for there limited number. But I am not buying right now and basically just like EA discouraged me from further pack purchases with the shopping cart, they’ve some the same with the timed events. I think both kits are good actually, but not the time.

[@GrannyGooseOnYouTube]

I love building ridiculous mansions, and they almost always have very tall walls. Finding interior doors for the bathrooms that don't look ridiculous, or various archways that are sufficiently high, is impossible. One of my pet peeves. Like "oh, look at my magnificent hallway here with statues ...and sized-up plants 9 ft tall....and now look at my TINY little wooden interior door. It looks so stupid.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@eloeden2056]

how convenient a kit about cute dates comes out right before an expansion about romance

[@teasuki83]

Well, in the official Sims roadmap it literally says something along the lines of "2 romantic kits and 1 flirty expansion pack" so I do believe that was the intent.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@Luna-pet]

Hello. Thank you for the honest reviews on both kits.❤❤

[@second_second_]

i actually want more cafes, not bars. i'm bored already with bars.. how many bars we already have?? i'm not even drinking irl so it's kinda unrelatable. cafes please. The door, window, sign, divider, awning, looks nice though

[@TheDawnofVanlife]

If you have get together, you can 100% make a cafe with this kit. The bar object is just an object and does serve food as well and its the only basegame compatible option really, I use “bars” on my Sims 4 community lots a lot as it was my basegame work around for a food order spot. Now that I have more packs, I still use bars sometimes for this. The “bistro aesthetic” is a theme for the items not a cage you have to tie yourself to while using it.

[@Romain73150]

Any bar can fits in a small place as long as you got galvanized steel support fixed to the wall with expansion screws borrowed from your aunt and eco friendly wood veneer for maximum durability.

[@DanceAddict99]

your takes on sims/EA is so refreshing. thank you for the candidness with everything!!

[@DanielleVlog365]

I got so excited seeing the Sims 3 Bistro. Decorating sims 3 rabbit holes is a fun idea. This pack seems alright as an accessory to Dine Out, if you like building. I think thats about it, though. The pool kit, I dont really understand

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@kathyazzari839]

I didn't know a bistro was a bar... I thought it was more like a café. I learned something new (clearly Over never been to a real one). Since I am not into building, I'll hold off buying these kits until builders on the gallery start adding cool builds using them.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@nedrane297]

OMG, it looks just like the bistros in Sims 3, how awesome! If I were still playing Sims 4, which I'm not, I would drop everything to download that lot just for the nostalgia

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@surethabadenhorst]

I feel like building a 60s diner with this would be nice. And the floor tiles match well with the pool kit that just dropped

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@yasminni485]

I... um... wh.. why do I like this? The swatches are nice. (Still not buying it though).

[@Maria_Espino]

Tablecloth tables are really not typically seen outdoors. At least over in the State. It’s for inside and the doors are inside too.

[@kamiko70]

i think theyre gorgeous as a bistro, it works as a bar, which are into basic game. it would work in homes, without the bar stuff, a nice table set and accessories. - i think it would look nice with the bakery in Get to work, to turn it into a outdoor cafe. - also works with a food sale, you go sit at the tables and eat, or order a drink. - it would be a nice wedding set! to me anyways. - it would work with dine out. - they did the same with sims 3, they sold the extra packs if you didnt want to buy the whole thing. if you didnt have the pack, it didnt match other stuff, and didnt make sense if you didnt have the accompanying world. but you could do piece purchasing if you didnt want the world or didnt have the money for it. - my birthday is coming up, i would love this kit. - i think this would be nice with the eco kit. sit and have a drink outside, with people dumpster diving in the background, then come over and sit on the seats to eat their meals or just rest.

[@corabeani]

I personally think both kits are very lovely. They look like my town (wine town) and how I enjoy building, so I don't have a problem with them overall. I feel like the bistro kit could have used a couple more items (couch or maybe a larger table), but it pairs so well with existing items that it's not that big of a deal.

[@joeybishop5428]

Carls dine out mod is actually still broken at this time! I promise if you try uninstalling you’re gonna notice such a big performance difference, it was really making my game fall apart and causing a lot more problems than I thought after a while. The only thing I noticed that changed in my dine out gameplay after uninstalling was that sims get up and like to walk around sometimes at the restaurant but they’re pretty easy to recall with the “sit together” option at dinner but the act of having dinner itself in the sims 4 seems to now perform very smoothly now since the update. Hope this helps!

[@Majima155]

the chairs back is literally the same as the chair from paranormal stuff xD

[@elif8935]

I'm so getting that sims 3 bistro! I always wanted to see through that one

[@chrysalis4126]

look forward to the cc makers doing a sims 2 version.

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@skysky71771]

Kinda wish they would have just fully leaned into a coffee shop vibe instead of the restaurant look considering you can't dine unless you have dine out so most of this dedicated restaurant stuff wouldn't really be used without it. At least the coffee shop stuff would be more usable in your house to decorate kitchens and dining rooms.

[@p.bckman2997]

This kit will work excellently for any turn-of-the-century build, I guess I'll get this one.

[@corabeani]

I really like it.

[@simsspeler1757]

The items look nice. The kit says bistro but I can see an Irish pub with the green doors and windows. A two tile bar and some variation in deco bottles would have suited better than a coffee machine that doesn't have purpose in a sims 4 bar or restaurant.

[@MuirlySims]

Satch: "The coffee machine is quite big and doesn't suit being in a home." Me with my very large bean to fresh coffee machine that does 4 different types of coffee and steams/froths milk: "I beg to differ"

[@M335h1]

😅 plus gelato comes with the ice cream maker in cool kitchen which functions with get to work retail set up like an ice cream shop or the market stands you can sell your ice creams and remarks with those and if you have home chef you can bring the ice cream maker with you on site and keep making frozen treats to sell.

[@CozyCreationsYT]

Great perception on what they missed here. Fantastic review!

[@CramaLand]

i love that this looks like the bistro from sims 3

[@Mpuppyz]

"it pisses me off, yes it does" ❤❤🤣🤣

[@SophieLamond]

I reckon they are going to revamp dine out finally so it matches this kit and gets more sales.

[@SyntheticGoth]

My thoughts as well.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

I doubt that

[@jaehyun4ever]

I totally agree with you on everything. I hope they listen to you and improve. I love the Sims, but most things in the Sims 4 constantly make me feel like they could've been better!

[@333kbool]

a small, casual restaurant with a relatively inexpensive, simple menu. Unlike a cafe, it usually has full meals instead of just snack type food. So it isn't just bars.

[@shannonhernandez28]

Their new "log in gifts" include a single bar, it looks like it matches.

[@Manicpixie88]

So as this is a kit only I dont expect it to work as Dine out with an actual chef and waiters etc. But since it is a BISTRO it would be he nice if this was the one bar object that served a few meals not just drinks??

[@cmatioski]

Idk. Where I'm from (latin america), a bistro usually is like a coffee house with some full meals, you basically eat on bar chairs because it's supposed to be mildly unconfortable. The lack of new counters annoy me SO MUCH. Also, choosing wheter or not its a bar, a caffee or a restaurant, and then I cant have coffee on my library... Just assing a sim to every thing already, MODDERS CAN DO IT, WHY EA CANT?!1! AAAAAAAH

[@taliaghoul]

A bistro lot type would have been great.

[@writerspen010]

Nice, definitely going to get this one when it's inevitably free in a few months 🤭

[@avaschaefer6656]

I wish we got more swatches on the wine bottle. There are more swatches on the wine in the ceiling shelf so it wouldn’t have been that hard.

[@abandoned__]

needing other packs for the kit to really have any value is a biiiig yikes. should've given us that 2 tile bar as well 😩

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@rutecmuniz]

This is My Fist Dine Out Stuff 😂

[@marieduran6286]

In the Log in special they have going on now, it has a one tile bar, so maybe you can use that one. They do look similar and they might match in color.

[@sparilis]

To your point about a two-tile bar... they gave us a two-tile bar-back, so it makes no sense that there is no two-tile bar to go with it.

[@MarieShalanova]

I bought this kit as I kinda liked the designs, but i quickly encountered some problems with it. Firstly, the menu pannel is bigger that the windows and the doors lol, x Without speaking of the fact that at least the medium hight windows would have been highly appreciated.. that huge sofa is really giant and doesn't suit the cozy bistro vibe at all. Personally, I could find a use of it in my build. They give us a new coffee m1ker yay, cool! BUT! where are we supposed to place it!? You can't place it neither on the barback nor on the 4 tiled bar! Gotta use a kitchen element, but than again that looks awful next to the barback and I couldn't find a matching swatch for the teal palette.. The mirror we get with that kit is just awful - it's too big and is placed too high wich looks ridiculous with the new wallpaper et compared with the low wall height. Looks like it was supposed for the medium wall heigh, but the windows and the door are for the low one😂 They're incapable to male this small kit match and work well together..

[@GatorBelle]

I’ll wait until Max 20 Reserve creates a CC pack that will outdo this.

[@alittlewitchy789]

Ok umm Idk if anyone has mentioned this.. but has EA made mention that this Kit is literally Syboulette's Boulangerie Set (2021) CC.. I know that it is only available for people who can get mods.. but still.. Just check it out.. Almost identical but I think hers comes with more..

[@hustlinhitch]

Maxis put a cozy bistro build on the gallery but made it a lounge instead of a cafe, the obvious choice.

[@chloe7288]

It looks like there's something wrong with the divider. It's meant to separate booths, not freestanding dining tables. Why didn't they give players booths that would fit correctly inside them? It makes no sense.

[@kimberlyjeanne9456]

It doesn't make any sense which means for this game, it makes total sense they would do it 🙄

[@chloe7288]

@@kimberlyjeanne9456 LMAO

[@gots_ekko6217]

Awwee!! I always wanted to go inside that restaurant! That's amazing!!

[@the_moss_boss]

I guess it's just me...I'm quite unimpressed. I haven't seen anything that just really stands out in either of the new kits.

[@MissBananaYT]

This would be super cute with nectar making. You could have a winery without the ranch style

[@fizzlowastaken]

🤣

[@occultpriestess]

I like this art nuvou style & sims 3 nostalgia.

[@terivansteel3425]

I'm happy you like so much of it, actually

[@Sharrifahsims]

Put it on the gallery when you finish if you don’t mind

[@anndevries8267]

You can eat in a bistro. Simple meals but you would go to a bistro to eat not just to drink.

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@noestestristecass]

Yeah you have to make it sims 3 community lot style with the random self serving bar and coffee maker if you dont own dine out lol I don't dislike this stuff per se, its just that I didn't feel it was needed especially if you dont own dine out and if you do own dine out it is broken so unless you use the dine out reloaded mod it is pointless, and if you use mods there is tons of cc that is already like this stuff. so...If anyone wants alternate mods for the same ideas, AroundTheSims4 has tons of bistro CC for sims 4 My opinion about kits is not matter what limit it has on objects, different wall height variations for things DONT COUNT Out of the two kits i think both are meh but not bad, but weird choices and require other packs to reach their potential which isn't fair for people who don't have them

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@meh9677]

the items are beautiful as always but should have been part of a dine out refresh..

[@Randomneotch1234]

The bistro and riviera kits should’ve been in a dine out update.

[@astrologym1939]

They already said there will not be any more updates for packs

[@M335h1]

There is a base game table that was patched in that's a replica of s French bistro table called the mafique or something like that has a gold and white swatch if that helps and that maybe why the kit only has outdoor feel tables I think the table I'm thinking not its thumbnail swatch is gold and teal... Could be wrong.

[@Zombiezemb]

Does anyone else only watch satchs reviews? No offence to other simmers, but I prefer to watch shorter reviews that are not 30 minutes long.

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@NikkiiTheDon]

I always delete the room too when I’m building 🤣🤣🤣 thank god we got the undo button

[@melissaa.c3927]

Again, waiting for this one being free too😂

[@Mibs-Mibby]

Help, am I the only one whose gallery doesn’t work?? After updating the game I keep getting red x’s on everything there. I tried restarting my computer, turning off antivirus but nothing has been working

[@FlwlssAngel]

my sims cant eat in a bistro without doing pressups every five milliseconds is tooo real

[@MeditationWithElsa]

Looks really pretty but how are we going to use it with restaurants being so broken..

[@BeaAdelineManlangit]

The items and wall backgrounds ans floors are good yet I think it's still better to use it for Dine out expansion pack

[@LaceePop]

The dividers remind me of when restaurants put plexiglass in between all the booths for Covid

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@thesimstecoo]

at first glance I thought this kit looked really enticing and fun with the Parisian cafe/1920s America vibes but then, watching the review video makes you realize it lacks in the gameplay aspect because why would they include a coffee maker when you cannot even put it on top of the bar? definitely needed some coffee machines like the ones that came with get together. still all the items are really cute though.

[@magdalena9346]

This kit is like bar in 1920' to be honest. Doesn't look like bistro to me. Bit fancy aswell. That's the vibe I am getting personaly from this kit. Too bad for ea that my disappointment is immeasurable and I am not buying their stupid products anymore because I would get this one.

[@AmeenaF19]

A bistro is not a bar. You can eat little meals there. It is not only for drinking.

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@barbarbar3084]

These people tho! they literally made the exact same sims 3 bistro in sims 4 build mode. I cant with peoples creativity

[@B-zk9bt]

Finally, I can accurately make the Ratatouille restaurant in the sims flour, thank you Smatch for showcasing this off! ❤️❤️❤️

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@Firise]

Jeah, what if they fixed Dine Out and added this content as a 'Sorry it took so long'?

[@lucasdude]

i really like this kit. & yeah i dont really play live mode lol i mostly build so i may pick it up

[@waretaSL]

I just don't understand why the bar has rounded corners. It makes it really hard to match it to any of the pre-existing counters

[@fizzlowastaken]

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[@adrianblake8876]

Especially frustrating that the kit doesn't come with any counters, or a long table to match the dining booth...

[@ewitsbrooke]

I mean technically you can order food at the bar.. it just won't be delivered to the table without dine out

[@Manicpixie88]

You mean only if you own Get Together right? Or does this specific bar allow u to order food, even if u only have base game??

[@ewitsbrooke]

@@Manicpixie88 ope it's been so long I forgot that it came with get together, my bad

[@AussieCassPlays]

My First Dine Out Stuff…

[@OLALALA1019]

I’m one of those sims girlies who is more interested in gameplay being expanded upon. I could care less about the decorative content by EA that’s put out in kits. It literally sucks imo I use CC and mods for all of my sims looks and rarely do I get into the decor of my homes. The hairstyles made for the sims are so awful especially for curly hairstyles I stick to CC. New objects are cool but I just want fairies and I’m honestly getting super tired of the actual GAMEPLAY of the game being ignored. Idgaf about more colors and textures for curtains when I can’t even do what I used to in previous sims games.

[@alisabrown2669]

Is it just me or the dining chairs look odd like idk just like not something that matches the games mesh style

[@quiana10030]

Sooo cafes don’t come with get together ? or everybody forgot about that feature? Lol 😭😭

[@cms4229]

So Dine Out 2.0? I don’t know how one would use this kit without having Dine Out 1.0.