surly service, decent food
Tuesday, April 08, 2003
We went for a business lunch with 20 people and everyone really enjoyed the food. Having heard this place was supposed to be excellent, I was little disappointed. The service was very abrupt and French. I sat on the outside of the banquet and the waitress must have hit my ponytail at least 5 times during the meal. They did keep the ice tea and water flowing. I had the Dungeness crab and avocado salad which was good but not spectacular. The beet salad had its supporters. The poached salmon and asparagus risotto was good but still not incredible. The lemon cake was wonderfully tangy. And the dark chocolate cake was bittersweet, kind of like the whole Fringale experience.
Pros: promptly seated, iced tea refills, tasty desserts
Cons: surly French service, grungy bathroom, small dining room