Romantic, beautiful restaurant with a quiet atmosphere.
Wednesday, October 25, 2006
A wonderful French experience from the waiters who true French accents, the dim warm lighting and good, tummy-warming food. The clientele tends to be older and refined, just like the restaurant so if you're looking for hip - this won't be it. However, if you're looking for a serious, quiet and intimate place - this is it. Perfect for the first date I went on: we got a private table for 2 by the window and the tones were hushed enough that we could talk for hours which we did. We ended up closing the restaurant but were never rushed by the waitstaff, who were instead generous, appropriately engaged and fun.
Entrees: he had steak frites (classic dish), and I had duck over lentils - the actual descriptor was probably a lot more refined but trust me, the duck was flavorful, deep and rich. The lentils were slightly stewed in a dark wine sauce which added a mysterious salty flavor. The flavors blended nicely. Dessert was chocolate banana pudding which would not have been our first choice, except our waiter recommended it. It turned out to be quite good and definitely unique.