A charming place for lunch
Monday, November 24, 2008
This is a wonderful little restaurant. It is clean, cozy, very
comfortable seats, nice views of the ferry area from almost all seats.
I found the server very friendly and attentive. If there is sometime's a little wait,it appears to be because this is a two-person run restaurant, and almost everything is made to order.
I was there for lunch today, so we only sampled the lunch menu. The soups and crepes are superb, possibly the best crepes
in Seattle. I had a beef bourguignon crepe, and the beef was
tender, succulent and perfectly cooked; the sauce was
delicious, just spicy enough to enliven the beefy flavor of the gravy. .
The cream of leek soup was, again, one of the best I've had,
again, because of that balance between taste polarities.
Desserts leave that balance for the side of richness - my
companion had a sort of flan - creme brule? - that was
swimming in syrup and topped with large mound of whipped cream.
This will be one of our ten favorite local restaurants - along
with T&T for Chinese, Matsu Sushi for Japanese, Chaiyo for
Thai, the Tacos Guayamas on 196th St in Lynnwood for Mexican,
and the Caspian Grill in the U District for Persian.