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I am reviewing here because it is so rare that I feel I need to say something about a French restaurant in the USA.\r
Originally from France, I am usually very picky when it comes to french gastronomy. \r
Usually when it comes to French restaurants in the USA, it goes over pricy, cliché, mediocre food and bad service...\r
I mean, as for service, I have to say that in France, except in some very expensive places, it is very bad usually...\r
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So this saturday, on the request of some friends of mine who were willing to surprise me, I accepted to go with them once more for a "french" evening...\r
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A new French place that opened on Las Olas called "St Tropez Bistro"... And once more I was sure to be disappointed and to get into one more tourist trap as they are so many on Las Olas...\r
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I was so wrong about my "a-priori"s...\r
First of all, the decor of the place :\r
From the moment you step into the restaurant, you just feel like home. I mean, a french home...\r
The concept of the place is a "bistro". And I was amazed to see that for once, nothing was cliché.\r
It looks exactly like a typical french bistro.\r
Perhaps because for once the place is ran by real french people and not by greedy people trying to make some money out of a french concept thing...\r
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The whole team was french. Very authentic. I just felt like I never left my country, except maybe for service which was perfect. ;)\r
It looks like when they decided to open this place, they took the best of french and american culture.\r
Service was amazing, quantities are on an american range and you don't feel like you are getting a sampler for everything you order.\r
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Food was absolutely wonderful. I actually don't recall having had such a good dinner in France...!\r
That night, there was some live entertainment with a singer singing french tunes... And once again I was amazed... The guy had a fantastic voice and his repertoire was just perfect for the evening.\r
Even as for entertainment it had nothing cliché.\r
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When you go there, you go for the real thing. This place is actually a typical French restaurant in South Florida...\r
So the food is great, the atmosphere is awesome, the decor is fantastic and the check was completely reasonnable. \r
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I have never gone twice to a french restaurant in the States... But this place... Well, I had to come back yesterday bringing some other friends to have them discover what a real French restaurant is...\r
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If you can't affort getting a place ticket to go to France on vacation, just go to St-Tropez Bistro... It's all there... \r
You can't be disappointed, I've been there...\r
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Patrick
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