A cold ham sandwich is the sole success at Mirabelle By Orphée - Review - Seattle - The Infatuation

"This Pioneer Square cafe is out to transport you to the city of lights via kouign-amann, marble bistro tables, and blaring French pop music. But Mirabelle By Orphée is a few overpriced Evian bottles short of a Paris-inspired airport restaurant. Macarons taste like they’ve been in the fridge for years. Croissants are bland. And the salade niçoise is just a $17 version of the side greens, only topped with paltry portions of tuna and a boiled egg. While the Le Parisien Cochon is a delightful ham-and-butter baguette worthy of your picnic basket, everything else is as unremarkable as a layover at DTW. Food Rundown Pain Au Chocolat Aside from the baton of chocolate baked within, this is quite a weak display of laminated butter. Don’t give it to the aliens when they touch down and start asking about croissants. photo credit: Makena Yee Macaron Framboise Unfortunately, the macarons are a miss, too—even with appealing flavor combinations like rose and lychee, some have a strange musty taste, and others have shells that crack a little too easily. photo credit: Makena Yee Quiche Goat Cheese And Leek It’s a fine quiche. There’s a subtle hand of chèvre for tang, melted leeks, and egg softer than someone meeting their first grandkid. A crunchy crust brings it all together. photo credit: Makena Yee Croque Monsieur The peppery béchamel teeters on gloopy, but nobody is denying that cream sauce tastes good smothered on sliced ham. We’re not sure where the “generous helping of gruyere” is—at least in the middle—and what's there is rock-hard on top of the bread like a Cheez-It. Not bad, but not our favorite croque. photo credit: Makena Yee Le Parisien Cochon This cold sandwich changes everything. It’s just parisian ham, shaved emmental, and a cold swipe of truffled butter on a sturdy baguette. Ignore the rest of the menu and take this little package to the beach, the boat, and the park. photo credit: Makena Yee" - Aimee Rizzo