Bistro Le Cep - Review - Westchase - Houston - The Infatuation

"Bistro Le Cep is less of a French restaurant than it is a showroom for pastoral chicken decor. There are lace curtains with mini chicken cutouts, large chicken statues, portraits of chickens, and every meal begins with complimentary chicken liver mousse. Unfortunately, the quality of the food doesn’t match this unfettered dedication to the farmhouse fowl. That starting mousse tastes dry and nearly flavorless. Warm slices of baguette come with fridge-temperature bland butter. And most of the entrees are overpriced for what you’re getting, like two overcooked, puny medallions of wild boar with a too-sweet plum sauce and steamed broccoli for $30. photo credit: Quit Nguyen photo credit: Quit Nguyen photo credit: Quit Nguyen photo credit: Quit Nguyen photo credit: Quit Nguyen Pause Unmute There are some bright spots on the menu, though. A broth with moules aux fines herbs tastes soft and buttery, especially when soaked into bread, and the coq au vin (surprise, more chicken) arrives with a glossy red wine sauce. Still, those brief spells of edible excellence don’t justify spending upwards of $29 for a main course. If this restaurant were half as expensive, it could be worth a visit if you know for a casual night out. But unless you have a thing for folksy representations of domesticated birds, skip it. photo credit: Quit Nguyen" - Chelsea Thomas