Jim A.
Yelp
The Cafe's ambiance is charming.
The highlight of our (4 person) meal were the Croquettes. They were outstanding!
However, the rest of the plates were either just OK, or not very good.
- deviled eggs: vinegar dominated the flavor. We couldn't taste any truffles.
- gnocchi: oddly, there was no flavor here. I thought it was just under-salted, but I'm afraid there wasn't really any flavor that salt would have brought forward. Very disappointing!
- rabbit with pasta: the rabbit was cooked well. However, the sauce/gravy was very brothy (not like in one of the pictures someone posted). The pasta wasn't quality bronze-cut, so it didn't bond with the wet sauce. There were mushrooms and carrots, but it just didn't all come together in a cohesive fashion.
- beef bourguignon: the beef was to the side of the potatoes, had no sauce/gravy on it. It was also quite fatty. No gravy! That's right, beef bourguignon without gravy. You'll see a picture someone posted of a nice piece of beef on top of potatoes with gravy drizzled over it. That's not what we received.
I really wanted to like this place, and want to support French restaurants in the area -- I can't seem to turn a corner without seeing yet another Italian restaurant springing-up. We did see some dishes come out to other tables that looked really nice. Perhaps, we just ordered the wrong dishes, but at these prices, there are better offerings in the area.
Edit: I apologize for not having pictures. This was my wife's b-day dinner (with our children), and it wasn't appropriate for me to call-out problems with the dinner via pictures. We went there because her friends recommended it. The next day, her friends surprised her with a brunch at the same restaurant. According to her (I wasn't there) it was just as poor as dinner -- very lackluster.
Based on the early reviews, this restaurant was rocking. I believe, they have replaced the original chef with a new person who needs significantly more training in the art of French cuisine.