Kim C.
Yelp
We were looking for something nice within walking distance from our hotel (Hotel Muguet). Fitzgerald sounded interesting and had some good reviews, so we tried it.
It was so good that we came back a few days later.
First, Fitzgerald is both a restaurant (main floor) and a "speakeasy" (lower floor). We only experienced the restaurant, but we popped into the speakeasy for a look and it looked like it would be a lot of fun for drinks (and music later in the evening).
Our first night, we showed up a little before 5:45, only to find that they weren't open for dinner until 6. They invited us in anyway, gave us a table and waters, and even started taking our meal orders before opening, which was a nice start.
The first night, I tried the "Vitello tonnato". Wow - this was an astoundingly good starter. Very thinly sliced veal, covered with a delicious sauce of tuna and caper mayonnaise. Absolutely recommended.
My wife had the thick and creamy soup ("Heirloom tomato gazpacho"), which she loved and had the second visit as well.
For the main, I had a very good mushroom risotto. I was looking for something rather light (having had a late lunch), but it turned out that the mushroom risotto was very good but also very, very rich. I felt bad leaving nearly half of it uneaten, as it was delicious - it was just too filling for me at that point.
We passed on the desserts - we were both too full from the late lunch to appreciate them this night.
The second visit, I tried the Pollack ceviche. When I started to order, the waiter asked if I had tried the Vitello tonnato. I should have listened and had that again. While the Pollack ceviche was interesting, I personally prefer the Southern California/Mexican ceviches, which are spicier and use more lime. The Pollack ceviche used "leche del tigre with citrus fruit" which was more of a fruit salad than what I consider a traditional ceviche.
My wife again went with the soup and was not disappointed.
For the main, I went with the Linguine with lobster. This had a great, flavorful pink sauce over the linguine, with large chunks of lobster embedded in the pasta. A great choice and one that I completely finished - using some of the very crusty bread to mop up the remaining sauce.
My wife had a dish of a large portion of salmon on a bed of (rice? memory is the second thing that goes, right?). Very good and she enjoyed it.
For dessert, I had the "Red Fruit Pavlova" and my wife had the Chocolate Mousse. I wasn't thinking when I ordered the Pavlova, as I am allergic to strawberries and guess what the "red fruit" was. It was liberally decked with strawberries. My wife ate the strawberries, but at least I was able to enjoy the ice cream and the meringue, which were very good. She allowed me a couple of small spoonfuls of her Mousse, which was full and rich.
Service was excellent. Super-friendly both days, helpful, offering good suggestions for wines and individual courses.
Sorry about no photos - being jet-lagged from the 11-hour flight makes everything a little fuzzy the first couple of days in Paris.