J W
Google
Total rating: 3.75 stars
The service and atmosphere here were both top-notch; the servers spoke Cantonese, Mandarin, and English, and they were both friendly and receptive. The aesthetics were on the dimmer side, but provided an elegant and welcoming atmosphere.
The food was half great and half not that good. So let's start with the must-get:
The tea infused duck, tai chi fried rice, and seafood crispy noodle were all amazing; the duck was perfectly medium rare and paired beautifully with the sauce where it was both tender and moist; the tai chi fried rice had such an amazing aroma with great wok breath (wok hay) which provided a nice and smoky flavor which if I were to recommend one thing, this would be it; and finally the seafood crispy noodle (not the udon) was creamy, savory, and provided a fun textured contrast between its sauciness and the crispiness of the noodle! These three are the ones our group enjoyed the most and would definitely get again!
The not so great were the Steak Au Poivre, Black Truffle Beef Noodle, and the Spicy Wings, both were overcooked and tough to the bite. Some pieces of the wings were okay, but some were so hard we could barely chew it, which suggests it may have been fried for too long. The steak was the most underwhelming and most expensive; the cut of the meat was tough and chewy, and although the charred broccoli was phenomenal, the main star of the show was by far the worse American wagyu we ever had. The truffle beef noodle was heavy on the black pepper, which overpowered the truffle, which was extremely mild. We mentioned these to the server and although no remedy was offered, we still hope they would take our input to heart and continue to improve, for Le Fleur Rouge has so much potential and can easily be one of the best Chinese-French fusion restaurants in all of NYC!
Their cocktails were amazing as well, especially the Oldie which our friend would not stop raving about! It was indeed very good with a smoky and fragrant aftertaste.
Overall we had a pretty decent time with their amazing service and comfortable aesthetics. For big parties, they also include an automatic 22% tip on the bill, which is a bit high since most places usually adds 20%, but no big deal since they were really nice, it just kinda shocked us a bit. The portions are definitely on the smaller side and the price on the higher end, but if they can tweak everything we mentioned, I have no doubt Le Fleur Rouge can definitely become an extremely popular and successful Chinese-French fusion restaurant!
Thank you for reading and best of luck! (: