Kathy X.
Yelp
I really wanted to like this place more, but it missed the mark in a few key ways. The interior is charming with red walls. There is also a little bit of outdoor seating on the porch area in the front, as well as a garden in the back. My friends and I sat indoors, as there was no available outdoor seating.
For my dinner, I decided to order the Le Bouchon Steak Frite, and I asked for it to be cooked well done. The black iron flank steak came quite burnt, along with garlic butter on top. While I love my meat to be crisp, the steak was completely overdone, making it really dry and difficult to eat. The garlic butter also tasted off to me, somehow. I did enjoy the homemade fries, which were perfectly crunchy, full of potato goodness, and very addicting.
Despite how my steak was made, I know that this restaurant can do better, because I was able to taste my friends' Steak Au Poivre, which was delicious! This particular steak was cooked medium, pepper crusted, pan seared, and coated with well seasoned, savory pepper cognac sauce. It was tender, juicy, succulent, with strong pepper taste. I was considering ordering this as well, which I would have been much happier with.
The dessert special was Molten Chocolate Cake with vanilla ice cream. Of course I asked for chocolate ice cream instead. This came with fresh raspberries, as well as raspberry sauce underneath the cake, along with a dusting of powdered sugar on top. First of all, the scoop of chocolate ice cream was tiny. The cake was medium in size, and while it was moist with rich, chocolate flavor, there wasn't much molten filling. I found this to be truly disappointing. It made me upset that I spent $12 or more on dessert, when I should have just saved my money for ice cream at one of the shops nearby.
Service was wonderful, until the end of the meal. Our waiter was so friendly, on top of it, and seemed to know the menu well. However, it took awhile to get the check and pay. As I was not satisfied with the food, I definitely would not return.