Nancy H.
Yelp
I've passed this fabulous-looking restaurant SO many times over the years, right on the corner of Bernard and Champagneur. There's a huge terrasse to dine al fresco, and it's always bustling. Obviously a popular spot! I've wanted to dine here for years and, finally, I was able to. And in many ways, it was a fantastic restaurant, with wonderful food. But there was plenty of room for improvement, too.
Our party of four came for dinner here on a hot summer night, and we snagged a table inside, abutting the open terrasse/patio area. It was lovely. Our host ordered a bottle of wine from the extensive wine menu here and, I must say, it was one of the best wines I've had in recent memory. Delicious.
We were impressed with the menu, as it offered a lot of choices for all of us, with all our varied preferences and dietary "issues" (my kid is a vegetarian, for example). We shared the beets with warm goat cheese salad and it was fantastic! Our host had the salmon and it was great, he said, along with a side salad. I forget what my cousin had but she thoroughly enjoyed her meal.
We ordered the dessert of the day (I forget what it was) and shared it. It was good - but I guess it speaks volumes that I forget what it was.
Here are the downsides: our server was a lovely, lovely young lady who only spoke French. Now, we were lucky our host was totally bilingual (I can get by but wouldn't know how to say "scallops" or "mussels" or other more obscure foods). So when the server was describing the specials of the day, our host had to translate for me and my kid. Also, I guess that their computers were down that night so it took FOREVER to get our bill, and then to pay. I'm talking an hour. Luckily it was a nice night, we had no plans to go elsewhere after dinner and we were all enjoying each others' company. However, had this been an awkward first date, or had I brought my elderly parents here, it would have been intolerable. Not sure how often their system goes down here, but there should be a plan in place for when it occurs, so people aren't waiting for an hour or more for their bills and to pay.