Brad M.
Yelp
Let me start with this: anything negative in this review is my own damn fault and nothing to do with the restaurant.
I don't speak French. I booked a single seat at a restaurant with 1 communal table in a French-speaking country. Let's just say it was a little awkward for me, as well as the other 9 French speakers at the table who kept glancing over at me and occasionally translating the story currently being told at the table. Not their fault...not the restaurant's fault...my fault alone. If you are traveling alone and don't speak French, keep it in mind when deciding to book here.
That being said, the food was really delicious - mostly Mexican flavors, but with French influences. Started off with a nicely complex posole with pork jowl. Nice heat without being painful; pork was super-tender. Second course was a red snapper ceviche, served over a silky coconut & lime cream with green olives and green beans. A really interesting dish with elements you wouldn't think to put together but that worked really well. Third was zucchini fritters served with a green chile & pistachio mole. Fritters were light, mole was deep and tangy. Fourth was a perfectly cooked duck breast (crispy skin and all) served over a tomato, garlic, and pumpkin seed sauce. Best duck I've had in a good long while, and the sauce was absolutely delicious. He finished the meal with a quince and caramel tart served with dulce de leche sauce, which was a little sweet but really decadent.
The chef introduced each dish (even giving me an abbreviated English version). Free shots were poured for the group twice in between courses. Service was attentive and accommodating. The whole experience took 3.5 hours which was a little long for 5 courses, but everybody at the table (who spoke French) was having a great time meeting the others and telling stories. Had I spoken French, I may have stayed longer to hang out, but the awkwardness hit the wall at the 210-minute mark and I asked for the check.
If you speak French or have an English-speaking buddy to bring, I highly recommend the experience.