I was expecting to be wowed at Batifole. I wasn't, but I was happy with my choices. Bottom line: it's a solid French restaurant with semi-fancy dishes in a low-key setting. For the neighbourhood it's excellent. Overkill, even.
The cassoulet is excellent. The bouillabaisse is delicious. Loved the escargots. Bread and butter never tasted so good. Wine list is extensive. One of my favourite creme brulees of all time. (And I've eaten many a creme brulee.) Service was friendly and the atmosphere is more low-key than I expected. Those were the highlights.
The rest was not bad, but not superb. The lobster and Sebaste soup was extremely fishy tasting. And I love fish. I eat anchovies and caviar, and put fish sauce on veggies. It was not a good fishy taste. The dory provençale was bland. And lemony. (Should provençale be lemony?)
The two meat dishes ordered at our table--veal flank steak topped with shallots and beef tenderloin in a Dubonnet demiglace with blue cheese--though both delicious and cooked nearly perfectly, came with nothing but the meat. With only three choices of sides (salad, sauteed veggies, or fries) a vegetable paired directly with the main would have been nice. The fries had good consistency and flavour, but far too much salt, IMO.
I might go again and try other things on the menu because what was good was VERY good. But what wasn't so hot wasn't worth the trip. And I live just a few blocks away.