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| - Visiting the Brasserie V after about 2 weeks after its opening, and then about 2 months later, one word jumped into my head immediately. Inconsistent.
The service and especially the food wavered in quality and delivery. Starting with the first visit, I was taken as a surprise with the place still in its infancy, mellow, feeling as if word of its existence hadn't really gotten out yet. Upon returning those several months later the place had become lit darker, much louder (due to the fact it was packed) and complete with a long wait as there are few tables.
Now I'm not one to complain about noise, nor about having to wait, but it is truly loud inside for a small restaurant, and if your host informs you its only a fifteen minute wait and it turns out to be more around double don't continually string them along telling them, "Just a few more minutes." Recall what you told those waiting and address the fact you were mistaken, otherwise gauge more time than you think it will take. Telling groups their wait time is low, only for it to be over double starts a sour note before menus are even in hand. Unfortunately, the minimal wait space inside does little to help those table-less.
Okay, now before I begin spilling out one of those prototypical long tirades complaining about rude wait staff, undercooked orders, and long wait times perhaps the best way for me to reflect may this tried and true form.
The Good: Their more affordably charged sandwiches were the highlight item each time, I recommend the one with mustard. I actually don't like mustard but this was very rich without being overbearing, very close to amazing. A very nice Belgian beer selection, although a bit expensive, one of these won't kill you, and if the place isn't completely jammed and the bald man at the bar is feeling nice he can help point you in the right direction if you're feeling overwhelmed.
The Bad: The much hyped frites are simply thinly cut fries, slice and dice it how you will, because sliced and diced they are still fried potatoes and not a lot more. The tri cups of dipping sauce that accompany seem to exist to enliven these knowingly dull snacks but they should be more flavorful or evolved. Besides the above mentioned wait-times, the servers seemed very distant and non-communicative, while not rude, when in a loud restaurant the server should assert themselves over the noise letting you know you're of value and you're noticed. Sometimes when feeling swallowed up the lack of server presence is much more estranging than typically felt.
The Ugly: Upon both visits, the lamb was ordered and requested beforehand to be cooked more than rare. Both times returning marginally more than rare, causing two send backs the second time. Above all, get the meat cooking instructions correct. For whatever reason of confusion, this looks extremely unprofessional.
I'm going to give the Brasserie a pass here, in memory of the better food and experience I had the first time and hope that as time goes by they can tighten up some of these hitches. You can see the potential for it to really sail and just soar but for the ambiance and the dollar its dangling between disaster and dazzle.
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