I am a huge fan of the the original Twisted Frenchman and was excited to check out Bar Frenchman for Restaurant Week.
Unfortunately, the experience turned out to be an enormous disappointment. Many of my favorite dishes were not on the menu (such as a the mustard-seasoned duck breast) and the foie gras was prepared so poorly I had difficulty finishing it (I miss the compote they served it with at the original restaurant). The foie now sits on a soggy bread and is dressed in a sour and off-putting line of cream sauce.
Bar Frenchman is a remarkable expansion from the original with at least 4x as many servers and twice as many chefs. I think they expanded too quickly and the standard of the food has suffered. The presentation of my salmon entree sloppy and many components (such as the lentils) were not cooked properly. Unfortunately, I think the quality of the food has been compromised and I doubt that Chef Andrew has the capacity now to oversee all the dishes coming out of his kitchen. I'm sure if he'd paid closer attention, he'd be just as crest-fallen.
I may try the chef's tasting menu at some point in the future, but I certainly don't have any plans to order off the Bar Frenchman menu anytime soon.