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| - I was super excited to try Petite Maison after the rave reviews here on yelp, and also because my Husband and I will be going to Paris later this year and felt some French food would get us into the spirit. Unfortunately for us, this was pretty much the worst dining experience we've had in a long time and left us super upset (hopefully going to actual Paris will be MUCH better).
Let me start off by saying that I understand a busy restaurant can be overwhelming to some, and it did seem like Petite Maison was understaffed on Saturday, however I don't think it excuses everything. First off, the hostess seemed flustered and upset right when we walked up to the hostess stand. She said the computer wasn't working and to give her a minute. Once we were sat, she asked us what kind of water we wanted and left to get it (or so we thought). Our reservation was for 7:15 and we arrived a few minutes early, so we were sat around 7:15 - it wasn't until 7:20 that our waiter finally greeted us (for the first time). Also, we didn't get water until 7:25 and that was after ordering our meal, getting other drinks, and asking twice for water. The food did come fast, maybe too fast, considering we got both our appetizer (foie gras) and entree (steak frittes) at the same time. The foie gras was very tiny compared with pictures I saw posted on yelp. It tasted good, but I wasn't in love with the accompanying items. The steak was RARE when we got it. We knew we would be sending it back - the problem was the waiter never even asked us how we wanted it cooked. We ate some of the fries while waiting for our waiter to stop by and ask us how things were, so we could send it back, but it took 10 minutes for him to check with us and take it back. It took another 10 for the steak to come back, and this time it was pretty much med-well (not med like we asked). In addition, the fries and steak were SOOOOO salty. I cannot emphasize this enough. We left with so much salt in our systems it was unbelievable.
So, between the lack of service and just plain bad food, I don't think I will be returning to Petite Maison. In fact, the only way I would go back is if they gave me back my $60 for this meal. The waiter was unbelievably unfriendly. He had zero personality and didn't care that we were having a bad experience. I really try to look past a lot of things, but this meal was just plain bad from start to finish.
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