Yum! Wonderful food complimented by wonderful service. Not sure we could have asked for me:
-Service: these guys honour reservations and turn people away if they're full. I could see that really annoying walk-ins, but as someone who had a reservation, I really appreciated that they held it for our party. We were 45 mins late and they were so gracious about it. No complaints, no passive-aggressive comments, all smiles! It was for a big group, so we doubly appreciated it! What would we have done if we ended-up tableless on a Saturday nite at 7pm for 8 ppl!
-Food: I tried a bunch of the cold appetizers and their pasta special for the nite The babaganoush and bread was delicious. The bread was soft and flavoured with herbs and the babaganoush was creamy and smoky. The chick pea and avocado salad was a great blend of creamy and tangy. The spicy lentil balls were well-flavoured with a good amount of kick. I didn't love them, but my wife did. The pasta special was rigatoni with a walnut pesto. The sauce was tasty and the pesto added a nice amount of heft to the dish.
I think the sign of success for vegan food is that you don't leave the meal wishing there was meat on the plate. When I left Fressen, I certainly didn't miss meat at all. I was looking forward to coming back to try other things on their menu!