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| - Having grabbed an absolutely wonderful almond cream croissant one morning at Thobors next door (the affiliated-with-but no-longer-owned-by bakery) I penciled this in as a "to try" for dinner.
Sadly, that experience was not nearly as impressive.
First, yes, I know you have an "award winning" wine cellar (how could one forget with all the signs on the door and multiple mentions on the menu. Oh, and then there is the wine menu itself, roughly suitcase-sized) and I'm sorry I won't be spending an exorbitant amount on a glass (or if I wanted to drain my savings, a bottle) but can you not take it so personally when I say no thanks/I don't drink?
The service was at first wonderful and attentive, but it took FOREVER for us to get our mains (literally, we almost hit the 40 minute mark from the time we ordered until our food arrived - and our waiter only came by once during that time to put a tea-light candle on our table, not even filling up our water in the process),
The pan-seared daurade was good if a bit bland (not a real fan of the chive-mustard oil), but the fingerling potatoes were WAY too salty (and I love salt - I'm pretty sure I've never said something was too salty in my life).
The atmosphere is great, and the patio is a gorgeous little space on the corner, but for the price we paid the portions were small, the food not that memorable and the service spotty at best. I'd consider coming back here for brunch (esp if they get their pastries from the aforementioned bakery) but it's not high on the list, for sure.
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