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| - On a last minute whim last Friday night, hubby and I made a reservation here for a late dinner date. After hearing from a friend that she didn't really like the place, I found myself wondering if we should cancel the reservation, but since we didn't have any other ideas on where to go we decided to take the chance and man am I glad we did!
La Champagnerie is a beautiful and cozy champagne bar/restaurant nestled in the Old Port. Upon arrival, we were warmly greeted and quickly seated. A fast look around, we noticed that the place was buzzing with energy, a DJ was spinning great music, and the overall vibe was relaxed. We got our menus and our hostess Caroline was very kind throughout the night. She helped us choose an excellent bottle of champagne that suited our tastes perfectly and accompanied my husband as he 'sabered' the top off the bottle in a designated area of the restaurant which we thought was a really nice touch and a unique feature we had never seen at any other place. Walking us through the menu and the specials of the night, we ordered the Wagyu beef carpaccio to start, the mushroom risotto and pork chops as our mains, and the mars bar pastry for dessert.
To tell you that every plate was ON POINT wouldn't be any exaggeration at all. The carpaccio was amazingly seasoned (albeit a little stingy on the meat at 3 slivers for $22) on a bed of noodles. The risotto was amazing but again on the smaller side. The pork chop dish was great and pretty large. I wasn't a huge fan of the dessert (too sweet for me) but my chocolate fanatic husband could've had 10 more so I think it was a hit!
Overall, phenomenal atmosphere, service, and food. Would absolutely come back and recommend this place wholeheartedly. When we asked for the bill, we were pleasantly surprised to find that the price was SUPER reasonable and not that expensive (we didn't know how much any of our dishes cost in advance since they were all off menu except for dessert), so definitely a big thumbs up.
Can't wait to be back!!!
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