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| - Why bother update with same stars you may wonder. I want to let others know it's consistent... consistently average food, but with good service & atmosphere (with exception to the bathrooms, which I feel could use either a more thorough clean or new floor tiles & paint touch ups).
I had the chicken liver parfait again, which was thankfully good as the last time, although I found the melba toasts were WAY too hard (so heads up if you're the least bit concerned about your dental work). My friend had the mussels - they were fine. I had the flat iron steak frites. My bad, I should've known more about that cut, that it shouldn't be cooked mid-rare or it's chewy. (I just can't bring myself to order steak more done than that, but in this case maybe medium would've combated the toughness).
Now, the server was wonderful and offered to replace it, but I let it go since it was my naiveté.
The frites (aka skinny fries) were a bit cold, and over-salted. I know one should not complain about too much, but seriously, this is not fast food and I don't need a triple serving of fries that occupies more than half the plate.
My big dissapointment was the Lemon Tarte. The pastry was way too thick and not flaky. There was about the same thickness of the lemon curd (1/4") as there was pastry. It was kinda smallish, about a 3" round. If there had been more curd and less pastry, the portion size would've been fine. My friend had the ice cream and she said it was nice, but I think it's hard to screw up ice cream.
Maybe next time, I'll go for something more 'common' or safe like the bourguingon. Stew can't possibly be screwed up can it? Sigh... each time I eat here, I wonder "would Michael Bonacini really approve of this food?"...
As before, I would return for the location and service.
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