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| - I organized a girls lunch for a warm Saturday afternoon. Bodega was not our first choice - none of us had been there. We were actually scheduled to go to One in Yorkville.
After re-evaluating menu's and reviews, we decided to go with Bodega. I cannot stress what a perfect choice Bodega was.
From the moment we walked the restaurant row of Baldwin Village, to the steps of Bodega, it was bliss. The patio seating for our group was perfect. We were seated in a corner of the patio with greenery for privacy. The service from the get go was neutral. It wasn't overly friendly but it was not bad. Throughout the lunch I suppose the waitress warmed up to us.
The waitress was very patient with the 5 of us, through our orders. The food was brought up in unison, which is always amazing. Each course was well portioned, and delicious. I had gone for the mussels to start - about 8 mussels. Very tasty sauce, and clean mussels. My main was the trout, which was crusted and beautifully presented. My dessert was the fresh strawberries and vanilla ice cream. Overall it was an absolute value for 3 courses PLUS a mimosa for $23.00. We kept ordering drinks and chatting well after lunch, embarrassingly it went on for about 8 hours...in turn it became dinner time! (We walked over to Chinatown for that!). We were never asked to move, never felt hurried to leave, even though many walk-in's were seen entering the patio area. Did I mention after she brought the bill as one total, she quickly acted on breaking up the bill upon request?
Overall, it was the perfect choice as stated before. Food 4 stars, service 4 stars. And it was not that the food or service was that outstanding. It was not innovative food, it was not cutting edge modern fusion. This is a traditional French Cuisine restaurant. It was the simplicity of the fresh food and amicable service that worked together.
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