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The place was empty when we arrive (we aren't much for late dinners) so we picked a little table out of the way, near a window. The place is cozy, not too snobbish yet still a bit classy and authentic.
The waiter came fairly quickly to take our order and open the bottle of wine. We both had the "dégustation" menu which includes a soup, an appetizer, a "trou normand", main dish and a dessert. Within a few minutes our soups were there. I had the onion soup and it was delicious. The portions aren't really big but given that we took the full dinner, they were of an adequate size. We had a complimentary appetizer of crackers and rillette which was very good as well, and along came the bread basket (some other reviews will tell you about the very hard bread - the soft bread is all the way underneath the croutons in the basket).
Then we waited a fair bit to receive our appetizer, a little longer than usual for this type of restaurant. I had the grilled vegetables and cheese while my wife had the lobster raviolis. Both dishes were excellent. The trou normand was served, and I was a little disappointed by the size of it (although to be frank, I had a second helping since my wife didn't want hers).
As a main plate, I had the salmon and it was cooked to perfection. For dessert, the coffee cheesecake which was very good as well. Coffee, on the other hand... was pretty weak. In retrospect, I should have ordered an espresso or a variation of it.
Overall, very happy with the experience: we ate well, price was ideal for the quality of food we got and it's a BYOW. The only downside was that service was very slow (and the place was pretty empty until about the time we left where it started to fill) - but to me it's not an issue. Just bring an extra bottle to pass the time.
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