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| - We've been there three times, trying to square its stellar reputation with our experience; last night was for supper.
SERVICE: It took an hour for the food to arrive; we'd ordered easy appetizers, a burger and a baked chicken dish. Trop Tarde!
STAFF: We've found them to be engaging, but distracted. The restaurant doesn't deign to put out salt and pepper shakers; I asked two waiters in succession to get those for me. Nothing happened after about 10 minutes, so I got up and went for them myself; lots of confusion and hand-waving to get them, only to find they were not functional. Merde!
AMBIENCE: Nice; the lake, the swans, plausible pseudo-French accents, a neat guy handling the music. C'est bon!
FOOD: The broiled shrimp, cheese grits & remoulade appetizer was execrable. I'm from New Orleans; we board up and condemn restaurants that massacre simple dishes like that. My wife liked the burger, but it didn't like her; it entertained her for 24 hours ;-( My broiled chicken was meh exemplified. Any Albertson's rotisserie can beat it; écrasez l'infâme!
PRICE PERFORMANCE: All this mediocrity for a tipped bill of ~$83?
Scandale!
OVERALL: Alright, kindergarten's over. No more Marché for me.
C'est Fini!
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