I've been to La Chaumiere twice now for formal events, so I don't know what an intimate dining experience would be like here. The restaurant is moderately elegant and food presentation is delightful. I'm glad there's adequate free parking.
At a Christmas party last night, we were served numerous pastry and skewer hors-d'oeuvres to start. The pastry was quite greasy but certainly was tasty. I wasn't particularly impressed with the chicken skewers but my spouse thought the steak was excellent and we both really enjoyed the prawns. The white wine chosen for the occasion was just okay and one of the servers somehow poured red into my white wine, which clearly was very embarrassing for him. He promptly brought over a new glass.
Our main dishes included risotto topped with a jumbo prawn, salad and salmon, all of which were excellent. Dessert was a generous portion of crème caramel, which I couldn't get enough of.
Being that the evening was not rushed, we were okay with the pace of the food, but we were being served from 6:30 to nearly 10pm with long breaks in between courses. Honestly, I'd rather have been done earlier than this but if that's the culture, then you must embrace it. I consider the regular menu to be pricey and don't know if I'd make an effort to visit this restaurant otherwise. It's a great venue for parties but it doesn't strike me as a place I'd choose to frequent.