I went to Lardon to meet with a friend. I called for reservations on a Tuesday afternoon for later that evening. It was already pretty booked but we got a reservation for 8:30 p.m..
Lardon is not a large space. Like many of the restaurants in area, there's seating for about 50 people and the night I went there were two groups of about 15 people each. One was a birthday party and one just looked to be a group of friends.
Needless to say this made the noise level in the restaurant almost unbearable. My friend and I had to yell at each other and the server had to lean in to tell us the specials. It made a great meal and a nice decor an unfavourable experience.
So ... with that being said I was super pleased with the service, meal and decor of Lardon. I opted for the Prix Fixe menu that included either a soup or salad, any main course and a dessert. My friend opted for the same.
The beet salad I had was light, crisp and flavourful. I had the duck confit for my entrée and creme brulee for dessert. I expected the entrée to be a bit smaller than the regular because of it being part of the prix fixe menu. But it was a full size duck with potatoes and it was DELISH!!!!! I haven't had a lot of duck in my life but this is what it's like I'm going to have a lot more.
The beer selection was great for a restaurant this size including a selection of beer from Unibroue which will mess you up in one bottle. The wine list was also to my friend's liking.
I'd go back but I would be sure to ask if there were any large parties booked for the time I was wanting to go. Based on that my rating is three stars. Another time without the large groups and it might go up. I'll have to go back to see!
TO SUM IT UP: Food and service were great but they might have well had a decibel metre with a picture of the maitre 'd with their hand to their ear on the TV screens.