for a Humpday night treat with a three year old it was a pleasant place to eat.. if you are a Bison fan, which mean you eat meat, this place has some great treats.. we all ordered from the Prix Fixe menu i had, Joues de Bison - Slow-braised, bacon-crusted bison cheeks w/ maple braising jus, heirloom tomato salad & corn fritters, this went well with the bison barley soup with big chunks of beefy barley in a well rendered stock that had the sweetness of a rich red wine. my wifey partial to quail eggs had Perche Jaune - Potato-crusted Lake Huron yellow perch filet with haricots verts, heirloom tomatos, nicoice olives, capers, soft-boiled quail egg and an anchovy-dijon vinaigrette,
her appitizer of pate was a little too smooth as she prefers a firmer pate, however with the bread and extra crisps that were supplied i made a meal of it.
their desserts were wonderfully classic, creme brulee with the custard still warm, and the sugar caramalized and crispy, my chocolate flouorless cake with vanilla icecream and pralines was eaten by my three year old. and he loved it..
for my 3 year old we ordered him a chicken breast a la carte and they charged us $20 for it was basically, Poulet Bonne Maman - Juicy free-range & organic chicken breast w/ roast fingerlings, vegetables, zesty onion-red peppercorn compôte & black currant-raspberry jus ,without the roast fingerlings, vegetables, zesty onion-red peppercorn compôte & black currant-raspberry jus.
we should have asked the price first.
the new waitress was pleasant, and there were only two people staffing the restaurant. it seemed like there were a lot of repeat clients there that night, as it has a lovely street front patio in front of a car filled with dirt and plants.
over all a charming bohemian experience complete with absinthe.
other than the $20 chicken breast it was a great hump day restaurant