I really wasn't sure what to give Le Boucan for a rating after my experience here. Read on and you'll see why. It was a Friday night when we came here and though it was empty when we showed up at six it was packed when we left. The restaurant is small so a reservation would be a really good idea.
Being Friday I figured I would get a cocktail so I started with a mint Julep. The cocktails seem expensive here but they are very strong so I feel the price was justified. I followed it up with a Moscow Mule which was a little to heavy on the lime for me. I prefer the ginger to stand out more in this particular cocktail. There is also a decent selection of bourbons for you to try out and they usually have one on special.
We were four and we split the Pit Boss which gives you a chance to try a bit of everything. It included chicken, ribs, pulled pork, coleslaw, potato salad and fries. For me the winner was the pulled pork which was very tender and juicy. I also thought that the chicken was well seasoned and I enjoyed it quite a bit. The ribs though were a little on the dry side. I would suggest that if you're going to get this dish only do it if you're two or three people tops and our waitress did say it was meant for that number of people. I wasn't very hungry so it was a decent amount of food but if I had been hungrier it probably wouldn't have been.
Now had we stopped after the Pit Boss I would have given Le Boucan four stars easily. I had enjoyed the food up until then and in all I was having an enjoyable experience. However, we thought we would split a plate of nachos which turned out to be a total ripoff. For $16 (which is already expensive for nachos) the portion was pathetically tiny. Normally I am not one to complain in restaurants unless the food is undercooked, cold or something is seriously wrong with the flavour but this was ridiculous. We brought this to the attention of our waitress and she took it back to the kitchen to try and see if she could get more chips or something added to it. At this point the manager came over and tried to explain why the nachos had to be so expensive. She offered to discount the price %50 for us which we agreed to but when she went to see if the nachos were still in the kitchen they had been tossed. Needless to say we were all a little miffed by the time everything was said and done.
I'm not really sure what to make of my experience here. Like I said if we had just stopped after our main meal I would have no trouble recommending this place. Also if the nachos hadn't been tossed I would have been a little more forgiving and probably given the restaurant three stars.