Excellent!

   AMYSUE88 - 06/27/2008

My husband and I went there for the 1st time in May to celebrate our 5th anniversary and we loved it! Our waiter was so helpful and attentive and the food and ambience were wonderful. I had the beef stroganoff and LOVED it and my husband had rack of lamb and said it was the best he's ever had. It made for a very romantic anniversary dinner!

A lovely evening, overall

   namastefromme - 05/13/2007

After reading the other reviews, I was hesitant to go here, but the others in my party wanted to go. The service was outstanding - very polite and attentive waiter (Claude), very kind about cooling and serving the cake we'd brought from an outside bakery, etc. The food was lovely - I am not a fan of French food, so I had their hamburger. Actually, it was quite good! I recommend the pommes frite, and skip the garlic parmesan chips. And we all enjoyed the sides of butternut squash and creamed corn.

My only complaints - the volume of the music, and the darkness of the table area. We were there for a 70th birthday, but only found out after dinner that there is a quieter upstairs dining room where the live music is not piped in. We had dined about 20 feet from the piano, and while the music was good, it made conversation difficult. As for the lighting, three of the four of us needed the light from our cell phones to read the menu - and this was while it was still light outside!

Overall, I would dine there again, giving the upstairs room a try for a quiet dinner, or planning to enjoy the live music.

Exquisite

   cgrega51 - 12/28/2006

Our favorite place in So Calif. Romantic ! Sitting at the bar and enjoying a glass of Port or Champagne, to a romantic interlude at a quiet table, enjoying the lusciousness of the food and ambiance. Not for those counting their pennies however :) We rate it EXQUISITE ! Bar None

Horrible Experience

   mvp1895 - 10/02/2006

Mediocre food at best. Ordered signature drink at bar, bad mistake. Worst French 75 I've ever had, tasted like Champagne with lime juice. Appetizers came out cold, but couldn't have eaten them right away anyway because we had no silverware! Sommelier was non-existent after ordering most expensive bottle on list; a bottle he didn't bother to decant even though it was 10 years old. Server decided to tell me my entree was sold out after having already eaten my first two courses. And their chocolate souffle was simply bad. Never going there again.

Not Good

   cfbennyton - 05/27/2006

Atmosphere was nice. Food and service leaves a lot to be desired.

Average

   charlescrock3 - 10/01/2005

Nothing good, nothing bad. Seems to be overpriced considering the quality of the food. Service was slow on a slow night.

Foodie

   cmarok - 09/18/2005

The lamb was awful. Very greazy, but, then again, it was New Zealand. Uncomfortable lounge. The drinks were very good.

Not good

   plasticvision - 07/06/2005

Very dissapointed. The hotel recommended it. Not close to being french food. The red wine must have been served at 76 degrees. Wine list is very limited.

Running on empty!

   pdlok - 05/26/2005

Walked in on a Monday night, the place was empty... and stayed empty for the evening. It's a pretty place, but the bar stools were very uncomfortable. Couple next to us at the bar were dressed in trash-style and making out and groping each other - an unattractive display. In the dining room, the pork and chicken cordon bleu were both excellent but took forever to be served, the salads ridiculously overpriced, and the $20 corkage fee an insult. Service was molasses-slow, waitress spilled wine every time she poured it, had to ask for the bill. Overpriced - $170 and we brought the wine... figure? Been there before but this was the last time.

Great Ambiance

   kpt232528 - 01/26/2005

We were able to get a last minute reservation on a Friday night. Hostess was polite. Drinks are great- martinis were fabulous! They have the yummiest blue-cheese stuffed olives for the martinis! The restaurant is beautifully decorated- the ambiance was magnificent. The food was good- but not mindblowing. We ordered escargots for appetizer, and they were just okay. The escargots were not served in its own shell... I ordered the sea bass and thought it was good. My boyfriend had the lamb and thought it was just okay. Overally, we would definitely go back again!