We were at first taken back by the oh-so-Euro décor including chairs clothed in bright red satin, place mats made of black lace, and framed covers of French Vogue. But once our eyes had time to adjust, we enjoyed feeling like we had snuck into the bedroom of a French cabernet performer. The techno music and French rantings of the chef only solidified our blissful bedazzlement at the uniqueness of this place.
How was the food? Find out after the jump.
The Sunny Side: The menu consists of a fair selection of French classics: quiche,
omelets, waffles, pastries, and a variety of hollandaise concoctions.
Although famous for their pastries, we wanted to experience their more
interesting offerings.
We started with the Crepe Suzette, a delicious whole-wheat crepe with
grand marnier flambé and orange juice ($8.00). The crepe arrived in a
puddle of orange juice. The texture was moist but firm - perfectly
balanced. And the flavor was delicious - although we could taste the
pure sugar in each bite. It tasted a lot like a honey bun. We love
honey buns.
We then moved on to the Eggs Florentine ($7.50): two poached eggs,
spinach, cheese on an English muffin with hollandaise sauce,
hashbrowns, and a salad. Although we're perplexed by the somehow
reoccurring phenomenon of a breakfast salad, we appreciated the
multiple side dishes. The hashbrowns were the perfect consistency and
had a subtle, peppery flavor that we loved. We just love a good
hashbrown.
The sandwich was shockingly good. The thick hollandaise had a mustard
flavor and taste of paprika - similar to the taste of a deviled egg. It
was a unique variation on the traditional overly buttery and thin
hollandaise. The spinach and egg were cooked perfectly. We're not sure
if we've ever seen such skillfully poached eggs. They looked like
white, shiny, fortune-telling globes.
Our only complaint was the English muffin was really difficult to cut
into, making the dish difficult to eat. But don't worry, we managed to
stuff our faces anyway.
Save Your Bacon: The service resembled the notorious French disdain of
Americans. The server was terse and everything came out slow. To top it
off, the coffee was only lukewarm and there are no free refills. It's
not like the coffee justified the refill policy - it was regular old
black coffee. We also thought the pricing was a little steep for the
crepe. Although the Florentine came with a whole plate of goodies, the
crepe, at 50 cents more, barely resembled an entire meal.
The Check: The food was awesome. The service was not.
