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Tasty French onion soup - servers need training
2012-06-23 460 views
Tried to make a reservation by phone - nobody ever answered it.In any case, went for lunch with a friend.We both had the lunch set (108, add 48 for steak tartare, add 45 for dessert)The waitress was friendly but needs some training in how to wait on tables.Maybe she was a trainee? Seemed a bit unsure, nervous.Also she didn't know some of the basic things on the menu.One of the starters was "Aumoniere tomatoes with goat's cheese".I asked her what that was, and she said "tomato with cheese."But wh
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Tried to make a reservation by phone - nobody ever answered it.

In any case, went for lunch with a friend.
We both had the lunch set (108, add 48 for steak tartare, add 45 for dessert)

The waitress was friendly but needs some training in how to wait on tables.
Maybe she was a trainee? Seemed a bit unsure, nervous.
Also she didn't know some of the basic things on the menu.
One of the starters was "Aumoniere tomatoes with goat's cheese".
I asked her what that was, and she said "tomato with cheese."
But what does 'aumoniere' mean? How is it prepared?
Waitress: "tomato"
I was pretty sure it didn't mean tomato, but she was not prepared to say anything more or willing to find out.
Asked about 2 other items but she was really hesitant to offer any answers and we could see we weren't getting anywhere so we gave up and just ordered.

Onion soup starter x 2
Filet of sole with veg
Steak tartare with fries (house specialty)

The onion soup was really really good.
The best part of the meal actually.
Nicely grilled cheese on the top, soup was perfect temperature when it arrived - hot but not scalding so you could dig in immediately.
Flavour was perfect.

The steak tartare was a bit of a letdown.
Texture and presentation were good but the meat had zero flavour.

Sole was ok, nothing special but nothing to complain about either.

We decided against dessert as we were both already full, but the chef came out and offered it to us anyway, which was very kind:
Strawberries and cream on a sable biscuit dusted with icing sugar and a sprig of mint
Dark chocolate mousse with pistachio sauce, garnished with crushed pistachio a single fresh raspberry and a sprig of mint

The biscuit was a bit too sweet
The choco mousse was good but a bit mild flavoured

Presentation of all dishes was good.
Service friendly but needs a bit of polish, especially learning what's on the menu!
Nice space.

Not bad for the money but not outstanding either.
(The above review is the personal opinion of a user which does not represent OpenRice's point of view.)
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Date of Visit
2012-06-21
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