12/1/2023 0 Comments Cafe touche menuThe restaurant has special weekly menus and wine specials, which are very good value. Wine list is concise with good selections and reasonably priced. The "freshly" baked bread was product of frozen dough….in the French restaurant ? There are many neighborhood bakeries that make the bread to fit this fare. One dish appeared to have frozen french beans…no need for that in this type of restaurant. Steak tatter was very good, except for over use of salt and Tabasco sauce. Majority of the dishes were over salted and the mussels broth was almost inedible. Although spicy dishes are usually no problem, this visit was an exception. The food was well prepared and presented however, on this visit, the kitchen staff was very heavy handed on salt. The chef/owner also owns Zia Trattoria a block or so away. The food selections are well represented and range from French, French accented, Cajun and touch of Italian. Very good, knowledgeable, attentive, well trained and honest service. Good attention to details, white table service and open bar makes for a visit very pleasant. Interior of the bistro is well executed in the appearance and gives good feeling of French bistro. We weren't upset over it, and it didn't ruin our experience. He certainly wasn't standing around doing nothing. It was a forgivable offense, as we saw how busy the server was. The food and beverage were so good, it totally made up for the 'not quite up to par' service. We had to flag down bus boys and other servers throughout brunch, to find him for us. I realize he was busy with some big tables, but after being seated he never came back to take our order, and we had to eventually to get the host to find him for us. The only negative was, they were very busy and our server forgot about us several times. My husband had the Viande et Forage - and egg dish with bacon, ham, andouille and gruyere, also fantastic. My husband had the bloody mary, and it also was fantastic, not just a glass of tomato juice - very well balanced between mix and alcohol. Usually when the mimosas are unlimited, its basically a glass of orange juice with a splash of the bubbles, but mine were perfectly made. The mimosas and bloodies are all you can drink. I had roasted leaks, mushrooms, and cherry tomatoes - over brioche toast, with poached eggs and hollandaise, and roasted potatoes. I especially loved how the brunch/breakfast items weren't the 'same old - same old'. They start by serving banana bread, while you look over the menu. This place looked appealing, menu looked delicious, so it was the winner. I was in the area and was looking for a place to have brunch.
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