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Estelle

Estelle

1806 St Clair Avenue, Saint Paul I-55105-1936, United States

Pasta • Salat • Spanisch • Abholung Am Straßenrand


"Almost everything was, unfortunately, way too salty, ranging from the tapas to the rigatoni, which was the only main course my friends and I have ordered. I was hoping to have an experience that reflected majority of the reviews but unfortunately I wasn 't able to receive such just based on the food taste alone. I must say that the service was amazing and the atmosphere was everything I could ask for when I wanted to have a good time with my friends. My constructive feedback is related to food only.The chicken liver mousse had a nice mixture of flavors combining sweet and savory tastes into one when I started spreading the pepper jelly, the mousse, and the mustard on top of the focaccia, which tasted very nice. That was probably my favorite dish out of everything I had tasted. For the bacalao, I could not tell that it was salt cod in the potato fritters mixture. When dipping it into the tartar sauce, I could not tell that this was a form of tapas and I wasn 't sure if the sauce elevated the flavor or moved the flavor to a more typical direction of just fish and tartar sauce which to me is one of the most basic ways of eating fish products. I think changing a sauce might be able to showcase the bacalao 's unique identity, or even consider changing the way it 's cooked without deep frying. The shrimp was overcooked and too salty in the shrimp al ajillo tapas, and even the garlic butter sauce couldn 't neutralize the salty taste. But together with the baguette it became a little bit better. I think reducing the salt level would help, along with being more vigilant on how the shrimp tail got easily overcooked while the rest of the shrimp was more or less okay. The rigatoni was also very salty, and the flavors from different ingredients, ranging from the fennel sausage to the roasted red pepper, didn 't completely mesh with the pasta 's flavor profile. One bite of a piece of rigatoni, one would still get the pasta and cheese flavor without much flavor from the other ingredients. The pasta was freshly made and the basil on top was surely a nice touch, though. Overall I would highly recommend decreasing the salt level on everything as there was a lot of it.The pasteis de nata was pretty good. However, honestly it tasted more like a tiny piece of sweet potato pie, as the egg mixture in the egg tart really lost its egg taste and had a good amount of sweet potato taste. It could be the cinnamon that did the work. The churros were pretty good, and tasted like the standard churros I have had everywhere else.While I am definitely that happy that other customers enjoy the food from Estelle, I found it underwhelming, unfortunately, and I felt like maybe ordering more dishes from the plates section would help, but since it is so hard to find a place in the Twin Cities that had emphasis on Spanish and Portuguese flavors, I would love to see more of that incorporated rather than Italian, or American like a cheeseburger.With all that said, I will still say that this is a solid place for a date night due to service and atmosphere! It is also located in a very nice and cozy neighborhood."

Tongue In Cheek

Tongue In Cheek

989 Payne Ave Saint Paul, MN 55130, 55130-3940, United States

Europäisch • Amerikanisch • Zeitgenössischer Amerikaner


"I’ve been familiar with the east side of Saint Paul and to see that this recommended place off Payne was here for me thinking.. why here? It’s a terrible area. But I will say, the vegan experience was wonderful. The server was extremely polite, knowledgeable, and when she was not sure of something, she quickly checked on it for an answer. I got a mix of things to try and did the blueberry teaser, vegan ramen, roasted cauliflower, heirloom tomato burrata salad, and for desert a dark chocolate truffle with walnut crumbles. All of these items were absolutely terrific! Each item had its own unique flavor profiles that complimented what it was prepared with. I have not been impressed with cauliflower dishes yet and this one was very tasty. It was spicy, yet savory as well. The salad, the dressing was so delicious, not that greasy oily taste you get with most non-ranch dressings. The teaser, the way it was done, and presented, the whole experience of it all was fun. It made it taste better. The ramen was a very tasty dish that brought me to a scrumptious zone of wtf. VERY good!! The tofu was a bit salty, but I was into it because I felt it took the edge off some of the spice. To me, it worked really well. The staff really took the time to present themselves with the utmost professionalism while keeping the hospitality feel up top as well. It was great. They just have the crappy area to compete with. While we were eating, we saw a guy get out of his car and walk to the middle of the street and pull his [censored] and testicles out to itch them. It was funny, but I can see how this would affect business on top of the location. Even with that I WOULD STILL GO BACK. It was so very very yummy. Oh and if you bring someone who isn’t vegan, my wife had chicken and waffles and she said they were some of the best she’s ever had."