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Le Rendez-vous Bistro Francais

Le Rendez-vous Bistro Francais

3844 E. Fort LowellAZ 85716, Tucson, United States

Beer • Wine • Full • French


"We went to the Bastille Day Prix Fixe dinner and were really disappointed. We do like this restaurant, and its usually very good. This time, except for the service which was excellent, the food was a serious disappointment. We wondered if some of it was left over from the previous night, as this was the second day of a two day offer.Frog's legs were done in a weird tomato/paprika sauce rather than traditional lemon/garlic/butter. In fairness the menu did describe the sauce accurately, but it was tasteless and a bit off-putting.Fish dishes are usually excellent here, but not this time. Flounder in brown butter sauce was the item listed on the menu. When I ordered it, the server informed me that they ran out of flounder (we were the first seated that night, so that was strange) and that it would be sea bass. I was disappointed, but ok since they do fish dishes well. Sadly, my sea bass was way overcooked and very dry, with minimal traces of sauce.Dessert was the most disappointing. Eclairs were on the menu, supposedly fresh out of the oven and just now piped. What came to the table was two small madeleines, with one end of each dipped in chocolate, all cold from the refrigerator, and the madeleines were way overdone and dry. The dish was so different from what the server described that I asked if they were leftover, as they'd obviously been refrigerated, and were not, in fact, eclairs. The server was mystified, said she'd just seen them being piped, and brought another serving which was exactly the same, cold madeleines dipped in chocolate. When asked why they were cold, she said she hadn't realized they were put in the refrigerator because they didn't have counter space. Very strange--wrong item (not an eclair) and served like a leftover.We also had the plum clafouti. Its texture was gummy as if microwaved when cooked, although it was cold in temperature. Or it was left in the refrigerator overnight.Bad meal! Price way high as well for what it was."