Glace Et Sorbet
Marseille

Marseille

630 9th AveNY 10036, New York, United States

French • European • Vegetarian • Gluten Free


"This was an opportunistic late night supper. Though we were the last to eat there for the night we were still treated especially well. It was a beautifully romantic meal from beginning to end. We started with a goat cheese salad (very good and a vegetarian risotto, which was a rather large portion and very fresh tasting perfectly cooked (peas, Lima beans, white beech mushrooms, carrots, white crème sauce . I think the larger portions reflect American sensibilities and as well hark back to a more southern France, farmers table inspiration let’s say.  The menu surely points out various versions of their bouillabaisse (3 sizes! why shouldn’t they? It is a very good sign! Making this “soup“ is a lot of work and time and takes a lot of fish bone and lobster shell to make the proper reduction. It’s not something to take on easily as it will also infuse your house with quite an aroma that might not dissipate for some hours or longer… So this made us very happy indeed to find this featured. We ordered the grand bouillabaisse for 2 which includes two cut in half lobster tails…but wow the sauce and wow wow wow all the seafood in this bouillabaisse of which the monkfish fillets are just…to be remembered until next time! (Texture of monkfish is reminiscent of lobster and takes on the flavor of the bouillabaisse so well . Their sommelier directed us to a fantastic Sancerre the wine list is interesting and quite reasonable. Great French meal absolutely goes down better with a great bottle. I was surprised and almost taken aback to enjoy the welcome of a REAL sommelier… I saw him dart over to our great waitress and review our order. What a pleasure to feel a service team lead with love for their customers even new ones late at night. Sourdough bread roll piping hot/delicious and served with cultured butter sitting in some olive oil. Desert excellent dark chocolate mouse crème brûlée! Highly recommend and we will return! "

Saint Jacques French Cuisine

Saint Jacques French Cuisine

6112 Falls Of Neuse Rd.NC 27609, Raleigh, United States

Full • Wine • French • Cheese


"I really wanted this place to be good but it was disappointing. Overall, the food was okay. -For appetizers, the foie gras appetizer was decent. The soup of the day was a lobster and crab bisque, which was very tasty but a bit lacking on the meat. -We ordered the scallop risotto and the duck breast for the main course. The risotto was really soupy and reminded us of the soup of the day. It was like 90% liquid and 10% rice. The scallops were only seared on one side and it was over seasoned on that same side; however, they were pretty good and we got a generous amount. Oddly there was also one squid in the dish. The duck breast was supposed to be medium rare, but it came out medium well. There was also one carrot amidst the green beans, which was weird. -The dessert we chose was the peach galette. It was pretty big and could feed up to 4 people. The pastry was really dense. The best part of it was the ice cream on top. Other things we noticed: -The restaurant decor was bland, generic. -I could hear a very loud conversation in the kitchen. It was weird that they were yelling about a hot dog? -The bathroom was clean and had nice thick hand towels, but it was weird that the inside of the toilet lid was completely wet and the seat was all wet too. I guess it was cleaned but didn’t have enough time to dry out? -The service was acceptable. Our server was polite and friendly. The food came out in a timely manner. All in all, this wasn’t the fine dining experience I was hoping for."