The Front Room - Étlap

The Front Room is a great restaurant for date night, dinners with friends family, special occasions or just for a bite to eat. Our waitress was wonderful, but the kitchen must have been short staffed because it took a long time (45 mins) between the appetizers the main meal. Our food was delicious, presentation was beautiful kitchen staff were able to accommodate my gluten dairy intolerance. It would be nice to have a gluten dairy free desert option.

Overall a miss for us. We have not been in a few years. The noise level remains high expected . The AC may have not been working ? as we were sweating. The carbonara previously a fan favorite in our family definitely is different than we recall more of a pasta with garlic aioli with overdone pancetta . The pork was good but tough. Food came out quickly and server Nate was very efficient and friendly. Will we go again, maybe! Prefer the other rooms based on our most recent visits.

Overall we were very pleased and we will be back! It's a small and cozy spot nestled in a neighborhood with street parking we were a little worried we'd struggle to find parking but it wasn't an issue at all. Prices were all very reasonable and food was great. We got cornbread and burrata to start (both were VERY good! , and salmon and sirloin for entrees the salmon was cooked perfectly, didn't care for the cauliflower puree that came with it (that's just preference though, nothing wrong with the way it was cooked ; the steak was good, but not fantastic again, not poor quality at all, just not over the top flavorful. The ambience inside is great, it's a bit small so can feel perhaps a little...