03/24/08

Great French Brunch

by tuckers

The best French bistro brunch I have had stateside! Come for the food, put up with the ascerbic and uneven service. It'd also located in South Park, which is a great little area to visit on a weekend.

• Pros: Food, location
• Cons: service

01/30/08

Horrible customer service

by kl1976

First off, I will say that the food was very good. No complaints about the food.

I arrived at the restaurant between lunch & breakfast & ordered a coffee & a pastry. Sat down, the restaurant was pretty much empty. The owner/manager walked over & asked if I was planning on staying for lunch. I was, & let him know that I was meeting a couple of friends. Friends were late, so I ended up ordering lunch on my own about 1/2 hour later (note, i had already ordered food, so I wasn't just sitting at the table lingering). At this point, the restaurant is about 1/2 full.

The waitress brings my food, I eat. Literally 2-3 minutes after the waitress clears my plate & brings me a dessert menu, the owner/manager asked me to leave. He said it was ridiculous that I was still at the restaurant and they needed the table. There were still empty tables & I had ordered two meals! I was stunned. I couldn't believe I got thrown out of a restaurant seconds after finishing my meal.

This IS NOT the place to go for a leisurely meal. They will move you out of your table if they want to give it to someone else, & tact is not employed here.

The food is not worth the shoddy service, poor customer service, & embarassing treatment by someone who clearly doesn't know anything about how to treat a guest.

• Pros: Good food, cute location
• Cons: horrible customer service, no parking

02/01/07

Yummy natural foods!

by withonen

I went to this restaurant because it was close to a salon I was going to afterwards. I am so glad I went there. My friend and I were treated to excellent service and delicious food. I was thrilled to be able to go to a place that is so supportive of a green lifestyle. The food selection was fantastic and the presentation was wonderful, as were the mimosas!

• Pros: parking (weekend), selection, presentation
• Cons: small seating area

11/28/06

Authentic French Bistro!

by shawnleslie

I lived in France for two years and this place is authentic! Their crepes, salads, quiche, and sandwiches are just like the ones you'll find in Paris - only the portion sizes (as is the case with most restaurants in the U.S.) are larger. The service and atmosphere are both great as well. And how can you not like a place that gives you a delicious chocolate truffle to finish off your meal!? Just perfect.

• Pros: Authentic french cuisine, nice ambiance, chocolate truffles !
• Cons: Somewhat pricey (although very nice quality!)

08/27/06

It's good

by shaunjohnson4

Pretty good food, sweet waitresses, really social chef with a fun sense of humor. This one guy who works there pretends to be French with his faux-lofty presence but is ultimately common. The atmosphere is cute.

• Pros: Good Food, Nice folks
• Cons: Lame American guy with faux-French attitude.

08/05/06

Best quiche/ great bakery goods.

by papillion

The quiche is amazing. Try any of them. Sandwiches are also good. Crepes can take a while, but worth the wait. Quality organic ingredients in many of the dishes. Nice ambiance. Glad it's open 7 days!

• Pros: Ambiance, variety of food, delicious meals
• Cons: Can get crowded for weekend brunch

05/22/06

charming cafe

by lnnstevesf

My husband started working in this neighborhood a while back and stumbled into this little cafe and fell in love. We live on the other side of town but have made the trek over to this little gem more than once. The baguette sandwiches are just like the ones in Paris - every ingredient is simple but incredibly flavorable. And the complimentary truffles are divine - even at seventy five cents a pop, they are a steal. Whenever we wish we were in back in Paris, this is where we head.

• Pros: charming, good value, great food
• Cons: parking can be tricky

02/14/06

Fabulous Food, Excellent Service, Great Prices!

by sweetieinsf

Suddenly you've stepped out of San Francisco and into a neighborhood Bistro somewhere in Provincial France. A busy, noisy gathering place weekdays for the local lunch crowd, relaxed and quite off hours or weekends (open seven days a week), the atmosphere is purely French. I've never had anything here that wasn't marvelous but my favorites are the quiche, croque monsieurs, and the ever-changing Dish of the Day. Generous espresso drinks, excellent French wine and beer, and decadent desserts keep me coming back for more. If youre in a hurry try the huge baguette sandwiches to-go at only 7$. The owners (one French, one Californian) are fun and crazy and obviously passionate about what they do. The staff is quick and courteous even during the extremely busy weekday lunch rush. This is my favorite place to impress a new lady friend without going broke!

• Pros: Great Food, Great Prices, Great Atmosphere

French cafe favorites in a quaint SoMa hideaway.

by Gina Goff

In Short
Situated on a quiet, tree-lined block across from South Park, this cheery coffeehouse welcomes a daytime crowd of in-the-know locals. Light bistro bites, including baby spinach salad with red wine vinaigrette, brie with fruit and nuts, savory buckwheat crepes and baguette sandwiches, are offered for lunch. The large espresso bar churns out a variety of coffee drinks made exclusively from gourmet Graffeo beans alongside aperitifs such as mimosas, French ales and wines by the glass.

08/17/05

Arrogant and rude owner

by michelleov

While waiting for our sandwiches, I helped myself to a candybowl on the register beside the business cards. When the cashier rang up my chcken lemon aoili sandwich (dark meat chcken boiled with no taste) she asking if i ate a candy, which she rang it up with my bill -75 cents. Wow. 75 cents for that? Thought it was free after-dinner mint? She said no she has to charge me. Ok, i said. I told the owner that I paid for the candy, but wanted to give feedback on how to show candy was for sale, not free. Customer feedback should always be appreciated. He didn't accept my feedback openly,said this is not a cheap restaurant, & what I ate was a french truffle, & that i shouldn't walk into his restaurant thinking everything is free. Offended by his remark, I vouched never to go back there again.

• Pros: Great Location, Casual, very parisian, friendly staff
• Cons: Owner - arrogant/rude, sandwiches tasteless, no parking anywhere