Went for lunch and they were packed and bustling! Loved the atmosphere, the old-school service, and the delicious food. Perfect for the Holidays!
Ellen
Delicious experience overall. The small restaurant space is tight and bustling. Service is attentive and professional. The food is outstanding!
Jennifer
I passed this place every day for a year when I lived in Chicago. I thought about it often when I moved back to California. After 4 long years, I finally got to try it. This place exceeded my expectations. The food was phenomenal. I did get my table 30 minutes past my reservation, however, they were kind and comped our first drinks as a courtesy. I have celiac disease and they know their stuff! I was thrilled to find out that I could have the steak frites because they had a dedicated fryer. Amazing experience, highly recommend.
Mark
Best mussels, beet salad and French onion soup I've ever had! Amazing food. Atmosphere is noisy and energetic and the place is quite small and cramped. You sit right next to others and, if they are loud and dominating a conversation, you get to hear it all. But, that's part of the ambiance. I think the server got busy and forgot about our order of mussels, so we waited another 15 minutes +/- for them. Again, that's what you get for a very popular place with insane food and lots of customers and staff crammed into a little space. I would eat hear once a week if I could. The prices were pretty reasonable and my portion of mussels was significant. In fact, I couldn't finish them and took them home. The broth for the mussels was so insanely delicious that I ate it like a soup after sopping up some with the wonderful toast that came with the meal. The beet salad had an extremely tasty mixture of avocado and spices with nuts. Incredible! The French onion soup had a different flavor than we have had, traditionally. I loved it!! This was a top 15 dining experience for lunch, anywhere in the world. Can't say enough about it.
Megan Rivera
Cozy and romantic atmosphere — perfect for a date night. The place gets busy early, so I’d recommend making a reservation for dinner.
We tried the Petit Lapin en Croute (like chicken pot pie but with rabbit), Fjord Trout en Croute, French Onion Soup, and Maple Crème Brûlée. The soup was a bit salty, but the rabbit and trout dishes were delicious and beautifully presented
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Lora Pora
Absolutely loved this place! The food was delicious and had that perfect French touch. The service was friendly and fast, and the atmosphere felt cozy and charming. Overall, a great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Ruth
Food is more than spectacular!!! The only suggestion I would have is to space more the tables, the space is small and you feel a little cramped , but other than that , OMG what a delicious experience
Linda
Service was top-notch and so for the most part was the food...admittedly we were one of the latest reservations to be seated for the evening but our "misplaced" table should not be used to seat a party with reservations, maybe not even "walk-ins". The table is too close to constant traffic back and forth to kitchen and WC, and one of us had "spotlight" from the kitchen window shining in our eyes for the entire meal...poor choice of table to seat anyone really. That being said, we tried to concentrate on our food which was very good and very rich...Escargots and soups were wonderful, as was the airy vol-au-vent with creamy seafood. The classic bistrot steak au poivre on the other hand, was just OK, with cold fries and a weak, thin steak. Would like ot revisit but not sure we will given the lack of attention to dining room comfort.
Jose Maria
Of all our monthly lunches here, yesterday was the very best!!! I had their dinner special at lunch!!! How fun was that?
Sy W
The only thing my friends and I enjoyed is the foie gras and escargot. Very tender and bread toasted perfectly. Also got the onion soup, duck a with foie gras and the trout. Too savory if you know what I mean. Overwhelmed by the ingredients and texture. But service is super friendly and welcoming. Very tight space especially when it gets late. Hard to chat with friends.
Such a fun spot, feels very New York. Incredibly small and intimate atmosphere with great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Freddy Analuisa
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jake Uytiepo
The food is really tasty and delicious. The tables are just too near to each other that sometimes the server is almost near your elbow while eating and other guest are like 3-5 feet away from you! I recommend the beet salad and the trout.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Sharon
We love Le Bouchon - always fantastic! We keep coming back and can't wait for our next visit!
Went for lunch and they were packed and bustling! Loved the atmosphere, the old-school service, and the delicious food. Perfect for the Holidays!
Delicious experience overall. The small restaurant space is tight and bustling. Service is attentive and professional. The food is outstanding!
I passed this place every day for a year when I lived in Chicago. I thought about it often when I moved back to California. After 4 long years, I finally got to try it. This place exceeded my expectations. The food was phenomenal. I did get my table 30 minutes past my reservation, however, they were kind and comped our first drinks as a courtesy. I have celiac disease and they know their stuff! I was thrilled to find out that I could have the steak frites because they had a dedicated fryer. Amazing experience, highly recommend.
Best mussels, beet salad and French onion soup I've ever had! Amazing food. Atmosphere is noisy and energetic and the place is quite small and cramped. You sit right next to others and, if they are loud and dominating a conversation, you get to hear it all. But, that's part of the ambiance. I think the server got busy and forgot about our order of mussels, so we waited another 15 minutes +/- for them. Again, that's what you get for a very popular place with insane food and lots of customers and staff crammed into a little space. I would eat hear once a week if I could. The prices were pretty reasonable and my portion of mussels was significant. In fact, I couldn't finish them and took them home. The broth for the mussels was so insanely delicious that I ate it like a soup after sopping up some with the wonderful toast that came with the meal. The beet salad had an extremely tasty mixture of avocado and spices with nuts. Incredible! The French onion soup had a different flavor than we have had, traditionally. I loved it!! This was a top 15 dining experience for lunch, anywhere in the world. Can't say enough about it.
Cozy and romantic atmosphere — perfect for a date night. The place gets busy early, so I’d recommend making a reservation for dinner.
We tried the Petit Lapin en Croute (like chicken pot pie but with rabbit), Fjord Trout en Croute, French Onion Soup, and Maple Crème Brûlée. The soup was a bit salty, but the rabbit and trout dishes were delicious and beautifully presented
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Absolutely loved this place! The food was delicious and had that perfect French touch. The service was friendly and fast, and the atmosphere felt cozy and charming. Overall, a great experience
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Food is more than spectacular!!! The only suggestion I would have is to space more the tables, the space is small and you feel a little cramped , but other than that , OMG what a delicious experience
Service was top-notch and so for the most part was the food...admittedly we were one of the latest reservations to be seated for the evening but our "misplaced" table should not be used to seat a party with reservations, maybe not even "walk-ins". The table is too close to constant traffic back and forth to kitchen and WC, and one of us had "spotlight" from the kitchen window shining in our eyes for the entire meal...poor choice of table to seat anyone really. That being said, we tried to concentrate on our food which was very good and very rich...Escargots and soups were wonderful, as was the airy vol-au-vent with creamy seafood. The classic bistrot steak au poivre on the other hand, was just OK, with cold fries and a weak, thin steak. Would like ot revisit but not sure we will given the lack of attention to dining room comfort.
Of all our monthly lunches here, yesterday was the very best!!! I had their dinner special at lunch!!! How fun was that?
The only thing my friends and I enjoyed is the foie gras and escargot. Very tender and bread toasted perfectly. Also got the onion soup, duck a with foie gras and the trout. Too savory if you know what I mean. Overwhelmed by the ingredients and texture. But service is super friendly and welcoming. Very tight space especially when it gets late. Hard to chat with friends.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
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Such a fun spot, feels very New York. Incredibly small and intimate atmosphere with great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great food and service
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is really tasty and delicious. The tables are just too near to each other that sometimes the server is almost near your elbow while eating and other guest are like 3-5 feet away from you! I recommend the beet salad and the trout.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
We love Le Bouchon - always fantastic! We keep coming back and can't wait for our next visit!
Excellent food, friendly staff, cozy atmosphere.
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