Excuse My French
96 Orchard St, New York
(212) 780-9600
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10/10 experience! From the staff to the food to the atmosphere this place is exactly what you’re looking for in a night out! Extra bonus points because of the chef’s excellent EDM playlist. Everything on the menu is delicious but I highly recommend the frog legs - don’t let them scare you!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best place for French 🇫🇷Tapas & the crêpes are excellente from the chef grand-ma recipe👍👨🍳👌
frog legs provencal and Escargots is a must try dishes..!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Had an amazing time, the staff was incredibly fun!
Excellent tapas and crepes. Ricardo and the entire team were super friendly. A place you really want to come back . And this is what we did ! Highly recommended
Enjoyed meeting a friend here last night! Loved the ambiance✨ Drinks and food (Tuna Tartare & Watermelon salad) delicious, excellent friendly service💜
Holy heck. Where to begin. Without the final interaction with the host it would have been a 'meh' 3. Food was ok, all three dishes were reasonably bland, the salad being the most redeemable but you'd probably find something similar at a decent bowl shop. Drinks were fine, nothing to complain about—average bar fare in LES. The music was a pumping four to floor vibe for the majority of the time, not really in sync with French bistro/bar vibe they're aiming for, but whatever—it's Friday so 'ok'.
I'll preface this by saying that our drinks server was great—good attitude and nothing to complain about. The host server however was a complete train-wreck, culminating with the weirdest check interaction I've ever seen—the first card my friend put through it requested a pin, only the keypad on his device literally did not work (non-responsive to any presses on any digit). My friend pointed that out and the server asks (with full attitude) 'can't you just try another card?. My friend said, 'sure, but I'd like to use this one'. He then proceeded to say (with disdain) that it was a foreign card—and that they NEVER need use of the pin. So basically FU any 'foreigners' who might want to visit (despite the fact that we are both actually locals living in the neighbourhood).
The server took the other card and ran it through—again the pin pad didn't work (clearly the device was broken) but instead of any sort of apology or understanding the host (visibly angry) just gas-lit my friend and I and said well, 'I told you it wouldn't work, pay another way'.
At this point we are both pretty shook—like wtf is going on here with the host—my friend articulates this by asking why he's responding in such an aggressive manner instead of taking ownership of what is clearly the issue of the restaurant (a non-functioning pin device). The host apologies and low and behold at that exact moment his colleague arrives with a receipt and paper signature request for the original card. So what the heck was all the fuss about? Negative energy abounds for zero reason.
To ownership—fire your host, he's not the guy for the job. We wouldn't come back if you paid us under the current iteration. A good dining experience should come with positive energy, not a host that had disdain for their guests and who can't take responsibility for the simplest problems.
Overpriced food , very limited menu.
Rude staff, terrible drinks. At least the ravioli was good. There are much better options in the neighborhood.
BEST CREPES EVER !!! I’m truly in love. I’m nyc where crepes are basically huge pancakes, the chef deserves all the kisses for his wonderful masterpiece. The salmon rillete was amazing. I loved the cheese board. I can’t wait to stumble back one of these late nights. Amazing 10/10. Shout out to Christian who provided the upmost hospitality and the guy with the hat and nice accent! Will be returning ❤️
Great service, ambiance & vibe ✨
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Nice music with superior service
I ordered escargot and chicken but they tasted like soap. Not sure if they didnt clean them properly or whatever seasoning they put i am not familiar with.. service was good though..
drinks are horrible
Service and drinks were both quite good but the food was absolutely awful, cannot recommend ordering food from here
Frog legs were so tender! The dressing of beet salad added too much acidity. Escargot was wonderful. Crepe was huge. Visited on restaurant week and found it a nicely decorated bar hidden in Chinatown.
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