Best Contemporary French American Restaurants in Garfield

Bread service was burnt toast. Weird. Cocktail menus don’t say when there’s egg whites on them, so we had to send back our cocktail. There’s no bread plates or appetizer plates. But the ambience is really pretty, and dinner was good. I don’t know. Mixed review.

I lived in Paris for a decade and this evening is one my best experiences of brasserie food outside of France. Our French waiter, Vincent, was knowledgeable, polite and charmed my mother. Food was classic French brasserie - straight forward and tasty. We sent back a tartar for having too much pepper and it came back exactly like I like it. And no attitude about sending it back. Our neighbors were a family of three generations of French ladies having a great time together. I finished the evening with a lovely Calvados from 1974. Our main problem now is whether to go back tonight or try something new. In terms of cost it was comparable to up market brasseries in US.

Great service and great food will definitely come back

A unique location with rooftop view of the city. A great spot for a cocktail or other drink and soak in a cityscape, but the food was ok rather than extraordinary, really more bar food than anything like a proper meal despite calling some dishes “entrees”. Service was at times distracted despite a relatively quiet evening.

Overall, great experience. Food was excellent- Tuna, scallops and sushi