Colette Restaurant

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   Russell

   VIP

   New York City

   45 reviews

   5.0

   45 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Service was excellent throughout. Food was very good, however duck confit meat was more cooked than necessary in that while the skin was perfect the leg meat was not succulent. The beans could have been cooked more. They were Al dente. Rice pudding, pork neck, pate and burger all excellent. The butter service is not a good value. Nice but not that special.
   

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   Roger

   VIP

   Cincinnati

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The menu is excellent, innovative and wonderful flavors. The service is great on many levels, several staff pitching in to keep everything flowing. Truly a gem, this today’s Maisonette!
   

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   Barb

   VIP

   Chicago

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 1 day ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Creative menu. Delightful. Try the crudo (a wee bit spicy, but terrifically flavorful), and the mushrooms defy explanation but oh so wonderful. The ravioli has wow appeal upon presentation
   

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   Alex

   VIP

   Cincinnati

   12 reviews

   5.0

   12 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Fantastic as always! Colette has become our new favorite spot!
   

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   Rob

   Cincinnati

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was excellent! From the delicious butter service, blue fin crudo, beet salad, raviolis, confit- everything was great. Plus many more menu items that we can’t wait to come back and try on our next visit. Our server, David; was very friendly and engaging, he was knowledgeable about the menu and made great recommendations. Thank you, Colette for an excellent dinner!
   

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   Paul

   VIP

   Louisville

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had an amazing dining experience at Collette! Cocktails were amazing and the recommendations from the staff were so on point. The bread and butter service… wow. We also had the carrot salad, beet salad, duck confit and ravioli. All amazing!
   

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   Emmy

   Cincinnati

   10 reviews

   5.0

   10 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is absolutely amazing. The service is top notch!
   

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   Robert

   VIP

   Cincinnati

   11 reviews

   1.0

   11 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 1
   2. Food 1
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 1

   You enter the restaurant, great aesthetics; especially the bar area. Maître D on point A+. The restaurant is very echoey and loud . Pretty much impossible to hold a conversation unless you’re upon each other. It took over 15 minutes for any server to come by at all at even for the water service . After the server came by, she was lovely and efficient . The food was especially underwhelming. I was recommended this spot because of the superb food. We had  the Morel mushrooms that were the smallest I’ve ever seen for big money. we also had the escargot which was nothing to speak of , again, tiny, tiny portions.  I could make this dish in my kitchen from a can of snails at twice this level. My date had the beet salad. She says it was great but again I’d say the portion was less than 1/2 of a cup. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not looking for a Cheddar’s type of portion. I ordered the chicken with mustard sauce on entrée, again it was overpowered by whole grain mustard . I have been to France 25+times., this was almost inedible. We both had one cocktail , one champagne for her, and two glasses of Pinot Noir for me. The bill was $217, prior to the tip, for $265 I would rather go to Pepp & Delores Abigail Street or Sotto TWICE. In addition, the music in this already loud establishment was way too high in volume. The kitchen staff jamming should be secondary to the customers comfort. I wasn’t really looking for a screaming disco with triple the price for mediocre French cuisine. Boca would have been five times as polished, and a less expensive by far. I am thrilled to see new restaurants in Cincinnati. I hope this restaurant can find their true north and revamp the menu and service. Sounds like a job for the management and or ownership. Oh, by the way, the bread service was four dollars for the bread and $16 for the butter. Are you kidding? The French government mandates that a baguette cannot exceed one euro.
   

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   Alexa

   VIP

   Cincinnati

   8 reviews

   5.0

   8 reviews

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Everything was perfect, lovely flavors and staff. The cod was the best fish ive had in a long time
   

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    Michele

    Washington DC

    19 reviews

    5.0

    19 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We dined at Colette for our 20th Anniversary. We wanted a memorable evening and it was definitely achieved. We began with cocktails and the pate. The cocktails were inventive…my husband enjoyed the Franquette and I appreciated the non-alcoholic Rosemary in Thyme. We chose the Cod and the mushroom entrees. The flavors did not disappoint. The only comment was that the fried mushrooms were a bit tough. We finished our meal with the Mille-Feuille and the Chocolate Mousse. They both were incredible…the center of the mousse had crushed meringue-like cookies which were unexpected and a perfect texture contrast. It was an amazing evening that was topped with a signed plate from the chef and his team. Thanks for a great night!
    

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