My friends all told me this was the best restaurant in Berkeley – and since I’d never tried French food before, I thought it would be a good idea to take my boyfriend there for our 2 year anniversary dinner. I was excited. It was so beautiful and quaint; I loved the cozy atmosphere. However, we had to wait a good 30 minutes before a waiter came by and asked what we wanted, which was ridiculous. We ordered the crotin de fromage de chevre cuir aux noix (goat cheese on bread) (an appetizer); he got le poulet au thym et citron (chicken), and I got the fish daily special (which was the snapper fillet on spaghetti). The appetizers were really good (I normally don’t like cheese, but the goat cheese was so good I started drooling!) so I was really looking forward to the rest of the meal.

I was severely disappointed. My plate had no taste – the noodles and fish were bland and boring. The only thing that had any taste at all was the burnt carrots. My boyfriend was not satisfied with his dish either. We ended up not having the heart to get dessert, and went home feeling gipped. The next day, we both had upset stomachs.

Overall, not a very pleasant experience – maybe I’ll come back for brunch/lunch but definitely not dinner.