craigie street bistrot / 5 craigie circle / cambridge ma / 617-497-5511 / tu-thur 6-10pm, fri-sat 5:30-10:30pm, sun 5:30-10pm / reservations recommended / entrees expensive (dinner will run you $35-70) goodness! not that i really care, but i can assure you that after having been […]
i’m somewhat at a loss because i’ve gone from such a high level of production (final review) to nothing. well, if “nothing” means “eventual packing.” i feel as though i should be relaxing, but am finding it difficult to do because i’m still coming off […]
petit robert bistro, 468 comm ave, visited : 30 april (6pm), 1 may (6:30pm)
saturday.
the buzz on the restaurant was good. i had really just sent the review from the globe to french house because the restaurant’s manager is loic le garrec – the name of the doctor in “a la folie…pas du tout” (he loves me, he loves me not) if you remember it. if you don’t, or if you have no idea what i’m talking about, you should go rent this movie from the video store.
walking into the restaurant requires you to walk down a narrow set of concrete steps, which lead into a charming little restaurant that really seems to take you into a different world (in contrast to the collegiate/brownstone atmosphere of kenmore square). wait at the threshold, where oddly enough, the main coatrack is in the anteroom, offering free access to anyone, and you will theoretically be greeted by the hostess. we were greeted by the hostess, but apparently our coats were not deemed to be special enough to be hung on the coatrack indoors. oh well. (more…)