this year, upstairs on the square must have a new chef, because the food is a lot more exciting and adventurous than it usually is. it also appears to be suffering a bit business-wise, even though the food is better than it has ever been; […]
carrien and i love food, but we’re also poor students. accordingly, we wanted to partake in the newly christened winter restaurant week (i guess business is slow), without breaking the bank. we settled upon lunch ($20.06 as opposed to $30.06) – which, when you consider […]
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…)