Bistrot Du Coin
our comments
Come at night, says the voice on the phone. "It’s really buzzy then, like, jammed and boisterous." We liked the daytime---midafternoon was crowded and buzzy enough. At other times, you’d best make reservations so you can rub elbows with the In Crowd; otherwise, you may have to wait. Start with the flavorful onion soup, which comes with plenty of melted cheese. Want something light? How about a tartine, which here is a slice of focaccialike bread with assorted toppings, such as vegetables or ham and cheese. Or go whole hog with the grilled steak (at lunch this becomes a steak sandwich), sliced duck breast or rabbit stew. It’s all very French and very fun. Desserts include a custard tart, an apple tart and a crème brûlée. The acoustics aren’t terrific, but you’ll probably be having so much fun you won’t care.- April 2005
your comments review this restaurant
This used to be one of our favorite neighborhood restaurants, however, after “celebrating” my husband’s birthday there this past November (2005), we will not be returning. The food was, as in the past, good, but the prices have increased to the point that I expect to be served better than just “good” food. What was incredibly disappointing, though, was the inattentive, rushed and sloppy service. Pretty quickly after we were seated, we ordered a pre-dinner cocktail. Ten minutes later, no cocktail in site, we ordered our meal. Still no cocktail in site, our appetizers arrived. We had literally taken two or three bites of our appetizers, when a busser (and not our waiter) showed up at our table with our entrees and tried to set them down on the tiny table that was completely full. When I waived him off telling him that we weren’t ready yet, he put up a fuss saying that he couldn’t take them back to the kitchen. I told him he had to take them back, that we were not going to eat them right now. He took them away from our table. However, not more than one minute later, a different busser showed up at our table with our entrees, again trying to force us to accept them. And, our waiter was nowhere to be seen. And, to top the experience off, when I visited the ladies room, one bathroom stall’s light was out, which meant you either had to brave complete darkness to use the ladies room, or you had the option of venturing into the other stall where you had light, but about ½ inch of water covering the floor and a toilet paper dispenser hanging off the wall. When it comes down to it, there are just too many other restaurants out there (especially along the U Street Corridor) that offer up better food at the same prices with, amazing, attentive, not rushed service and bathrooms that won’t soak your shoes.
Comment on this reader review
Natasha
Saturday, February 11, 2006
