Chez Colette @ Sofitel Luxury Hotel

06/05/08

Attentive service and competent French cooking

by Dakotagourmand at Citysearch

We tried Chez Colette after reading its beguiling French brasserie menu and thought the food was competent, though not stellar. I tried the cassoulet de Toulouse with confit de canard and saucissons. The fragrance and flavors were spot-on but the beans had not been cooked to the unctious creaminess of a true cassoulet and the duck lacked the characteristic texture of excellent confit. The filet mignon ordered by my husband arrived a bit overdone. On the plus side, the baguette was to die for--perfect crust and the "pull" that one expects of the very best baguettes in Paris. For dessert we shared a fruit tart with a lovely sablee crust and it was luscious. The service was attentive and we enjoyed the meal very much but it was not quite Paris and definitely not Toulouse.

• Pros: Lovely menu, pleasant brasserie atmosphere
• Cons: Food was competent but not stellar

04/19/08

Good Breakfast, subpar service

by arsenalbrandon at Citysearch

Had breakfast here on a Saturday morning. Concise menu with good selection. Although I did not see quiche on the menu which was surprising and I was really in the mood for it. The food was average and the service was extremely slow even though our section was not full.

I had the waffles with fruit which was soggy in the middle b/c of the fruit juices.

The atmosphere was nice and the hotel that it is in was done very well. I would not make a special trip to eat here and if I was in the neighborhood I would probably go to La Fougasse that is next door instead, although there would be a price increase.

• Pros: Ambience, menu selections
• Cons: Service and overall value

02/17/08

Good service, nice atmosphere, ok food

by alicea825 at Citysearch

My husband and I came to Chez Colette for Valentine's Day. It was easy to find and there was plenty of parking. When we arrived we were greated by very friendly staff. Seating is a little cramped, although we were lucky to get a large round table for just the two of us. The bread served before dinner was wonderful as well as the wine. I ordered the french onion soup, which was quite bland. I ordered the Coq au Vin for my meal and that was just ok. Again, qutie bland. My husband had the salmon which was good and our side dishes were slighly better than ok. Dessert, of course, was fabulous - how can you go wrong with French desserts? I don't think we would go back, though. It was nice for a special occassion, but we won't frequent this restaurant.

• Pros: Easy to find, ample parking, great service
• Cons: Food is bland

05/27/07

Great new lunch concept

by cosnier at Citysearch

I was looking for a nice place where I could have business lunch in the area but didn't want it to be over price or too long.

Their new concept " 30 minute lunch" met all my expectations.

It is on the same concept as bento box but in a French bistro. They serve you a 4-course meal all in one go on very well designed plate. Don't worry it is not heavy at all; it is all mini sized dish.

It took only 10 minutes for me and my guest to get our food.

It was incredibly well presented. All of us were "Wowed".

And it wasn't only in the presentation the taste was great too.

We actually managed to get out of our business lunch in about 30 minutes.

The service was friendly and good.

A place I would recommend for business our between friends.

Finally I saw they are using the same idea for diner. They call it the taste of Paris and sell it only $18. I will definitely have to try it.

• Pros: lot of parking space, service and the food

02/15/06

Bad Valentine (otherwise great restaurant)

by eatsout at Citysearch

I frequent Chez Colette for weekday business breakfast for the great service and food. My husband booked an 8:45pm table for Valentines. I feared bad service/food with the holiday rush. My fear of bad service/food was rewarded: our appetizer arrived 1 hour and 10 minutes after we did, the waitress disappeared for blocks of time, the crab cakes are a mushy disappointment and the French onion soup was a soggy glob. The people watching, at least, entertained us during our 2.5 hour meal a great mix of the tackiest dresses and most elegant people. They did comp the soup with minor apology. We vowed, once again, to skip the rush and go out some other night.

• Pros: classy, french feel
• Cons: slow