French Meadow Cafe

09/04/11

Good stuff

by tjhubers1 at Citysearch

I have been here several times and I always have good food and good service. I especially love coming here in the summer when I can sit on the patio.

08/19/11

Not a consistent experience

by IsItGood4U at Citysearch

The moral of this story is -- this place is not consistently good. I moved to Mpls aprox. 10 years ago and use to love this place! It was my all-time favorite. I still go there often hoping for that 1 in 10 chance that my food will be great. When it's great, it's a taste sensation! Too often my food is half-cooked, chips are stale, coffee is burnt, and the croissant? what happened? They use to be light and flaky and wonderful! Now I think they might be using pillsbury dough and throwing it together :( The deserts are overly sweet and kept on the shelves too long. I do still love the curried chix sandwich and the breakfast burrito. But that's about it. They do accomadate gluten free, vegans and veg-heads which is nice.

The service has about a 50/50 chance of being good. The owner is a jerk, unfortunately I have met him on several occaisions and these occaisions were never complaints. He's very pompous and doesn't treat the staff well. Parking is a pain. The place is loud but this doesn't really bother me. There is outdoor seating which is always nice.

Again, you could luck out and have a great experience. Just don't expect the next time will be the same experience.

08/12/11

Perpetual taste and presentation

by missymaebrown at Citysearch

I visited French Meadow Cafe on Lyndale on a Monday night with my family of 6. The staff was acommodating to our big group, and even let us change the reservation time with no hassle. The ambiance was great and the service was excellent! The food was colorful and hardy. I had the clam chowda and the three beat and pear salad which is always a favorite. The waitress was educated on the menu and her understanding of what the chef has prepared was spot on. The presentation and temperature of the plates were amazing and consistent throughout. The perpetual tastes of each dish was like no other. I will definitely be returning to French Meadow and will make sure that I recommend it to those around me!! I love the $5.00 wine.

12/07/10

Homophobic server

by Matt Behnke at Citysearch

Was holding hands with my man. Got sneered at by waiter.

Food was cold. Argued with us when we sent it back.

We walked...after demanding a refund.

07/21/10

no thanks

by amur at Citysearch

My boyfriend and I went out for coffee and hash browns today and decided to try out French Meadow. We split a big order of hash browns because the girl said it would be cheaper and just as much food. When they got to our table we couldn't believe that was the BIG order, they were waaay too crunch (and I normally like crunchy hash browns) and they were cold. The coffee was okay, not worth $2 for a mug though. I don't think I'll ever be going back here. But if you're looking for a place to feel like a pretentious hipster, this place is probably right for you

• Pros: big, lots of choices
• Cons: bad food