Last Friday, we took our friend Paz to dinner at La Note. I’d been there once before with my friend Regina, and while my burger hadn’t been that good – Regina’s dish had been wonderful. We’d won a $25 gift certificate at the Girls Inc.’s Women of Taste event a few months ago, and I figured I’d use it and give La Note another try. My experience, once again, was mixed. Mike had a great dish, while I had a merely OK one. Paz was too polite to complain about her chicken sandwich, but she didn’t seem to enjoy it too much.
Once again, we started the meal with the Crotin de Fromage de Chevre Cuits aux Noix, “oven baked, nut crusted goat cheese served with french country toasts, roasted garlic & provençales tomatoes.” As in my other visit, the combination was excellent and I think we all enjoyed it.
Mike had a large pastry pocket filled with a variety of seafood including scallops, shrimp, salmon fillet and crabs. He thought it was excellent. I had chicken with prunes (I think), and while the outside of the chicken was tasty, the inside was pretty insipid and the breast was terribly dry – so much that I could not eat it.
For dessert I had a flourless chocolate cake with berry coulis and vanilla ice cream. It was very rich and very good – though I don’t particularly like the coulis (I have to remember to ask them to skip it next time). I’d order it again.
I hear that La Note has a very good brunch, but I haven’t tried it yet.
Well, I’ve eaten at La Note precisely twice, and been very happy with both occasions. My strongest memory is of their Moitie L’un Moitie L’autre, which is their Assiette de fromage on one side and their Assiette de charcuterie on the other. I still relish the silky, mellow pate de foie gras. Too bad about the chicken & prunes – I’ve made similar dishes at home and been very happy with them. (Try dried apricots some time.)
Well, I’ve eaten at La Note precisely twice, and been very happy with both occasions. My strongest memory is of their Moitie L’un Moitie L’autre, which is their Assiette de fromage on one side and their Assiette de charcuterie on the other. I still relish the silky, mellow pate de foie gras. Too bad about the chicken & prunes – I’ve made similar dishes at home and been very happy with them. (Try dried apricots some time.)