Le Bouchon

Lovely Meal, Great Service. We were jonesing for some great French food and I thought of Le Bouchon. We'd never eaten there but a friend had once raved about their meals and we thought it was high time we checked it out. It was a dark and stormy Tuesday night (heh) in Portland, but we were still surprised to be the only customers for Le Bouchon. We started to worry that we might have made a mistake... fear not! It was a lovely dining experience and we thoroughly enjoyed every element - I had the Lobster Bisque, which was lovely and he enjoyed the Broccoli Cream soup. We were celebrating, so a nice glass of champers was ideal.

The main course - I had the special Quail and my guy had the Pork loin. Both were classic examples of the French style and very tasty.

Our server was super friendly and nice, and very considerate in leaving us to our own devices as well as sharing in stories, etc.

The *only* gripe we have is that the prices seem a bit inflated. It's a highly competitive eating area - surrounded by great establishments that are just a few dollars less per plate. The food is made from scratch, fresh and delicious, though - don't let the difference of a few dollars at the end of the night discourage you from giving Le Bouchon a try!…

what with the crazy reviews ?. it's been a while we went there (we live in Seattle), but I can't believe the reviews.... How all these people can be writing about the same place. I have to believe some are having fun destroying restaurants, just like kids on blogs. It is not possible that there would be such a difference at the same place ! So, this place was quite nice when we went, good service, food was fine. I am from France and it was a pleasant, if not memorable experience. We are coming down this week end and will have go back and will post comments !!…

Thanks, Mr. P for negative review ... We had not been to Le Bouchon for a couple of years but seeing the negative review about the very fun and funny chef made us return. Wonderful experience yet again. I cannot imagine the experience expressed in an earlier review, we've had nothing but a warm reception even when the chef was under great duress when his wife was seriously ill. Thanks for sending us back.…

Real French food in UNpretentious BISTRO. This is probably our 8th time dining here and we have our favorites like the lobster Bisque, so velvet-like and incredible flavor, but this time we tried the Mussels Mariniere (white wine sauce that was just like in France) and I had my stand by: stuffed Quail ,which is always delicious and not something I would try making at home. He had the Confit of duck over a goat cheese and potato galette which I Tasted, rich and flavor, flavor flavorful! We just had 2 glasses of house wine which was a nice suggestion from our waitress....A Bordeaux. The service was good and unintruding and even though I love to hear people speak French I understand that you can't always get a French Server! Sometimes the Chef comes out to talk to people and he's really nice about answering food questions with his French accent! This is the only place we come to for BistroFrench and it's a relief that there's nothing uptight about the place. Cute provencial tablecloths, french music and wonderful food in an environment where wecan relax. That's what we like!…