Le P'tit Paris - New Restaurant in Da Vincenzo Space

Ok. I went tonight. Whole experience was not impressive, but I am willing to give it ONE more shot.

Came in, was seated - originally right near a table with a kid, but there was so much room and I wanted to have a conversation with my friend without being overheard, so I asked to move a few tables down. We ended up near the kitchen.

Waitress came over and told us about special sangria (white and red) and a special red wine (similar to cotes du rhone), which is what I had.

We both ordered exactly the same thing - caesar salad and a NY strip steak without au poivre. We had reviewed this with the waitress a few times, so we were all clear - NO PEPPERCORN SAUCE on our medium rare steaks.

Drinks came as expected - my friend said the sangria was good and my wine was fine.

We received bread with a pat of cold butter. We asked for olive oil. One waiter said it would come, and it never did. When our salads came, we had to ask a different server for the oil again.

Caesar salad = meh. It came in a shell, similar to what you get in a Mexican restaurant, but thinner. Salad was ok, but I thought the shell was weird, unnecessary and not adding anything to the salad. Neither of us ate it.

Steaks came - covered in peppercorn. The waitress was apologetic, and I know she put the order in properly. She promptly took the steaks back and said they'd be out again without sauce soon.

Steaks came out again - to their credit, they did taste like new steaks, not like steaks that had the sauce scraped off. They were properly cooked to a medium rare and totally fine. Not fabulous, not horrible....a decent size and taste....They came with a "potato gratin" which was "meh". It was a cut out chunk that looked like it was baked in a sheet and cut - the shape stayed the same...not a messy hot gooey goodness I like in a potato gratin. Both of us added salt. I wasn't impressed. Green beans were fine, not memorable. Cooked tomato with ????? breadcrumbs???? really not tasty or needed.

The best part of the meal was the $14 cheese plate - which came with a few pieces of toasted bread, nuts and a paste (I didn't taste it - maybe quince or something). Four types of cheese - one brie, one roquefort, 2 others I can't remember. Fair size for the price and tasty....but I'm a cheese whore .,...so you give me some cheese and I'm happy.

The place obviously has kinks to work out. While seated near the kitchen, we were subjected to LOUD music - Def Leppard and other similar type music. Way too loud for the dining room. We were also seated near the phone in the back (another phone at front desk). The music was so loud that nobody heard the phone ringing and ringing and ringing. We finally had to ask for it to be turned down.

Service was spotty, but I think that can improve - 2 weeks in and you're sure to have some bumps. It was clear that our waitress was trying hard to do the right thing.

Overall, I felt like I was on Long Island....and not in a good way. I saw some dishes come out in little pumpkins - perhaps it was mashed potatoes inside. I'd rather have simple food well-executed than a failed attempt at fancy.

I will try it again in a few weeks or so in hopes that they are improving. The spot has so much potential on that street.....but they need better execution.

We arrived around 7 and left around 8:30. I'd say they were about 1/2 full when we left

Subject: lep'titparis

went there with some friends the other night and everything was just nice and really affordable, the staff was friendly and the food good. I'm glad they opened...

shishkab wrote: thanks for the review!

Let us know if you try it. I'm curious to see what other people think (and by "other people" I don't mean somebody who creates a log in just to write a review )

mateo37 wrote: Want some critics...

Actually, what we want are less shills. Considering how LPPB already have two shills on the forum (perhaps the same person), how can I trust the reviews on Yelp? I don't.

The blatant lies have turned me off of the restaurant. I probably will try it at some point, but do not trust a business that uses false reviews to drum up business.

Regarding Park Slope/Windsor Terrace: I would say technically that corner can call itself Park Slope, but that strip of PPW will always feel like Windsor Terrace.

If you don't like the neighborhood bistro with Brooklyn fare and expect greatness;
then go to Daniel Boulud in Manhattan... you'll see the difference!

I think I'll try this place this weekend. Their sign is a big turn off (sorry, poor font choices really irk me!) but Ill give it a go anyway. It would be nice to have another type of cuisine in the nabe.

Taking the plunge tonight, will report back soon after

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I am headed there tonight as well. I'll let y'all know this humble gal's opinion soon.

Okay, here goes, folks!

The food:
escargot -- yummy. dipping bread in the leftover melted parsley butter was awesome
onion tart -- nothing outstanding. this may sound weird, but it only tasted like onion. we felt there should have been other flavor layers to it. the pastry crust it was in was very tasty
steak tartare -- very nice. the relish or whatever did not overwhelm the meat. fresh, clean flavor
mussels -- very nice. same comment as the tartare: fresh, clean flavor. white wine and garlic broth did not detract but complemented the shellfish nicely.
steak au poivre -- could have had a stronger crust, but the meat was very well prepared. had no sauce which was disappointing (isn't the dish supposed to come with one?). haricort verts perfect. potatoes nice, though not gooey.
duck (breast and confit) -- breast was nice, though the sauce was a little sharp. the confit, however, was some of the best i've ever had (and i love duck). deep, earthy and strong in the best way possible.
hanger steak -- i didn't sample this, and my tablemate was not enamored with it. said it was fine, but he'd had much better at Bacchus on Atlantic Ave
creme brulee with fruit -- lovely, and this isn't a complaint but the brulee was layered on top of a cookie/biscuit thing which reminded me a lot of a linzer tart. flavor was marvelous
sponge cake with poached pear -- a great surprise in that the cake was a strong presence in the dish, which is not what one normally expects from sponge cake. my tablemates all remarked at the tastiness of the pear: just the right amount of sweetness and spice
nice bottle of Medoc to round it all out.

The bill was very reasonable.

If I had complaints, it would be
A) tables are too close together: the waitstaff bumped into chairs a lot (and I observed this at many tables, not just our own). it's not the biggest space, and I understand the need to fill as many $$ into a room at once. But the aisles were just a smidge too narrow for the servers, and that's never good
the sound level is just awful. DaVincenzo had the same problem. It's all the exposed brick, etc., which makes the space look nice (and it does), but once the population reaches a certain density (we went on a Friday night and every table was filled) the noise level rises exponentially. I'm not certain what if anything can be done to remedy this, though.
C)teeny quibbles about the staff: very friendly and overall attentive. however, when food was brought to the table the server (not the same person who took the order) did not know which dishes went to which person for both the appy and entree courses. also, since i had the mussels there was a little bit of manual labor involved. i was almost but not quite finished with my meal when the other plates were cleared, which is absolutely fine BUT... the waitperson came over and asked us if we wanted to see desserts menus, wanted tea, coffee, etc. and i was still eating! i looked towards the front door to see if anyone may have been waiting for the table, but no. a tiny hiccup, but it did make me feel a little rushed.

overall, a pleasant enough experience which i'd be glad to have again. was it superb? nope. but for the area and for the price it was certainly enjoyable. I am GLAD to have some French food in the immediate area -- bravo to the owners for filling a niche!

they had a decent looking brunch menu -- i think we may have to try that next.

sounds overall pretty good. thanks for the reviews, shish and oscar. I will try it again when i get back from vacation

went back for brunch/lunch..they make a great burger

Good menu almost 12$ pic-nick basket.
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Had "lunch" there two Sundays ago at 3pm. We were the ony people in there and had mistakenly thought people would be watching the world cup. Thistle Hill wasn't open though, so Le P'tit it was. I had their "brunch" salad of pan seared salmon over nicoise salad. It was deeeeeeeeelicious and completely affordable. Date had an avacado salad as part of "brunch" menu and then a chicken sandwich with a mountain of fries that were also awesome. We left not one crumb on the table and consumed a million wines, the last of which were comped. I love this place.

Update on the overcrowding: they seem to have removed the barstools on the dining side, with only a few on the window side. This helps tremendously.

Update on the hot French staff: our waiter was Brooklyn Chinatown all the way. which is fine by me, just sayin.