Le Politique

Le Politique. You know, the brasserie, cafe & patisserie just across the street from work. The inside is huge. Seemingly going for a bustling French Salon -ish atmosphere, but at 5:35 on a Wednesday it was mostly empty and the cavernous surroundings made me feel a bit exposed. 

Service was friendly and attentive.

The deviled egg starters, with roe, relish and pickled onion were beautiful. Tasted pretty good, too! For me the texture was a bit too smooth and uniform.

Deviled eggs

Little, fried cheese ball things. I can't remember the name. They were yummy. Kinda like a spin on the brazillian cheesy bread things whose name I also can't remember. Cheese was gooey and warm inside.

Gougeres

Fresh, warm sourdough bread with whipped, salted butter. NICE. I feel like a French restaurant has to get bread and butter right and they did not disappoint.  'Gougeres'. Thanks, Erin.

Warm, delicious salted butter. Also bread.

Boeuf Bourguignon. The vegetables were done perfectly -- not mushy, not too crunchy, but with a nice bite. Carrots were the highlight. The beef itself was fine. Tender, but a bit bland. I sprinkled some salt on it and was good to go.

Boeuf Bourguignon

Erin's Gnocchi. From the few tastes I had this was amazing! Rich, creamy cheese sauce. Perfectly seasoned.

Gnocchi

Madelines  for dessert. Freshly made, and warm... but too dry. Pretty good dipped in coffee, though.

Great attention to detail. A couple mis-steps here and there. I would be eager to try this again with a bigger group. 

3.5 out of 5 Aemon stars.