This location in Redondo Beach, California has housed a few good restaurants, from french to italian and now back to french. I had high hopes for this cute bistro/wine bar.
Ambiance was good; parking was bad as always since it is a tiny space and no room to turn and you have to back up into the street. Then again, one can always park across the street on the Walgreens parking lot and buy a pack of gum so you can say you were a customer!
My friend and I decided to order the Beef Bourguigon and the Scallops with champagne sauce. We were disappointed as the beef bourguignon was not any better than my friend's when she cooked it (Julia Child's recipe). In fact, the beef was not as tender. We expected it to be very good since this is a french specialty, therefore should be special. The scallops were cooked to perfection BUT, were tasteless and had hardly any flavor.
The only saving grace was the dessert; the creme brulee was the best we ever had since it was burnt. (most people don't like that) The crunchy top went well with the the rest as it was very light and not sweet. Most creme brulees are too heavy or too sweet.
Unfortunately, one cannot live on creme brulee alone. I took a picture of it but forgot to save it, so you'll just have to take my word for it.
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