The restaurant was charming and it did have that modern French flair to it. We were the only ones there and it took several minutes for someone to show up. We were finally seated and as I whipped out the Blackboard Eats voucher, our server announced that he would get us the special menu. This was a 4 course prix-fixe for $48. This included an appetizer, a glass of wine, an entree and dessert. How can one go wrong. The glass of wine was quite generous; it really was a good size.
We ordered 2 appetizers to share: The Truffle Mac 'n Cheese and the Dates Farcies au Chêvre Frais. These wonderful dates were stuffed with goat cheese wrapped in applewood bacon and swimming in turmeric bechamel sauce. These were wonderful. The sweetness of the dates with the goat cheese and salty bacon with the creamy bechamel were far from healthy but was worth every calorie. The Mac n Cheese was also nice and creamy with a nice truffle flavor. We would have been very happy with just these 2 items including the French bread. It was a shame to leave the bechamel sauce when all the dates were gone, so I had to mop it up with more French bread.
The Little Gem Salad was a bit sour but I was happy with my Sorrel Soup. It was good but I made it a point not to finish it since we still had the steak frites coming.
Their flagship Steak Frites arrived. I will say that you couldn't find a more tender steak. It was cooked to perfection but the sauce did not do it for us. We both thought it was too tangy. The flavor was a bit blah; it could have maybe used some mustard. The frites were very good. We were both full from the bread and appetizers but we quickly had to make ourselves hungry for dessert. It's mind over matter.
We ordered the Triple fudge Brownie; sea salt flakes, raspberry coulis with French vanilla bean ice cream and the Banane Poêlée au Rhum; caramelized bananas, Myers Jamaican Rum sauce and French vanilla bean ice cream. They both sounded amazing but we were not too amazed. The brownie was just okay and the bananas were too mushy and it lacked rum. I can do much better without trying hard.
We noticed the manager who was most of the time MIA (missing in action), came out to talk to someone that wanted to see her then she promptly disappeared. We also noticed she had no personality at all. It looked like she was just there because she had to be there. There were just a few more people when we left but it never got busy when we left at 7:30 p.m. L'Assiette Steak Frites is located at 7166 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles.
I have enjoyed dates prepared as described here except minus the bechamel sauce. Its addition intrigues me - interesting combination. I, too, would have been happy after just the wine, appetizers and bread!
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