Prices do look steep to me also, but I figured we should try it. Brasserie Margot had steep prices and the food was ... not up to snuff at all. But I can't complain about now having French restaurants near us and then not try one. We had lunch last week at Cafe d'Alsace which is pretty reasonable, you can get an entree and soup/salad for $15. My wife didn't much like it initially but is coming around.
Another place is this one which I like quite a bit, the wife is hohum. They have outside dining which is quite nice.
Atlanta French Restaurant Petite VioletteOverall, IMHO, our other ethnic restaurants are a lot better. Indian, Chinese, Thai, Mexican, Vietnamese, Persian ... but that could be because I am less familiar with authentic foods in those areas. We had Indian at our go to place the other day and really enjoy it a lot. I noticed that every one present, and it was crowded, is Indian, except us.
I've had really good French food in the US a few times, in Louisville and Cincinnati. My wife was close friends with the top French chef in Cincy, he has passed away now unfortunately and his restaurants are all closed.
Jean-Robert de Cavel - WikipediaI really liked this fellow, good conversationalist, I fixed lunch once for him and his wife. I asked him if it was hard to find ingredients in the US for French cuisine and he talked about that at length, and it is. We had dinner last year at his last place the day before it closed, his wife was running it, she I think just needed to retire, the food was very good still.
So, the GOOD NEWS is we have access close to us of all kinds of foods... even BBQ now at Lewis ... I thought it was equal to Fox Bros., despite not having okra. We need to go back when it's not so packed and explore the larger menu some more. My wife liked her brisket, she's pretty open to "new things" fortunately for me.
