French Gourmet

mmmm.... delicious. So grateful there wasn't a dress code... my boyfriend was wearing a white Under Armour workout shirt that I quickly dubbed the nipple shirt. No pretense here! This is definitely not a fast food restaurant, which I get enough of during the work week. We came here on a Saturday, with no where to be, nothing to do. We enjoyed our wine while we waited for our food. It was decadent, actually, to not feel as though you're in a hurry to eat.

The food came out and the gates of heaven opened. I feel as though I met someone that spoke my food language- cheese should ALWAYS come with the bread!!! The Cheese and Onion soup wasn't a beef bouillon concoction- it actually tasted like cheese and onion... Imagine that! It was actually perfect. Up until now my perfect Onion Soup had been awarded to Claddagh in Novi (they've been usurped, I'm sorry to say). Anyhow, our meals came out and they were delicious. I would recommend the snapper to anyone... it really is OMG good. My biggest regret is that I didn't leave room for the profiteroles.

Two thumbs up!!!…

Good Brunch. Defintiely an air of elitism, however, the food is delicious. I would reccommend it for breakfast or brunch, just don't wear a ball cap or have something to do for the next 90 minutes. Sit back and savor the food, bread and coffee.…

Good food, too bad about the owner. My wife and I went to the French Gourmet for a few years for the occaisional decanent butter-drenched multi-course meal. The coffee is as good as people say, being fresh roasted on the premises, and a well tended and skillfully operated espresso machine to it's credit. If you have an open schedule, a generous wallet and ability to suspend judgement on the decor which staggers between the baroque and cheesy, you are in for a treat. As they say, the 3 secrets of french cuisine are butter, butter and butter.

One day, I thought I'd swing by for lunch, and I was refused service. I was seated at the second occupied table, all others being empty at the time. When I placed my order for a small item and a cup of espresso I was informed in no uncertain terms that the establishment was a "sit-down, have a meal" sort of place and not the place for a quick bite and cup of coffee. I was further encouraged to take my business down the road to the Coffee Beanery, that he was sure they could meet my expectations. I was more than surprised, the owner is a pudgy, fey man who ordinarily prances and unctuously dotes on the customers. Evidently, the owner maintains strict standards on what circumstances he will serve his customers, and I choose not to be one of them.…