"Nouvelle" is the most incredible restaurant I have Found in Tampa/St Pete area…read more
It's Fine French, of course, OuiOui, owned by a lovely French couple. I overheard the lady that runs the place tell another customer they still own the restaurant, but they are unfortunately divorced.
Nothing in life comes easy, and to their enormous credit, they have done an extraordinary job keeping the integrity of the restaurant intact even though they may have parted ways.
The love of this restaurant is apparent between them. You can feel it in the lovely atmosphere, the incredible food, the amazing service, all of the utmost highest standards.
The result, "Nouvelle" an enduring labor of Fine French love..
the best things in life come from difficult & meaningful.
As difficult & meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy & meaningless.
On our first visit, it was Sir Hubbers birthday. We sat in the back of the restaurant where we could take in the whole experience. We were both just astonished how beautifully elegant Nouvelle is & how fabulous it smells. It's a very special place. A perfect celebratory restaurant OuiOui.
You def want to make reservations here for your special occasions, it's quite tiny with a few booths on one wall & a few tables down center & two very classic corner booths.
The owner, a lovely, bubbly French woman, runs the front of the house. She is very warm & friendly, very chatty with her customers, knows their previous orders, what they like etc., like I said, you can feel the labor of love that's woven into this place daily. It has their signature pulse, two separate heartbeats, that beat as one, that cannot be broken.
We came for that kind of Romance, and the Chateaubriand for two...
we also ordered a bottle of Bordeaux wine & Classic Escargot to round out our celebratory dinner..
We are still talking about that Chateaubriand. The best one we have ever had in our lives. Even better than Brennan's in New Orleans OuiOui.
It was plated so beautifully & the sides were perfection. The gratin potatoes are also offered as an appetizer or you can order a 4 pack to go for $18. Same with the carrots. The best carrots I have ever had. You can get them to go also for $18.
We were so full & on our way to Sir Hubbers birthday party, we skipped desert, but they all sounded so incredible. They make everything from scratch with quality ingredients.
On our second visit, we had the escargot & Bordeaux again. I'm absolutely positive we will have them again on our 3rd, 4th, 50th visit too.
We have found the most perfect Romantic place with the most incredible Fine French cuisine.
The best Chateaubriand we have ever had.
The best Bordeaux wine list.
The best potatoes gratin & carrots.
A real, meaningful labor of love.
A enduring love, for Nouvelle.
A meaningful, Romantic journey of Fine French Cuisine, and I hope every difficult road, will find your way here.
OuiOui.
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Highest Recommendations.