I had a great experience at le jardinier. Everything was great. The food was good, the ambiance was…read moregreat, and the service was impeccable. We had a reservation for a weekday evening. The restaurant was pretty busy when we arrived. Parking was plentiful in the parking garage & our parking was validated by the restaurant too. The ambiance was really great. Lots of art around & a pleasant vibe. The restaurant felt upscale and chic. Service was really great- from the hostess to our waiter - we were well taken care of. The food was really delicious. We got the fall tasting course. Everything had a nice unique flavor and pushed boundaries. I also thought the plating was really great. Personally - I thought the kampachi has such a bold flavor & the wild mushrooms were the most "autumn" feeling. I really liked the Wagyu strip as well. And the crème brûlée was so delicious!! Overall, great experience

3/6/26-Michelin Man? More like Michelin...maaaaaaan…read more.. In good Mel and the Doctor fashion, a rough week equates to "let's go have a great night." We get dressed up and venture to Le Jardinier. While we were super excited and ready for a great Friday evening, we checked in with an unwelcoming hostess. Mind you, this is our first impression since we have never been to any of the locations. He asked the hostess if we would be seated close or after our reservation time (that would determine if we would have a drink at the bar), we received a condescending toned response of "you can have a seat and I will work on getting a status update on that." Duly noted. A few minutes later we were told we could go to the bar to only then be escorted to the table. So we will look past that "weirdness" of initial service and get ready for a stiff drink...the bartenders know what they are doing! Martinis were the name of the game and they were perfect. Just perfect. The prefixe and wine pairing was the game plan. But before the fun stuff, came the bread service. Bread was more than bread, it was warm savory pillows with the perfect butter. Made a crumbly mess while tearing up the bread basket, expected table crumbler service, after, nothing. For Michelin, we expected the fine dining cleaning in between each course. The service was odd, and the servers seemed cold. The kanpachi and the scallop of the prefixe were Michelin. Overall, we might give it another shot, maybe it was a bad day...but still grateful to get in last minute due to rodeo season. Let me know your experience!

Love the decor which is a big reason why we picked this place for dinner. Our waiter was…read moreoutstanding and helped us pick items on the menu. We started with a cocktail and I got the creme brûlée espresso martini. I really thought it was such a cool concept and it tasted pretty good. French onion soup was very rich and flavorful. Definitely was my highlight! My husband had the steak frites which he said was one of the better steaks he's had in a long time. I couldn't decide so I went with the chicken, which was very juicy. I also added the Mac & cheese. I did like it but it wasn't anything special. Over all such a great place, cannot wait to go back.

Great food and great service. Arrived 5pm for happy hour…read morein the bar for 6pm reservation. Wife's BDay n joining my dad n his new wife. Valet out front, $8 on ticket sent to your phone. Can pay cash or card. Checked in with hostess and went to the bar for HH. Drinks on the menu were $18 dropped to $12 n about 1/2 the appetizers were discounted. Bar tender was friendly n helpful. We walked around the restaurant n it is covered in beautiful flowers. Dress is business casual. I wore golf shirt, khakis and blue blazer. At 6pm we were seated and met or server. We ordered a bottle of champagne since it was a Bday. I ordered the escargot and duck like I always do in French restaurants. Wife had salad n Mussels. I think my dad n wife split a steak with side of Brussels sprouts. Crème brûlée and a chocolate something. Food was great, service was great. Restaurant was beautiful. A++ Dad got the check so I can't say how expensive it was.

We first tried this restaurant years ago during Houston Restaurant Week, and it quickly became one…read moreof our go-to brunch apots. Before we moved away, we would visit a few times a year, especially for their soufflés. Now that we're back in town, it felt natural to return. My professor and his wife are also fans, so we decided to meet here for brunch and to celebrate my husband's birthday! They currently offer a fairly affordable brunch menu: French Frugal Feast.We ordered the pork carnitas dish, which was unfortunately very dry and lacked flavor. The only standout on my plate was the potatoes. The ceviche was just okay. We ended the meal with a soufflé, while my professor opted for a cheesecake. Service, however, was excellent. Our server was very attentive, refilling water, tea, and Diet Coke every 10 minutes or so. That said, the restaurant was surprisingly quiet for a Sunday around noon. I remember it being packed during weekend brunch in the past. Of course, a lot has changed since the pandemic, and the cold, rainy weather that day may have played a role. Overall, while the service and ambience remain good, the food quality--unfortunately have declined significantly compared to our previous visits. Free parking is a plus.

The restaurant is lovely, inside is beautiful, outdoor seating on the patio was perfect for the…read moreweather yesterday, the staff was great. Server was great as well. Not sure if I expected too much or if my expectations were off . So keep that in mind. The food was not by any means bad but it was not exceptional. The escargot was beautiful and delicious, empanadas were great, we had the $39 special 2 items ; app and entree or entree and dessert Duck Steak Creme brûlée

Uptown park and plenty of free and valet parking. Pluses…read more1. Outdoor patio 2. Menu items are consistently good - we like the lunch specials the Sammie's and fries 3. Helpful service Areas to improve Can't recall if they have happy hour I've been going here for years and highly recommend!

It has taken awhile to write this review but it has to be done…read more My wife and I visited the restaurant on October 27. My wife had made a reservation in advance with the note that this a dinner to celebrate my 70th birthday. As we recently move4d to a new house we were not able to have a larger event so we decided that a nice diner for 2 would be a good alternative. We both love French cuisine and have been fortunate to experience it in many places in France. So we selected Etoile as the menu looked both authentic and interesting. We arrived 5 minutes late for our reservation. The person at the entrance checked our reservation and showed us a table right at the entrance (no recognition that she was aware that it was for a birthday celebration). We asked to be moved to another table further in and was shown to one by the wall with tables close on both side. Seated we were offered house water but we asked for a bottle of water. Which arrived. The waiter asked if we would like a cocktail or a glass of wine we asked for a few minutes to study the drink and food menu. As we were doing this 2 ladies were seate3d on the table next to us (close enough so we heard their conversation clearly). I decided to order an interesting cocktail with Earl Gary infused ice. We put our menus down ready to order but no waiter. In the meantime the table next to us got bread, drinks and ordered. the sam happened 2 tables further down the wall. When the drink arrived it was overly strong with the dominant alcohol killing all other flavors. Now 30 minutes since seated and not been asked if we wanted any bread not had we placed any food order while the table next to use had got their started and finished it (don't ask if anybody had recognized the purpose of the dinner). So with the quiet dinner for 2 celebrating my 70th birthday (Born Oct 27...you can work out the year) becoming a tragic event and the having lost interest in the food we decided to leave so when the waiter finally arrived to take our order we asked for the check and paid for the water and drink. As we walked out the waiter said Happy Birthday.... So cannot comment on the food. Maybe we will go back one day as the menu looks interesting but it will be awhile and I trust you understand the rating. for those who wonder we went to Truluck's on Westheimer where table were set up for a birthday celebration but more on that in a separate review

I've never encountered a restaurant that went from a 5-star experience to a 1-star experience from…read morea first visit to a second visit, but this place managed to pull it off. I took my wife here last year and she loved the place so much that she couldn't wait to come back. She literally called the restaurant "perfection" in her own Yelp Review. Of course, that meant we were going to make repeat trips here, even though with all the restaurants we have around Houston, I prefer to continue trying new venues. This year was a complete 180 from last year. They seemed to be either overbooked or understaffed, probably both. We were waiting a while for our table, but a trendy place during Houston Restaurant Weeks having delays isn't surprising, even if we had a reservation. The waiter apologized for the delay, saw we were looking at the HRW menu, and took all three course orders at once. We really thought that it would speed things up, but the exact opposite thing happened. It took well over 30 minutes to get our first course, which was the berries parfait. It's literally just yogurt, berries, granola, and honey in a bowl. Unlike last year, where the ingredients were carefully portioned, it seemed like this year they were all just hastily dumped into a bowl and brought out to the table. Regardless, it still tasted pretty good. About 50 minutes after we ordered, we asked the waiter about the status of our entrees. He let us know that the kitchen was behind. He sounded frustrated. We never saw him again; he completely disappeared and while we thought we saw him around, he never stopped by our table. We proceeded to see random people running items from the kitchen out to various tables. They weren't the waiters covering those tables. I'm not sure if they were kitchen staff, managers, dishwashers, or what. They all seemed frazzled and rushed. Of course, none of the food was coming to our table, but we clearly won't the only ones encountering delays and poor service. At about 70 minutes, and now no waiter, we gave up and went to the host table. We asked to cancel the rest of our order and offered to pay for what we'd already received. The host went to get a manager, but another lady came out letting us know that the manager was tied up facilitating in the kitchen and was trying to offer alternatives to us leaving. My wife was ready to leave, but I saw one of the random employees drop two plates at the table we'd abandoned. I suggested to her that it might be better to just finish our already-delayed meal rather than waste another hour going to another restaurant, ordering, and waiting for food. The lady at the front said she'd "take care of the bill." The food that was brought out was a disappointed. The duck confit was clearly rushed through the cooking process, but was still pretty good. The shrimp and grits were a complete miss, though. They clearly didn't have time to get the flavors they wanted, so they just dumped a bunch of garlic butter into the dish and called it a day. My wife couldn't finish her meal so we swapped entrees midway since the excess butter was making her miserable. The same lady (I'm guessing an assistant manager) kept offering us drinks. We made it clear we didn't want mimosas, so they started offering coffee. I don't think they were intending to come off pushy, but after a miserable 80+ minutes, it felt that way. Finally, we agreed to a couple of coffees with dessert just so they'd stop suggesting stuff and let us enjoy our food. The desserts were... okay. Just like the appetizers and entree, they seemed to be hastily assembled and lacking the flavors we'd expect. My wife seemed suitably happy with the Strawberries Melba for dessert, but my chocolate pot de creme was... bland. I've worked in hospitality before and I know that "I'll take care of the bill" means different things at different places, but this is the first time I've ever encountered-- as an employee or as a customer-- where that meant we were issued a bill for the full amount of the food we ordered, despite the fact that we nearly walked out due to the horrendous service. The only items that were "comped" were the coffees that we didn't even want. My wife had previously made it clear to me that she wanted to come back here regularly, so as we were walking back to our car, I suggested this was just an extreme off day and next time would be better. This time, she made it clear that she'd be okay if we never came back again. Honestly, I can't blame her. I'm leaving the second star on here because the first experience was so good. All I can say is that this place is no longer the amazing location that we experienced in 2024.

My friends and I made a reservation for the Houston Restaurant Weeks menu for 10:45am. We were…read moreseated upon arrival and were given the HRWs menu with the appetizer, main course and dessert. I ordered the parfait for appetizer, duck confit for main course and creme brûlée for dessert. They also provided bread at the table. Our waiter was pretty good, though once the restaurant got busy, we had some trouble flagging him down in between main course and dessert. The first two courses came outs relatively quickly with enough time in between each to enjoy and chat. The dessert took some time, and the waiter did apologize for the wait. The food was delicious, specifically the main course and dessert. The granola to yogurt ratio was very off; it was a sprinkle of granola to like 1/3 cup of unsweetened, plain yogurt. The set price for the menu was $25 and I think the value is more than worth it. I'd love to come back here to try more menu items!

TLDR: Worth a visit if you're in the area?…read more Wow! Hidden gem? Forgotten favorite? I don't know, but after tasting the food, we have to get the word out about this spot. Arriving around lunchtime on a weekday, I had the place to myself which allowed me a unique opportunity to take the place in. That being said, this spot is not overly French cafe themed, but instead a classic suburban strip mall spot with nods to the French peppered throughout the menu and decor. The booth area is well-designed, the spot was clean and the table touched by light so after a great experience chatting with the cashier I was crossing my fingers, hoping the food matched the vibe. I had a crepe Mexicana (because who has ever heard of that?!), a croque monsieur with tomato soup, and a dessert crepe because y'all know I always save room for dessert. It took a minute to be prepared, but I'm willing to wait for a fresh made meal. Everything, was delicious. Crepe texture was on point, and each crepe was stuffed to the Gods. Positive experience all around. My tip: Order the tomato soup and finish your meal with the following combo- a dessert Crepe Almonds with strawberries. Trust me on that one!

It's not you. It's me…read more Crepes are a great idea in France. Inexpensive thin pancakes filled with either savory or sweet items. While French fries, French Toast, and French bread, have crossed into American cuisine without incident, not so for the street food of Paris. Why? Well, like everything, it's the $$$. For one ham and cheese crepe, I could eat a Delicious Bacon, Egg, and Cheese McGriddle every day for a week. True, I'd have no silverware, but honestly I don't care.

Such a cute spot ! Excited to come try them for dinner sometime…read more I don't know how I've never been here - especially since it's been around for a long time ! We stopped in for a quick lunch while shopping and it's charm kept us there for a while The space: Cute small French bistro vibes. Probably not ideal for a large group but definitely nice for a small friend meetup or intimate date. Tables are 2 and 4 tops with a few seats outside as well Food selection: We only tried their brunch/lunch menu. My husband had the steak which was massive and impressive. I had a delicious slice of quiche. All the menu items looked delicious but a bit heavy for the hot day we were having (definitely excited to come back for dinner or maybe a lunch on a cooler day) Overall we loved it !

We just stopped in for dessert but wow this place was hopping!…read more The service was friendly and helpful. All the food coming out looked fabulous. We got the poached pear with ice cream and chocolate sauce. This was so well balanced and not overly sweet. I can't wait to stop back by for a glass of wine and an enjoyable laid back atmosphere.

One of my favorite spots for brunch! I've been here for both Saturday and Sunday, and each visit…read morehas been a great experience. Such a lovely restaurant, with two slightly different vibes depending on the day. Sundays are more lively with a live band, while Saturdays are a bit more relaxed--but still busy. I definitely recommend making a reservation ahead of time. My only small note from my most recent visit was that it felt a little warm inside. I get it, it's Texas and it was a hot day, but I wouldn't have minded the AC being turned up a bit more . Now for the good stuff, food! I've tried a variety of items and have yet to be disappointed. Some standouts: French Toast (5/5): One of the best I've had. Thick slices, no eggy taste, and the crème anglaise with fresh berries are the perfect adds. Lobster Tacos (5/5): More like a lobster salad packed into crispy mini taco shells, the perfect little bites. Shrimp Tempura & Caviar 4/5: Tried this most recently and loved it. The batter had the perfect crunch. I also recommend the Rosé all day punch (not on the menu, but ask your server - it's a frozen berry ball with sparkling champagne and rosé) breakfast potatoes and sausage, salmon entrée, and even the french fries. The service has always been great. On my most recent visit, our server was especially awesome. They were very attentive, polite, and gave great recommendations (especially for mocktails). There are several options for parking including valet, street parking, and a garage. Valet runs around $6-$10, street parking is metered (I paid about $6 for two hours), and the garage was free and really easy the last time I went. Overall, this is a spot I'll keep coming back to and recommending again and again. Looking forward to trying even more of the menu next time!

The quiche is excellent -- rich, flavorful, and served with butter lettuce dressed in a light…read morevinaigrette that balances it perfectly. One note for both patrons and staff: if you sit at the bar, be aware that it can feel more like a server work zone than a place to relax. I ended up moving farther down because I was constantly being bumped into by busy staff moving through the area. Overall, though, it's a lovely spot with very good food. Just wish the staff were a little more aware of guests seated at the bar.

This cafe is truly like the name a little Paris. So clean and well decorated to show the theme…read more There are many different food options and the pricing is very reasonable but we really came on a mission for traditional beignets. And to our luck they had New Orleans style beignets we started with a 1/2 order that comes with 5 but needed up ordering another 5 for the road as I knew I wouldn't be able to get them again. They are thick but airy at the same time I am so pleased we stopped by! 5 out of 5 We also got a latte and this isn't like your American one that has a ton of sugar but stronger on the coffee side and was well done. It is a 5 stars for hitting that goal but it's not something I like so personally would put it at 4 out of 5 stars . But I highly encourage you to try it your self and make your own judgement! Service there was a man and woman very sweet and helped us with our orders5 out of 5 Overall we love La Petit Paris and if we ever come back this is on my bucket list again!!!

It's good Vietnamese coffee but I've been spoiled on the stuff in Chinatown. This one just wasn't…read morequite strong enough. The service though was very good and fast. Ambiance, it's a nice little cafe. I was just in there for a coffee to go. Still on th hunt for the best Vietnamese coffee down in the Webster, Kemah, League city area.