663745 Sat Oct 31 13:21:21 -0700 2009 9 19 Outer Boroughs 0 5145429 My sister, a former chef and restaurant manager, had dinner at this new Windsor Terrace bistro. She's a tough critic so I wasn't sure what to expect. She loved it! All superlatives--the hanger steak and bouillabaisse were "the best she'd ever eaten." Raved about the fries. The haricot vert were "perfect." She even loved the waiter. Yay. Looks like someone in WT finally got it right. What makes it ideal--it's very reasonable. Sat Oct 31 13:21:21 -0700 2009 11497 Claire 1 5162636 We tried this place tonight and it was quite good, definitely an asset to the 'hood. Spouse had the hanger and frites and while I wouldn't say it was the best I'd ever eaten, it was excellent...flavorful and tender and cooked perfectly medium-rare. I had the duck dish, which was great--large slices of perfectly done breast, along with nice crispy confit (which was a bit too salty, the one detraction of the dish.) The best thing on the plate though was this amazing timbale of roast potatoes, mushrooms, and garlic which was incredible, I could have eaten a full dish of it. A friend had the Friday night special of boulliabaise which he said was perfect. Service was a bit scattered but I forgive them for this in the first week, they were mobbed (not an empty table at 7.) Everything was really nicely plated, too. And yes, quite reasonably priced ($15 for hanger steak, and I don't think any entree over $19.) Hope this place makes it! Fri Nov 06 20:37:11 -0800 2009 5145429 10874 jinx 2 5162903 Thanks for posting, jinx. Sounds like your meal was enjoyable. I'm glad to hear they were mobbed. I hope they make it too! Sat Nov 07 05:12:20 -0800 2009 5162636 11497 Claire 2 5166113 A variety of experiences can be expected from a brand-spanking new place which needs to work the kinks out. I'll make the following suggestions and differ from the OP on this one on the "rave" fries - they were frozen, tasted like it and were, admitted one of the principles. Additionally, could there have been a basket of bread brought over to our table? Could the wineglass contain a bit more than 4&1/2 ounces of an undistinguished Cote du Rhone? Yes & Yes. That aside, my rough-sliced hanger steak, brilliantly blackened outside and rare inside with a hint of herbed butter finish reminded me of some the finest bites I've ever had at Luger's and Keen's, without gnawing on any bones. Tasted the whole trout which was more than adequate and accompanied by an assorted vegetable pocket with a nice touch of sweet turnip cubes. Desserts looked awesome and will save for next time. Fix those low-rent fries and wine, guys, to match the care and quality put into everything else - and I'll be back. Sun Nov 08 19:57:36 -0800 2009 5162636 11109 Mike R. 3 5168328 I had lunch here today. While I don't doubt that Mike R.'s fries were frozen, mine were not. They weren't fabulous though, good, not fabulous. I liked my tuna burger even if it was a touch overdone, and the salad needed a dressing with more acidity. My mother's goat cheese and mushroom crepe was quite good. I'll come back for the creme brulee that two women were gobbling up. The music needs help--too loud and too pop. The waiter, who was charming, turned it down as soon as I asked, so it was a problem. Mon Nov 09 15:25:32 -0800 2009 5166113 11497 Claire 4 5168658 If Le P'TIT can also produce a worthy "moules-frites", they'll hit a home run. I had some decent fresh fries (huge bag @ $2.99) yesterday at Five Guys on Montague Street...what you crave. Mon Nov 09 17:23:43 -0800 2009 5168328 11109 Mike R. 5 5174354 Glad you liked those fries, Mike R. The one and only time I ate fries at Five Guys on 7th Avenue, they had absolutely no taste. I've never gone back. Wed Nov 11 18:00:38 -0800 2009 5168658 1104540 lynncb 6 5177173 IIRC, the sign said they originated in Sugar City, Idaho...although they were not (ha-ha) sweet potato fries. I wonder if the fresh fry truck pulled up to P'Tit yet with some 50-pound sacks. Thu Nov 12 16:41:09 -0800 2009 5174354 11109 Mike R. 1 5186112 I'm going to chime in on this wonderful place as well. We went last Friday night and had a terrific meal. Started with Oysters on the half shell (although they were heavily pushing the mussels). Malpeque (I believe) at 6 for $10, this is one of the better Oyster Deals I've seen in quite some time. While the meat wasn't completely detached from the shell, I'll glad save a $1.50 an oyster to do that myself. The sauce is came with was very nice and garlicky. I had a Sacre Couer salad and my wife had the tuna tartare. Both were excellent. I would have preferred a touch more blue cheese in the salad, but I am very much a blue cheese fiend. The tuna tartare was the tastiest I've had in quite some time. It had what seemed like a candied roe, which really added a pop to the dish. For mains, I had the coq au vin (which the menu said was cooked with rooster, but how can I be certain) while my wife had the Friday Bouillabaisse special. I enjoyed hte Bouillabaisse, but it has never been a go to dish for me, so I can't really comment, although she loved it. I thought the Coq au Vin was very good. Nice tender, flavorful meat, lots of bacon, pearl onions and mushrooms. Very hearty and satisfying. It came over buttered noodles, which in the past I haven't cared for (prefer mashed potatoes), but the whole dish really stood together well. For desserts (hard to believe we still had room) I had the profiteroles, which I love because, they are profiteroles, and she had the molten chocolate cake which was gooey delicious and came with, I believe, a mango ice cream which kind of made the dish. Service was warm, although a little confused at first with two different servers thinking they were covering us. About the only negative i can claim was the bread which they served, which was unheated and just blah. But it was late in the night, so maybe earlier it would have been a bit fresher. Either way, not a big deal. We both agreed that Le P'tit Paris BIstro was going to become a regular place for us. Mon Nov 16 12:31:33 -0800 2009 5145429 69781 elecsheep9 2 5194173 It breaks my heart to write this. We have been waiting for a good restaurant in WT for ages, and looking at the above reviews, it seemed to have promise. Maybe we were there on an off-night, but the fact that they got "the basics" wrong makes me suspect otherwise. My husband and I both ordered the frisee aux lardon salad, his with and mine without the poached egg. His egg looked like it had been beaten with a hammer! Otherwise, the salad was serviceable, but when you can't serve a properly poached egg, what else can you do? On to the moules frites....as a poster above noted, the fries had to have been frozen which in my opionion, is a cardinal sin for a French bistro (and my main raison d'etre for being there, so, strike two). The mussels were horribly overcooked, with big pieces of raw garlic, and frankly, fairly inedible. Again, I get no pleasure out of writing this as I wanted it to work so very badly, but please, Le P'tit Bistro, bistro cooking is not complicated and it's not rocket science! Get your basic skills down and give the ole Terrace the decent restaurant it deserves! Thu Nov 19 09:18:07 -0800 2009 5186112 127993 imsohungry