26 Seats

A cozy French Bistro located near Tompkins Square Park in the Alphabet City in lower Manhattan.

It's not Le Bernardin or Chanterelle but that's the point.

The decor is rustic garage sale chic with non matching chairs, mine's vinyl seat was torn in the middle, full of character eh? Once you got past the tiny narrow dining room and your too close for comfort fellow diners and your torn vinyl chair, you can most likely enjoy the food.

Since I can't really write in complete sentences, so here is the list of dishes we tried and enjoyed:-

• The Merlot (by the glass, I can't drink much these days), light and fruity.
• Italian sparkling water, well it's water, tastes kind of clean and refreshing.
• Lobster Bisque, I had a few spoonfuls, rich and tasty.
• Mussels in white wine and onion sauce, savory.
• Escargots in mushroom and garlic sauce served in a little copper pot with puff pastry on the side. Intense flavor, very French I suppose.
• Striped Bass 26 ($14.50), fish was fresh and cooked just right.
• Duck Confit ($18.50) with mashed potato and greens. The duck was good, very rich in flavor and soft. The mashed potato was not bad, I wish it could be a tad richer in garlic, butter and cream.
• Creme Bruelee, my wife loves creme bruelee, and it was decent. I had a cup of coffee which was really bland like tasteless.
  

All dishes are reasonably priced.

The dining experience from making the reservation to getting the check had been pleasant.

The official propaganda site right here, turn off your speaker first if audio is not work safe....
From CitySearch, MenuPages, and The New York Times.

Disclosure: my knowledge of French food is pretty limited to French fries. My specialty if any is really Chinese lunch fast food.