Le Coq & Fils - the Poultry House

Truly a 0/5 Stars.

Le Coq et Fils fell short in every single way imaginable. This review is nothing I take lightly as it my first Google review for a restaurant that I sincerely had high expectations based on the recommendations of restauranteurs & the farmers/purveyors that I respect.

First, critiques on the wine service. There was no attention to detail on temperature control. Champagne BdB was at room temperature and served in flutes. Second service of Aligoté and Gamay was rushed in terms of ordering by server before we finished and before we ordered food. Upon serving, both were room temp as well.

Secondly the food - the hardest and most upsetting thing to write about. The Seasonal Vegetables, which we were excited for to pair with entrees, par boiled, were served as cold mirepoix with some Cauliflower, sans salt.

Entrees were Roasted Quarter Con Nu Breed & Grande Pre Quail. Roasted Quarter was beyond dry that it’s jus did nothing to provide moisture. Extremely over salted as well.

Quail - wasn’t overcooked, which gave a glimmer of hope. But that pleasure did come to fruition as the Schniederspaetle and reduction were so over salted, they were unbeatable.

The two of us were not comfortable finishing the plates as the fruit flys were horrendous and killed our appetite for dessert and digestif.

By no means am I going after the wait staff - he did his job to make sure we were comfortable but the system fell short on him then in turn, us, the consumer. A full top down failure which is embarrassing, through and through. The two of us were the only table in the servers section with a 7pm reservation.

Beyond this review, we were not the only disappointed table. A table of 4 was in the next section to us and they shared the same disapproval with us and confronted the MOD. No resolution came of this besides our shared frustration.

What hurts the most is knowing the farmers and purveyors, which they state their names and praise the work with on their menus, have such a high level of attention to detail in their practices. Their hard work and heritage practices are not being held to their own ethos.

This was an extreme failure. Please for anyone who takes the time to read through all of this, there are many more places to dine that is worth spending €150 at.