La Brochette Bistro Seafood and Grill — Restaurant in Cooper City

My fiance and I decided to have some local fine dining on the spur of the moment one Saturday night. We decided on this place because it was very close to where we lived (I keep seeing a lot of reviews saying this restaurant seems to cater to locals, but we're local and certainly didn't feel catered to). When we first entered, there was no hostess at the front; we had to wait for someone to walk over and greet us. I have never heard of a bistro in a strip shopping mall that required reservations; the first question she asked us was if we had reservations, and that left us both a little lost for words. After flipping around in her book and doing some hemming and hawing she told us she could seat us in a little table in a side room - no intimacy, you're literally seated back to back with another table (my fiance could not fit in his chair across from me - he had to sit next to me, which was uncomfortable and awkward). We weren't too bothered by this because we expected the food would make up for it...boy, were we wrong! For the appetizer, we ordered the sea scallops with Asian ratatouille. Scallops were cooked nicely, but the ratatouille was just okay (just little diced up mushrooms, carrrots, and other vegetables, not slices like you would expect in a ratatouille). The sauce from the ratatouille also kind of ruined the sear on the scallop. For the entree I ordered the chicken schnitzel with pasta. The menu said it was supposed to have key limes and capers, but I found only one caper in the entire pasta dish, and tasted no key limes, so it was just pasta with a butter herb sauce. The chicken was cooked nicely, but it was just a chicken breast in panko crumbs, something I could have made myself at home. For $26, I expected what was stated on the menu, at minimum. My fiance had the prime rib. When it arrived we both looked at it and said it looked like a pot roast! It had no pinkness whatsoever, and the mashed potatoes it came with were just okay (my fiance has made better mashed potatoes from scratch at home). Strangely, they put all manner of vegetables either on your plate or as a side, and these vegetables don't seem to have any purpose or connection to the dish. My fiance and I each got a side plate of one grilled head of broccoli, one small corn on the cob, and one grilled pepper (not advertised you will receive this on the menu), and I had some halved cherry tomatoes and a lemon quarter (no, not a wedge, a QUARTER) on my schnitzel plate. The appetizer also had what looked like raw baby chard or collard sticking out of it. It felt like the chef was just throwing stuff on a plate. For dessert, we asked for the menu - no dice. We had to listen to the waitress rattle off a laundry list of desserts, and since it was impossible for us to remember them all, we picked the first one, which was a bread pudding made with a Krispy Kreme donut - yummy, but nothing I haven't had before. I also feel it is important to note that this place seems to have a lot of regulars, many of the tables were filled with older clients that seemed very familiar with the waitstaff, so I am not sure if this contributes to laziness on the chef's part. Either way, we felt the food was too expensive for what we received, and it wasn't anything we couldn't have made ourselves or had somewhere for cheaper. Probably won't...

Used to frequent this restaurant when I lived in the area. Celebrated special events with my significant other here often. This time around, I couldn't believe what I experienced. I immediately noticed they were now offering a brunch time slot with a big banner. something that, to me, seems out of the ordinary for this type of more "upscale" experience. After being seated, I smelled a strong smell of feces when another person's food came by my table. I looked at my significant other to confirm we both smelled the same thing, and yes, it was a strong smell of feces. We got past that, as we didn't know if it was the food or something else. I ended up ordering the lamb...and to my shock. It was one of the items the other table ordered. My meal also smelled like feces (not a lamb gamey scent that some people associate with lamb) but actual feces or rot. I regret not having said anything, and I actually ate some of it. This was no oversight. That lamb was either rotten or had been contaminated. I drove 40 minutes back home only to have to down pepto bismol and apple cider vinegar as I started to feel sick. This is not the same place I frequented a few years ago, not even close. Im concerned that at this point, if they don't do something, somebody is going to get violently ill. I usually don't leave negative reviews, and I am not someone who makes big deals out of things, but this was something I just could not overlook. This has made sure that I will not be going back. Especially now that I've moved 40 minutes away from the area. This used to be a hidden gem for us, but I can no...

I was surpised that I could get a Saturday evrning reservation with calling the restaurant Saturday at 4pm. Now I know why! Under the original chef/owner, I had eaten there about 7 times and the food & service were wonderful. So, I made reservations for my birthday and ordered my usual dinner which is the whole bronzini with lobster sauce & crab. When making the reservation, I was asked if it was any spoecial occasion and I said yes, it's my birthday. I was surprised that thery did not put any bread on the table and noticed the $3 charge on the menu (what a slap in the face to customers!) as well as the increase in prices. My date ordered the yellowtail snapper whiuch he said was just okay. The lobster sauce tasted "off" and the crab was miniscule (if it was even crab). I noticed that they decreased the portions and the amount of grilled vegetables. I was hungry because I hadn't eaten all day. We only had water to drink. No one even said Happy Birthday let alone bring a dessert or anything. So why did they evern ask what the special occasioon was? The servers were all new and nothing special. I used the ladies room and found that the handsoap was grossly watered down! We had at least a 30 minute drive back home. On the way, I started to have waves of nausea & asked my date to find a bathroom. I ran into the bathroom and started vomiting! It seems like they are really cutting corners here at this restaurant and probably not turning over the food as there were hardly any customers on a Saturday evening. I WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THIS...