RÊVE Bistro — Restaurant in Lafayette

This restaurants ambiance gave the feeling of a back alley Parisian restaurant and even more so with the rain. It felt like a movie. The service was phenomenal, all of the waiters, waitresses, and the hostess were all very passionate about the food and the flavors that the chef created and gave excellent recommendations! My party got a multitude of items.

Escargots: The escargots were delicious, definitely a must try if you're on the fence about it. The green sauce that it's cooked in was akin to a pesto and it and the escargot itself were delicious with the additional bread.

Gougeres: The gougeres were puffy, cheesy, and delicious! Absolute must order for an appetizer! I was so disappointing when my party had eaten them all.

Soup du jour: The butternut squash soup with apple crisps was delectable and savory. The apple crisps were like a hidden burst of flavor inside the soup, I really wish there were more than the 5 I had. I also came in with a bit of a cough, so the soup helped to soothe my sore throat.

Poulet Facon "Coq au vin": This was fall off the bone delicious! I didn't even need to use a knife, the chicken meat just separated from the bone and the au jus, mashed potatoes, mushrooms, and carrots were an absolutely sumptuous treat!

Noix De St Jacques: The scallops were delicious and cooked to perfection and the acorn squash risotto was so savory. It was a delight to eat!

Ris De Veau Roti: The veal sweetbreads with fingerling potatoes. This dish had a texture akin to bone marrow or liver to me. Since I love both of those items, I loved this dish.

Creme brulee: Creme brûlée as a dessert option never fails, and this one was no exception. It was yummy!

Pear tart: This was the best dessert we ordered! It was flaky, not overly sweet, and overall an absolute treat to eat.

Can't wait till we come back to try the rest of this season's menu or try the menu for the other seasons (the menu rotates based on...

We came in on Black Friday night and started with that day’s special vegetable soup and the classic escargots. The soup is top notch, well-textured creamy base with a subtle lift of a special mixed vegetable taste. The flavor the escargots is at the lighter end of the spectrum. Be sure to leave some of the juices in the shell so that you can add them on while you are chewing their bigger than average escargots. Steak frites (medium rare) and ris de veau rôti (roasted veal sweetbread) are followed to wrap up the night. The thinner cut of the ribeye brings a more delicate tasting experience, the peppercorn sauce compensates well with the meat and most importantly - not too heavy. The offal flavor of the sweetbread is perfectly muted by the sauce, leaveing us only the joy of the tender and creamy mouthfeel. However, the best part of both entrees is no doubt the sautéed vegetable. Cooked to a perfect temperature, from just a day-to-day potato to morel mushroom, all the juice and freshness of each vegetable are held and packed with well-balanced flavor at the same time. In hindsight, we definitely recommend try out their sautéed vegetable dish if they have one on their menu of the day you visit. The dessert menu is relatively short but full of highlights, the floating island we ordered is definitely worth a try. The light mouthfeel from the briefly cooked floating egg whites compensates very well with the sweetness from sugar and vanilla. Service is amazing, fits perfectly with their comfort bistro vibe. Last but not least, please, drink some wine when you are in a french restaurant.

RÊVE Bistro gets rewarded as Michelin Bib Gourmand 2021. Just like what this award suppose to be, this is truly one of the top (if not the best) reasonably-priced french restaurants in San...

Based on many very positive reviews, decided to make a reservation for 5:30pm on a Tuesday. We were greeted promptly upon arrival and seated right away. Overall, our interactions with all staff were very positive and friendly. Appreciated being asked by the hostess sitting us at our table if we would like still or sparkling water to start and we had a large bottle of San Pelligrino placed on our table within 30 seconds of sitting down.

Amuse-bouche: Cougeres were light and tasty as expected. Olives a la Provencale were tasty but I would have preferred a lot less garlic covering the olives. We were also provided with two small glasses of Gazpacho (chilled watermelon, tomatoes and strawberry) compliments of the chef which was much appreciated and tasty.

The Soupe a l'oignon gratinee was served hot and was quite tasty and authentically french.

The Noix St Jacques (scallops) were perfectly cooked and tender served with a delicious and tasty corn, mushroom risotto; however, the chef must not have tasted the scallops or he/she would have realized that there was too much salt added. The scallops were tender and usually don't require much salt to be added beyond what they have naturally. The tender and somewhat sweet taste of perfectly cooked fresh scallops was missing because of the extra salt.

The Filet de Fletan Poele (halibut) was perfectly cooked and served over a very tasty whipped polenta with chorizo chips.

Finished up with the Vanilla Creme Brulee which was quite tasty with a lightly toasted sugar topping.

Overall, we were quite pleased with our experience at this pricey French Bistro restaurant with only the salty scallops keeping this a four star instead of five...