Cafe L'Europe — Restaurant in Palm Beach

It saddens me to write a review like this for such a classic and renowned restaurant. My sisters had been eagerly anticipating their birthday dinner at Cafe L’Europe since this place has been raved about by our parents and friends for decades. They have always spoke so highly of it’s service, food (especially the foiegras), ambiance, the overall experience has always been described as exceptional. On our much anticipated visit, it was anything but. The evening started well, the maitre d’ was so kind, charming, executed his position perfectly. We were promptly sat at our reservation time. However, things went downhill from there. The service was lackluster, as was the food. After we placed our drink order we were left alone for almost half an hour. We had to flag our waitress down, and even after that no one came for another 5 minutes (which is a long time when you’re hungry and have already been left for so long). Finally another server takes our order. And then we do not see anyone until the starters are brought out. We had the sautéed foie gras and the tuna tartare. The foiegras was plated in such a way that it did not look appetizing at all. Monochrome and bland. Which, unfortunately, reflected the flavor of this dish. A disappointment after so many years of hearing rave reviews. The tuna tartare was over salted and covered in too much tartar sauce to really taste the fish. The “tuna avocado bomb” at J Alexanders is better, and we don’t even like those kinds of restaurants and rarely go to them. We sat with our finished plates for a while and they did not clear the table. I had to start stacking dirty plates on the table beside us to make room. Which I have never had to do, especially not at a restaurant of this caliber. Then our mains came out. Again, plating left much to be desired. The chicken milanese was a big plate with the breaded chicken and a mound of lightly dressed plain arugula and a side of fries in a cup. The cafe waygu burger was the best presentation. The filet mingon was another bland looking dish. Brown and cream with a tiny spot of green from the spinach. The filet was flavorless. Barely tasted seasoned. The potato gratin and spinach were the best things on the plate. The waygu burger was the best tasting thing any of us had. Things were either too salty, or lacked any flavor at all. Again, severely disappointing. Especially for the price point. I wished it had been a better experience for them, as they were so looking forward to it. Hurt my heart a little to see them dispirited after the dinner. After our experience, I am sad to say we will not be returning, unless something changes or maybe we were there on a fluke of a night. But at a restaurant with the ticket price and reputation of Cafe L’Europe, there should be no...

⭐ Café L’Europe – Palm Beach: Where Fine Dining Meets Fabulous Disappointment 💅🍷😩

Ah yes… Café L’Europe. I came here hoping for “Old World elegance,” but I think I accidentally stepped into a time machine and landed in a dinner theater performance called “Overpriced Chaos: A Culinary Tragedy.” 🎭🍽️💸

Ambiance? If you're into antique wallpaper, dim lighting, and a perfume of mothballs blended with burnt butter — this is your spot! 🕯️👃💀 I felt like I was seated inside a very expensive crypt. With violins playing softly… for the funeral of my appetite. 🎻🪦

Service? Ah, yes. Our waiter arrived sometime between brunch and my next reincarnation. 🐢⏳ He floated by our table every 20 minutes like a confused ghost, muttering specials with the enthusiasm of a tax auditor. When I asked for water, he looked like I requested a diamond-encrusted unicorn. 🦄💦😒

The food? Darling, I’ve had frozen Lean Cuisine with more soul. My “filet mignon” came out so overcooked, it crunched. CRUNCHED. 🥩🔨🧱 The escargot? Tasted like someone dared the chef to see how much garlic and disappointment they could stuff into a shot glass. 🐌🧄😬

The bread basket? A tragic collection of baguette shrapnel and day-old croissant fossils. I nearly chipped a tooth and a few dreams. 🥖💔🦷

Prices? They charged me $27 for a salad that looked like it had just escaped from a gas station sandwich. 🥗💳😵 I expected it to at least hum a French chanson when served. Nope. Just limp lettuce and silent despair.

Final thoughts? If you want to feel like you’ve been subtly robbed in an elegant setting, while being served haute couture disappointment — this is your place! 🫶🇫🇷🚨

Would I return? Only if I’m wearing a disguise and severely dehydrated from crying over my...

WOW!!! Best food, best Chef, best servers and best valets in town still in top 3 Restaurants in the USA for sure. Our reviews had over 36 million views last year. We do not get paid we just love to eat and have fun. We really love Cafe L'Europe. Food is beyond compare. She had the lobster risotto that has a full lobster over wonderful risotto and caviar. I had the wiener schnitzel which was just divine. Red cabbage was sweet like sugar candy. I had the snails app and she had the cold artichoke. Hers came with a really nice warm sauce layered into the center of the artichoke and I ended up eating half of it because it was so good. We had 3 desserts. Lava cake was hot with melted dark chocolate center and great ice cream. Grand Marnier soufle was light and sweet and really yummy. Flaming crepes were really great too. Lots of great stars in the joint that night and a great piano player who is blind and can barely walk, but boy can he drive a piano. Really classy. Wife had a nice dress to wear but we had errands in advance so she did not have time to put it on. Was going to change on site but they said no need. Most men had on jackets, in fact I think they all did. One of the best places we have eaten at all year. Top notch all the way. Check out all of our reviews. If we do not like it we do no review it so all of the ones you see are places that are fantastic. Follow us if you like. We had over 36 million views so far this year and we thank you for that. We don't get paid, we just love to eat. Be sure to click on "RobH" at the top of this review to see all of them and to follow us if you like good food and FUN. If we do a review it is...