Cafe Des Amis — Restaurant in Parkville

It has been years since I had been here and after going last night, kind of upset with myself it's been so long! From start to finish, I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT CAFE DES AMIS. I called same day, on a Wedneaday after and the owner was able to squeeze us in for a midweek romantic dinner:). The husband and wife pair that own/run this business are TOP NOTCH. The food quality is mind blowing and literally wanted more of everything we tried. The fresh maid lavender infused butter was absolutely incredible and made the entire dinner that much more enjoyable. The fresh bread they give you is absolutely out of this world and perfectly baked. The husband being a pastry chef and the wife being a chef back in the kitchen makes this place even that much more enjoyable with a fabulous back story. The pictures that I am going to post with this absolutely do not do this place Justice whatsoever. I would recommend expecting to be here at least an hour and a 1/2 to enjoy the full experience. The wine menu is also very unique and educational giving you the wines the area of the world they come from and then the pricing. Then you flip to the back of the wine menu and it describes every single wine they offer in detail and show you a picture of the bottle, very nice touch! We had a very enjoyable and laugh filled conversation at the end of the evening with the owner himself. He is so full of life energy and humor! If you even kind of like French inspired food, You just need a place to go one evening for a nice dinner with your significant other, Or perhaps your celebrating something very special. You would literally be doing yourself an injustice and missing out on this little piece of joy in your life. If you did not try this restaurant...

Three of us arrived for lunch at 1 pm. The first thing the waiter said was that we should be sure to make our complete order all at once because the kitchen would be closing soon. Only when we tried to order did he say they were out of salmon. Two of us had wanted salmon. We decided to share the Salade Niçoise. I noticed the salmon wasn’t fully cooked. I asked if the salmon was sushi grade. The waiter said that’s how they prepare it- pink in the middle. Well, salmon is pink. I make it myself often. This was undercooked. We both asked for the fish to be more fully cooked. When the two portions came back to the table, I couldn’t tell if I received the same piece back, as it was in pieces and my portion had been one piece. I didn’t want to eat it. I ended up sharing the quiche my friend ordered as it was in two pieces. When we were ready to pay I asked if the restaurant was also out of green beans as there were none on the salad as they were supposed to be. The waiter came back and said the beans were cut up and on the salad. Well- two things. I know this salad is served with whole green beans and I know I didn’t see or eat any beans. Nor did my friend see or eat any on his half. At that point the waiter asked if I wanted to see the menu to verify ingredients. I felt insulted and chagrined that he doubled down to prove to me that I was wrong. I am sorry the restaurant has this waiter. He is not doing them any favors by not apologizing that the meal was less than satisfactory. The bottom line is not to go to this restaurant the day after a holiday - they won’t have the entrees they might need and don’t go at 1 pm when it is an hour...

We were incredibly disappointed in our experience today. (First let it be said that the food was delicious so please give our compliments to your chefs and kitchen staff.) That being said, we were in group of 7 people. Our waiter consistently reminded us of how stressed he was. After eating we were ready for our checks but instead of bringing our tickets the hostess came to clear crumbs off the table and left dessert menus. We would have preferred at that moment to be asked if we wanted dessert or tickets. When the waiter finally brought us our tickets it was 1) wrong and 2) all in one total. We asked him to split our tab for us and his response was "well I guess I can do it but it's going to be a while and it'll be hard for me because I don't remember what you ordered." Since we had commitments we said we would do it ourselves. This is when we discovered the errors in the bill. We split the bill correctly without the additional drinks. When the waiter returned he took our cards and made a very big deal about how he would "eat the additional drinks" that we didn't actually have. After running our cards he reminded us again that he was very busy and that he was eating the cost of the drinks he charged to us but we didn't order or receive. He said "my bad hashtag everybody does it." Well, no, everyone doesn't and it was highly inconvenient and inappropriate. It was such a disappointing way to end what was truly a delicious meal. I'm not entirely sure the food was delicious enough to deal with the hassle of the...