I went to Petit Robert Bistro in Brighton to celebrate my
graduation with my dad and Judy (his girlfriend). For those of you who do not know, I
graduated this past Saturday from Northeastern University and I know have a
Master of Education in Higher Education Administration! I am finally done with
school...for a while at least!
The thing I really liked about this place is that the entire
meal was an experience. We tried new and different things (well I’ve had all
these before, but not here and prepared differently). We were not rushed, and
our entire meal lasted about 1 ½ - 1 ¾ hours.
Excellent service, very polite and friendly. Our waiter was
very attentive without being too disruptive. He was very knowledgeable about
the menu, gluten free options and wine pairings.
We started with three appetizers. The first was the Escargot
with a pesto-type sauce. I loved it. Sometimes escargot is served with too much
garlic, but this one had just the right amount of garlic, swimming in pools of
butter. If you are not a fan of butter, I would be ware as they are not afraid
to use butter here!
We also had the Sliced Red Beet and Soft Goat Cheese Salad.
Delicious, one of my new favorite menu items to order out. This one was delicious! And the Steamed
Mussels Marinière in a White Wine and Shallots Sauce. The mussels were good,
but white wine sauce could have used a little more flavoring. Big portion.
All sauces are thickened with cornstarch, not flour, which is
great for us!! This made ordering so much easier! We were also given the choice
to substitute any sides we wanted (i.e. the noodles on the chicken dish). Almost
all entrees come with sides, so before you order any sides a la carte, double
check with the waiter first.
We ordered 3 different entrees, but
ultimately ended up sharing everything, which was fun! I ordered the Beef Short
Rib Bourguignon and Roasted Potato. The beef was not as tender as one
would expect beef short ribs to be served, but the sauce was incredible, a
little on the salty side. It had a stew like feeling when I ate it, but not so
thick and served with vegetables as well. I ended up taking half of this home
and had it for dinner the next night.
Judy ordered the Chicken Coq-au-vin (Chicken with wine) It
was tender and moist, and we all loved the sauce – butter and red wine, with
such richness; the flavors shined thru on this one.
My dad had the Sautéed Scallops over
Mushroom Risotto. The scallops were cooked to perfection. I love
risotto. This one was a little bland and not very creamy. The lack of creaminess
I liked, but it could have used more seasoning and mushrooms. This was the
smallest dish of the three, which tends to happen with scallops.
For dessert we had the Vanilla Crème
Brûlée, which was rich and creamy with a perfect-torched sugar topping,
but I did not taste the ‘vanilla’ aspect. It tasted like a regular crème
brulee, it was still good, don’t get me wrong, but it was missing the
“vanilla”.
The Mousse au Chocolat (Chocolate
Mousse) was just so so. It had a good texture and it is more chocolaty than
sweet. I’ve decided not to order Chocolate Mousse anymore, because I am always dissatisfied.
My favorite dessert by far was the Chocolate and tangerine
ice cream. This was the best ice cream I have ever had!! I don’t know how they
did it, but the tangerine flavor was infused into the chocolate ice cream. It
was so refreshing and delicious! I highly recommend this!
I’ve heard that the food at the other locations – South End
and Kenmore – is much better. I wasn’t disappointed with our meal, but I wasn’t
blown away either. If I go back, it would be to one of the other locations.
Free Valet. 3 other locations: South End, Kenmore Square and
Needham.
Website: http://petitrobertbistro.com/
Location: 1414 Commonwealth Avenue
Brighton, MA 02134
Brighton, MA 02134
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