Pigalle

We went for lunch on October 25. Appetizers good. We each had the salmon entree. Salmon was perfectly done, and the vegetables that came with it were surprisingly delicious. Side of French fries was great. The after-lunch cheese plate we shared was good, but a touch overpriced. Desserts were fine. Service was sloppy, with little mistakes continuously made, but nothing catastrophic. I've gone here before, and I will return.

I recently went in to see a show and stumbled upon this restaurant on the way to the theater. First, it had window seating and second it had a prix fix menu. I was really excited about their prix fix menu so my friend and I decided to give it a try. We were pleasantly surprised by the portions and the flavors were terrific. I had the beef dish and my friend had the cod and both were too large to for us to even finish. When dessert came we were surprised by the extremem sweetness but had expected it to be so. Since we were running a little close to show time (by no fault of the restaurant at all), the waiter gladly offered us iced coffee and iced tea to go since it came with our meals anyway. I am pleased he went out of his way to make it a complete experience. Thanks for a great experience and I would gladly return.

Except for the service, this is a terrific place to eat. Even though our small, round table didn't seem large enough for three people's food, we had no trouble and enjoyed the dinner. I'm a vegan, but I had no trouble finding choices on the menu, including a wonderful onion quiche appetizer. As for the service, we had to ask for a menu, and later we had to find someone to give us a dessert menu. The waitress all but disappeared, and the place was not excessively crowded at 4:30 on a Sat. afternoon.

Pigalle was recommended by a French Canadian family who ate here three years ago. We had a window seat and were excited about meal. We ordered the Duck Confit and Duck Magret and we were extremely disappointed. The was NO flavor in the sauces that accompanied the meals and the green beans were bland. The rice I had with the Confit is the only part of the meal that had some taste. Our waitress was very good but we were in such a rush to leave, we didn't thank her for her service.

I decided to have a light meal at the bar before a show last night, and wanted to take advantage of their happy hour specials. I order the oysters which were warm, very small and not shucked correctly. The grilled shrimp appetizer was ok, but $8 for 4 small shrimp. They advertised 50% off drinks, but the regular price was $9.50 for a small vodka tonic, and they charged me for a call brand. I had to flag down the bartender for everything - he ignored everyone at our end. Truly disappointing experience.

I ordered the Eggs Copenhagen for a pick up. First it was more then the price listed, it was $10.95 when actually it was $16.95. I received home fries that looked a day old and not tasty, second the toast was drenched in butter. the sauce was on the side as i requested. the eggs were poached good and the salmon was medicore. I would not order from here again. I would hope maybe if you ate in the restaurant it would be different.

My husband & i were treated to dinner at pigalle by a good friend's parents last week. we dined on a thursday evening at 7:30p. we've lived in the neighborhood for 30 years. never dined at pigalle as we're vegan and it had no appeal. our friend's parents are elderly and chose pigalle as they were staying in the enjoined hotel on a visit. a health issue has required me to reinstate seafood into my diet, so to be exact, it was 1 vegan, 1 pescatarian & 3 omnivores. it was a lovely meal. the waiter was very attentive & patient with our special requests, the food was excellent. i ordered the mussels and the size of the order was immense for $9.95. my vegan spouse had a huge salad and several side dishes. our omnivore hosts ordered full entrees and were not disappointed. we had 2 bottles of wine that were excellent. while the restaurant was busy it was not packed and as remarked upon by a previous reviewer, not loud. perhaps because we were dining at the same time most peeps are heading to make their theatre curtain time. unfortunately i cannot comment on the final bill as i wasnt the one paying, but it was a lovely evening. i was so surprised by this neighborhood gem that i'd never tried; i cant wait to go back for more mussels. true french food lovers may have loftier standards. i had no complaint.