Le Gourmand, Seattle, Washington Restaurant Details

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I LOVE their food (chef menu) !! I almost cried it was so good. The waiter is always very nice by explaining us every meals and wines. I love this restaurant. I can't wait to go there again. Btw, I am french and i never ate food like that before ! Love it love it !

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Nice Ingredients, Horrible Service. Thought we'd have a nice anniversary dinner at Le Gourmand as my wife had good memories of it from years ago. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a long drawn out tortuous evening interspersed with yummy bites of locavore. The tone of the evening was set by the particularly arrogant and rude head waiter who made it clear from the beginning that we were simply lucky to be there. Thankfully, there was a very nice female server who tried to make up for his poor service. Then we made the mistake of ordering the Chef's Tasting menu when we were actually hungry. On the upside, the seven-courses were interesting and fairly tasty though extremely rich and heavy on the cream. As foragers ourselves, we did appreciate the delightful baby chanterelles and very nice morel and lobster mushrooms. However, that did not make up for the fact that there was an average wait of 30 minutes or more between small plate courses or that the waiter evidently did not find us worthy of the nice presentation and description of each course as he provided to the other tables surrounding us.

Granted we were forewarned that the Tasting Menu would be "2 hours or more", drawing out the small plates over 4 hours on a weeknight when the dining room was not even close to full was simply poor execution. To be fair, we were satiated by the end of the meal but the dining experience was horrible. The owner of Le Gourmand says they pride themselves on being an upscale restaurant with excellent food and customer service. Unfortunately, they did not even come close for us last night. Thumbs down. Not recommended.

P.S. I should've read other reviews before going as my complaints apparently have been an ongoing issue for years and are reflected multiple times by other reviewers on other sites. Double thumbs down since evidently the restaurant has done little quality assurance/quality improvement and is apparently living off of its false reputation as a boutique dining experience. Too bad, as Seattle has many restaurants that are much more deserving of your money.

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an overrated "french" place. uninspired food. lackluster service. quiet and empty on a weeknight. maybe people are not so influenced by "mavens".

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breathtaking

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intimate, casual, and the best french i've had in seattle.