Anisette Brasserie

03/26/09

Great space and food

by iomegadrive at Citysearch

The food was great. Had the steak tartare for an app, and had the steak frites. Both were awesome.

The space is really cool, but once it begins to fill up, it's time to start raising your voice.

I would recommend booking ahead, since it looked like there were some walk ups who had to be turned away.

• Pros: Food, drinks, setting
• Cons: Gets quite loud QUICK.

03/04/09

Great Brunch Spot and Value

by cathcwang at Citysearch

My sister and I went for brunch last weekend and were both very happy with the food. We had beef tartar for starters. It was high quality meat and included a quail egg on top. I got the Belgian waffle with strawberries, which was toasted to perfection while soft on the inside and had a wonderful vanilla taste. My sister ordered the duck hash, which I highly recommend. It was perfectly roasted with bits of potatoes and herb sauce with an egg on top. The warm yolk spilled out on everything once it was cut and every bite in that dish became so perfect to the palate. We ended with an apple tatin, which was also amazing with its great caramelized flavor and superb crust.

Although some dishes may seem a bit pricey for their portions (like the duck hash), I think the prices are reasonable considering the quality of the dishes and the extraordinary tastes I experienced. I think of it this way: if the apple tatin is ten times better than any apple tatin I have ever had, then it is worth paying $10 for the experience of tasting something that good. (This also applies to the $3 coffee that was incredibly smooth and sweet to drink even without sugar.)

The service was nice and prompt. Our server was very knowledgeable about the food and gave great recommendations. However, to be honest, I prefer servers who are hip and upbeat, rather than just polite and serious.

Also, just north of Anisette and the Equinox parking, there was a public parking lot, so we got the first two hours free.

• Pros: food (brunch) taste and quality, service
• Cons: small portions for some dishes

01/13/09

Not Impressed.

by parenzano at Citysearch

I just came home from dinner with a girlfriend at Anisette. They were too crowded to seat us at a proper table so we sat in the bar area ( big mistake ). We split the goat cheese and beet salad to start. The goat cheese was very rich and tasted across between brie and a piece of cheesecake from the( cheesecake factory), arugula was on the top. It was pretty mediocre and very small in size. I then had the mussels which were served to me almost cold and with very little broth. Just not very appetizing. My girlfriend order the french onion soup which is usually one of our favorites. This soup was priced at $14.00 so I figured my friend would get a bowl but no she was served this soup in a very small ramekin. I had a taste and it was just ok, nothing to write home about. I just got home from Basalt Colorado on Saturday and had the best ever french onion soup which cost me about $6.00. Go figure. I would not go back to this restaurant ( oh by the way the service was horrific. Our waitress had super dark hair and she was awful. Would have to give this place two thumbs down. Also the acoustics were really bad and the lighting was super harsh. Not a good date spot. Not romantic at all.