Le Surcouf

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5.0

I had a great dinner with my family here. Service was top notched & food was excellent! I really liked the presentations of how french presents their food.. Will definitely going back. I highly recommend this restaurant to anyone who seeks authentic french cuisine.

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5.0

A charming French restaurant with a small but interesting menu, courteous service & excellent food. Warm homey atmosphere where you can hear yourself & your dinner companions (unlike so many restos today).

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5.0

My wife & I arrived without reservations at around 5:30 pm, but were placed immediately by our waiter Martin in the enclosed porch section at the front of the restaurant. Talk about atmosphere! This place oozes with it & the food? Oh la la, this is French cuisine at its finest.

With a great selection of wines & a waiter who really knows how to mix drinks as well as how to treat you right, my wife & I soon realized we were going to have a special evening. I started with French Onion soup. This was prepared as it's meant to be prepared, with a deep dark broth prepared in wine, morsels of freshly cut bread & melted cheese dripping over the edge of the bowl. My mouth was watering before I even tasted the first spoonful. My wife's bisque à l'homard was equally satisfying.

This was followed by generous portions of large & tender scallops in a special creamy sauce served to my wife & giant scampi in garlic sauce ordered by me. Both plates had fresh ingredients, were expertly spiced & superbly cooked.

For dessert the créme brulé was the best I've ever tasted & my wife's mousse au chocolat was absolutely fantastic. Our taste buds are still reliving the extraordinary & memorable experience a week later. Martin put his bartender experience to good use when I ordered a café Bresilien. & he put on quite a spectacle using the movable table with butane gas to first caramelize the sugar perfectly around the outside edge of the glass & to then ignite the Brandy glasses with the haunting bluish flame. What a show & what a taste!

There were many other things to comment favorably upon about Le Surcouf, but too many to mention in this article. But one thing I will add is that the main chef better watch himself as sous-chef Gérard was magnificent. Thank goodness we were seated in the front of the restaurant, however, as the power went out multiple times & plunged many of the other patrons into near darkness while we were graced by the natural light courtesy of large wooden-framed Victorian windows. But this only enhanced the already ancient & mysteriously warm & charming ambience.

In closing this restaurant is clean & wonderfully decorated, unlike most of the restaurants on the other side of the street along the boardwalk & is well worth the extra dollars that such a high class restaurant deserves. My wife & I will definitely be returning soon. Highly recommended for those looking for a total gourmet experience without compromise.