Cyrano’s Farm Kitchen

First of all, this place would deserve 3 ½ stars; since Unilocal does not enable fractions yet and it falls short of my 4 star ideal, I’d give it 3.
Here is why. The food was fair, though on the pricey side, and the décor is quaint and inviting. Good spot for date night and overall average fare and service.
We had the charcuterie plate as a starter: it had its highlights (the prosciutto, über-​tasty) and its low points (the terrine, too dry); overall, not bad, but not spectacular either. We also got the escargots: classically prepared, did not disappoint. Our mains were lamb shank and bouillabaisse. The shank was quite large and tasty, though a tiny bit too greasy for me. The side dishes with the shank lacked a bit of fantasy, though: I took for steamed vegetables! The bouillabaisse, on the other hand, was so-​so: though the fish variety was remarkable, the broth tasted like the chicken broth I buy in Costco. No herbs to be noticed, and the whole things seemed assembled on my plate without much thought.
I would say the food here is good, but very un-​exciting. Perhaps they strive to adhere to some classic French standard I did not appreciate enough or perhaps it’s just a bit boring. As for me, I want to be impressed when I go out for dinner. At least a little bit. Cyrano’s cute, but no more than that.

We booked dinner for four here tonight. Bastille Day Celebration! The service was unbelievably terrible!!! Over two hours for our entrée. All the tables around us were having the same problem! The food was excellent though. The manager did comp us our dinners which was a consolation but it didn’t make up for the atrocious service!! we will not be eating here any time soon!

I have been meaning to dine here for years, but for some reason haven’t. I had an old friend coming to town, so I used that as an excuse to go. Overall, I’m glad I did. I got there early and had a by far the coldest martini I’ve ever gotten in Chicago (points from me!) at their rather snug bar and perused their rather impressive wine list (a white Côtes du Rhôné by the glass?). When my friend arrived, she ordered one of their specialty cocktails — which she loved and we caught up a little bit.
When we were seated, we were the only ones there, which made me a little nervous. We ordered the Duck Rillettes, which came with toast points, cornichons and a capered slaw. Wow! I was transported right back to France with these lovely, delicate flavors! Rillettes aren’t exactly «heart-​friendly,» but they are delicious, and Chef Didier has quite a selection to choose from! My friend ordered the mussels and frîtes — which looked and smelled wonderful. She obviously loved them as they were gone in moments! I ordered the poached salmon with goose fat garlic crushed potatoes and brussels sprout leaves. It was most definitely red wine poached and a little undercooked to my liking, though a rather beautiful dish. The potatoes were a bit bland and just tasted a little boiled — none of the goose fat came through to me — and there were just enough brussels sprouts to tease you… I would have liked more. The salmon itself wasn’t bad (I finished most of it), but the red wine poach became a little overwhelming. It hit one note nicely, but stayed there.
*Side note: If you go to the men’s room and feel like you’re being watched… you are! The stuffed deer head mounted on the wall is just a «tad» creepy!
If you’re in the mood for Country French, this is definitely a solid option for you. I wouldn’t call it haute cuisine, but it is elevated. Next time I will likely pass on the salmon, but I will be back, especially for the rillettes — I think I have to try every one of them!

Excellent French classical food at its best with a romantic country farm ambience. I had the mushroom soup special followed by Coq Au Vin with warm baguette on side swirled down with house Chardonnay. My girlfriend had a Brie cheese platter and Scottish salmon. Overall we would definitely come back for another romantic evening and some amazing cooking. The waitstaff was also quite good.

What a wonderful place. Had beetroots salad and poached tender salmon served over milky warm crushed potatoes. French fries come with four dipping sauces to add a little variation. Simple yet exquisite dining experience. I suggest you finish it with a box of chocolate truffles.

Food was decent. Had the mussels, pomme frites, steak, beet salad, rabbit and au gratin potatoes. Wasn’t blown away. Restaurant was pretty empty for a Friday night. Service was slow. Décor is nice here though.

Amazing good… loved the snails… great service… owner thanked us personally for coming… definitely a must! Real French food!!!

I make it to see Chef Didier about 6 – 7 times a year. My favorite place near the loop.
The bar area and basement are my usual haunts, but the patio and other restaurant areas are fine ways to enjoy your meal and company. The service staff predictably do their best and go above and beyond without being asked.
I am comfortable with a ‘quick’ drink or meal… or 4 hour feast because Cyrano’s knows how to host.
Take some rillette home and «Treat Yourself»

Great food, drinks, and I loved the ambiance! I had a party of 13 girls join in my early birthday festivities last Friday. We had some delicious martini cocktails to start and then ordered a couple bottles of wine. I ordered their baguette with butter, steak with fries, and crème brûlée, which was all great! The only reason why I gave it four stars is due to the slow service response. As a result, we were there for over three hours, which forced us to drink and chat more… not necessarily a bad thing. At the end of the day, it was a good experience and I plan to go back with my husband and our friends on a Friday night.

TLDR; Thoroughly delightful evening.
We ate on a Saturday evening with a reservation, and had a choice of sitting upstairs or downstairs. Neither was packed. Downstairs was the right choice — live blues/​jazz standards with a vocalist and guitarist, loud enough to permeate the room but not so much as to impede conversation. The atmosphere and décor was inviting, warm, and ex-​pat French (but no Le Mans cars or Bardot pinups in the men’s room, sigh).
Despite what you might have read here, service was *impeccable* — friendly, attentive, timely and thoughtful. We ordered in stages (wine, two stages of appetizers, entrees, coffee, desert), and never had any lag in either our order being taken, or in the plates showing up … nor did we ever feel rushed. Mssr. Durand was present on and off in the room throughout the evening, and stopped by our table to greet us.
The wine card was a bit short, but very well priced, and with enough choice to make up the difference. We had a nice sancerre rouge /​pinot noir.
Each of the plates was delicious in a straightforward way — nothing surprising or «ooh, wow!», but also not a single wrong step. Portions were moderate (by American standards), so don’t worry about over-​ordering. We finished dinner feeling that we’d left ¾ of the menu unexplored, and wanted to come back to explore the rest.
We had:
— Fois Gras: conventional preparation (rich, well-​cooked) and moderate portion — not knock-​your-​socks-​off, but quite tasty.
— Beet salad: terrific mix of beets, well-​oiled greens, pears and blue cheese.
— Peking Duck Pâté: I should note that they have a *great* selection of pates, and I think that you could probably plan to spend evenings working through the options. The Peking duck was good (although hard to tell the difference between this and a regular duck liver pâté, other than the bok choy-​style cole slaw side).
— Duo of Duck: a confit and a breast — both were *awesome*, perfectly cooked and succulent.
— Cassoulet: a little odd (thin, maybe?), but a very savory selection of sausages and meat, with the most tasty chicken I’ve ever had (had to call the waitress over to ask her what it was, as it tasted just too darn gamey-​good to be chicken).
— Cheese platter: a nice (if comparatively pricey) selection of four cheeses, each of which was nice, but where the clear winner was the marinated chevre;
— Crème Brulee: two preparations, one with blackberries and one with … well, I was paying too much attention to the cheese to notice.
Along with the desert, we had a very nice Calvados and Armagnac — light pours, but good brandies.
We look forward to returning …

This place was AMAZING, but why did I miss a star. That is because we arrived at 930pm fhe time of our reservation. We were seated right away which was nice. The restaurant has this amazing rustic feeling and it makes you feel like you are in France. At 1015pm the server (Bridgette) stopped by and said she would be right with us and would get us some water. Mind you it was 45 minutes later. Which it was ok as we were enjoying the lovely music that was being played. We decided to do the Valentine’s pre fix menu in the Barrell Room, which included appetizers, soup, entrée, and then a sample of desserts. Well at 1030pm, here comes a bus boy with our soups. Well we both thought what happened to our appetizers. We asked the bus boy to please take the soups back and to call our server (Bridgette), we told him nicely and he said ok hold on one second. Well finally (Bridgette) decides to come to our table and takes our drink order, no appologies or anything. We felt like she didnt care to provide any service to us. Finally at 1055pm we get our appetizers and we were so hungry we devoured them but they tasted so good and fresh totally worth it. Other servers saw how we were a bit annoyed by the service from (Bridgette) that another server (Mando) came by and appologized about the bad service we had received so far. We told him it was Valentine’s day and we were just trying to enjoy the night and the delicious food. He said he would take over as our server and offered us a complimentary glass of champagne, which was a nice gesture. He was SO MUCH BETTER THAN (Bridgette). Mando went WAY above and BEYOND. HE should teach Bridgette some server tips. After him taking over everything went smooth and the food was delicious. NO complaints there at all. We will definitely come back and we will make sure we do not get placed under Bridgette’s care because then we would have to walk out. (Yes it was that bad) MANDO THANKS AGAIN FOR MAKING OUR 1ST VISIT ONE OF THE BEST EXPERIENCES EVER. BECAUSE OF WHAT YOU DID, WE WILL RETURN SOONER THAN LATER. Also our hats off to CHEF DIDIER for making some incredible tasting food.

I really felt I was back in Paris after eating at this place. It was so good that I did not want the experience to end. Wine was fabulous, the food was divine, and the staff felt authentic. I this is a great place to go for a nice event or a special date night.

Hmmm. .…where were all the people on the night I was here? Granted it was a week night but we were only one of three tables occupied in the place. No problem as the food and service were great but I wondered why others were not checking this place out?
Cyrano’s reminds me of a small bistro in France with the intimate bar in the front corner with windows opening to the street seating and the restaurant in behind. If you go on a Friday or Saturday night– they also have live music in the basement which is also quite nice.
We had a couple of martinis, perfectly shaken, up front and then were led to our seat. To start with– try the cheeses of the day and the chacuterie plate. Very good! But be sure to ask for additional bread as you will definitely run out. Also noteworthy to start with are the French fries with 4 dipping sauces and the warm baguette with butter and mustard.
I had the steak which was quite good and others in our group had the coq au vin which was also quite tasty. The wine list has several good selections by the glass and the server was good at making sure our glasses were always full.
And for dessert be sure to check out their changing line up of French pastries– tres bon!
I liked that the chef/​owner came out to personally greet us and ask us about our experience. It was a nice touch especially since it was clear that he knew the other two tables that were filled.
All in all, if you are looking for a place for a romantic evening out, or a place just to relax with wine and cheese, Cyrano’s fits the bill perfectly. .. .and I really want to go back and catch the acts in the Cabaret downstairs!

Delicious food. Escargot, charcuterie plate, tuna, goose rillette… amazing. Great french music and atmosphere.

I really had a fantastic time at Cyrano’s. My husband and I were here Friday night with a Gilt City voucher. We called ahead and made reservations as the voucher requested. Once we arrived, we were taken to a back room where they were set up to play live music as we had purchased a voucher that included admission to their «cabaret». This appeared to just be live music but it was really enjoyable; not too loud and perfect with the food.
I will mention that they take their time here; anyone who has tried to pay a bill after a meal in Europe knows they would almost rather you die than leave having paid on your timetable. But we weren’t in any sort of a rush and it was really nice to not feel rushed by anyone.
We had their escargot (these come in the shell so order wisely for those who don’t like that), as well as the white cheddar and seasoned chevre (this was AMAZING I cannot express to you enough how phenomenal their seasoned goat cheese was). My husband had the coq au vin while I had the steak with frites and I practically liked the plate clean while he ate every last bit.
I think this is a fantastic date night restaurant as the food was scrumptious and the atmosphere very sensual. I highly recommend!

Sitting down for dinner. Great atmosphere, great food for the price. They need to change their branding and signage. We live in River Norrh and had no clue this was a French restaurant.
Great French food. Hidden Gem in River North!

I loved every single bite and considering I cleaned all 5 of my plates, there were a lot of bites to be had. I came here on a groupon and was delighted to have found another go to restaurant, especially for french food, which is by far my favorite. The groupon menu is a prix fixe one and you only get to choose your entrée, but with everything being so delicious, you can’t go wrong.
The meal is for two, and usually means you have shared plates, but everything is served individually, which prevents the overly polite give and take of who gets the last bite. The mushroom puff pastry appetizer was delicious with melt in your mouth dough. The creamy mushroom soup was my favorite and I carefully spooned every last drop into my mouth. My halibut entrée was perfectly cooked and did not lack for flavor. The cheese plate was a lovely little sandwich topped with an egg. The dessert was a buttery tart with pears and I couldn’t get enough.
The décor is cute and welcoming, and the service is attentive and very pleasant. I’m excited to come here again and try their non-​groupon menu!

A girlfriend and I were looking for a place to catch up and have dinner. I bought a travelzoo voucher for Cyrano’s Farm Kitchen and we had the best time.
We sat downstairs where we were serenaded by a cabaret singer and bassist which were awesome!
They offer a great wine selection by the glass and the menu options suited every craving we had.
Bacon wrapped dates, yummy.
Summer berry salad, the dressing was soooo delish.
Steak, seasoned well.
Chocolate mousse, unbelievable.
We are already planning another girls night out!

We stopped in for a quick drink/​appetizer after work one night, needing a glass of wine as an end-​of-​Monday pick-​me-​up.
The décor of Cyrano’s is so freaking cute, I can barely contain myself. All the barnwood & little accents everywhere really made me think «these are people that pay attention to detail.» We grabbed some seats at the bar, ordered 2 glasses of wine and looked through the menu.
Cyrano’s has a great wine selection, and the prices are pretty reasonable. I ordered the popcorn & the lobster bisque, & my manfriend had the brie & gorgonzola with pommes frites. The few things we ordered tasted great & I’d definitely like to come back to try actual entrée’s for dinner, but my main complaint (and apparently everyone else’s on Unilocal’s) is how slow the service is. Our server was also the bartender, and he was super friendly but was just never really around, as I think he was also training people at the same time. What we were hoping would be a quick drink & bite to eat turned into an almost 2 hour affair.
All that said, I’d like to come back and give them another shot with an actual dinner & maybe check out the cabaret as well, as that sounds like a great date spot.

Good place for lunch. Try the burgers or the 4 course dinner and its good and a good deal. They have $ 10 gourmet burgers that are good… try the farmhouse burger. Service is slow but quality of food is good and love the outdoor deck. Would come back to try other things on the menu.

My favorite thing about Cyrano’s is the Barrel Room — intimate environment, live music, French décor (the tables made of wine cartons).
However, on the diasappointing side were the portion sizes and service. Although our server was very helpful and friendly, he was rarely around, I think we were the last to get our food among the 5 other tables.
The appetizer portion size left much to be desired — literally 2 bites worth of seared foie gras and pâté for $ 27. Both tasted incredible, but that’s an unrealistic price.
In fact, my favorite food item was the baguette and amazing butter (garlic/​olives/​sun-​dried tomato?) and mustard.
The rest of the food was very good, as well (duck 2 ways was better than cassoulet).
For dessert, another miniature: crème brûlée (1 little ramekin with lavendar and 1 with blackberry).
The highlight was the live music — a French male singer and Midwestern guitarist performed for about an hour and although this was a great performance, it wasn’t from 6 – 10 like I was told the length of the live music usually is.