Bouchon Bistro & Wine Bar

Very disappointed!
Being French you’ll understand that I had high expectations regarding their food !
First of all, we go to their restaurant and realize that they don’t have the same pastries as in the bakery which is only 30 seconds away from the restaurant. We ask if we can go there after our main courses, to buy the desserts at the bakery and then eat it at our table in the restaurant. The answer is NO !!!
What a flexible restaurant ! We left our table and went to the bakery… see my review…

I guess the problems with Bouchon are the same as the problems with French cuisine in general: it’s often too esoteric and not filling enough; the portions are too small and more artistic than culinary; and the prices can only seem justified if you really, really love those frog legs.
I guess my mistake was that I was HUNGRY and thought that I could take care of that hunger by going to Bouchon. Of course French bistros are not in the business of taking care of hunger: they’re in the business of tickling your fancy, proving that making food can be every bit as artistic as painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. I guess if I had eaten some other place and gone in there for a snack and an artistic experience, I would’ve been fine. But I was hungry, and the place left me totally unsatisfied — but with a much lighter wallet.