overpriced, limited skills in preparation. grade: c+/d-
it had been a few years since we visited la côte d'or and it seems that in the intervening time they've gone downhill.
we sat in their back room, where we had previously, and saw that it was in the same need for a wall cleaning or a fresh coat of paint as it had been then. the small tabletop lamp was dusty and tired looking, and the tablecloth had a few too many stains.
we were brought an amuse bouche, a demitasse of carrot and ginger soup. i had to ask whether it was intended to be hot or cold (should've been the latter), as it was served lukewarm - dangerous for food service. at any rate, the carrot was barely discernible through the intense punch of cilantro...i didn't pick up the ginger at all.
one appetizer was a half dozen oysters - all of which were firmly secured to the floor of their shells, and a couple had some grit from inexperienced opening. when we told this to the waiter, he brought one new oyster that had been freed from its mooring.
the other appetizer was fresh foie gras in a raspberry sauce. this was highly disappointing. it tasted as if it hadn't been seasoned at all and that it had sat for a few minutes after plating. bland. and not worth $24.95.
for entrées, we had mushroom crêpes and dover sole meunière. unfortunately, the 10 or so bones i picked out probably should've been caught in preparation. once again, lack of seasoning made this passable but not worth $38.95 on any planet. covered in cheese like a chimichanga, the crêpes had also sat too long after plating and the cheese had begun to harden. there was nothing special about the mushrooms, which tasted as if they could've gone another minute or two.
at the end of the meal - 2 appetizers, 2 entrees, a half bottle of wine and tip - the check surpassed $150.00. for that money, everything should have been perfect and exciting, but nothing wowed me. sorry to say, i don't anticipate a return.