le catalan french cafe wine bar

this restaurant is a tradition for our family. everytimewe go to wilmington, we always make a special trip here. great food, great view and service. highly recommend.

i've had le catalan on the wish list for sometimenow and i figured it wastimeto see what everyone was raving about so we went on a pleasant thursday evening. it was a bit hot out, and the sun was still fairly intense on the deck, so we sat inside. an hour later and eating on the deck would have given a delightful view of the sunset, but i like the view over the battleship better at sunset so we ate earlier. creamy tomato basil soup we started with soup. i had the creamy tomato basil and it was very good. teresa had the gazpacho and  it was also quite good. the problem was what to order for dinner. the menu is simple and not too extensive, but there are some very nice choices. i opted for the shrimp and orzo gratin and was very satisfied with it. teresa ordered the quiche lorraine and we both agreed that it was well executed. tasty and fluffy, not dense. both dishes came with a small house salad and were filling.  they have an extensive selection of wine available, and even sell bot

sunday brunch is great. sorry but i can only speak about the sunday brunch but if the rest of the week is as good as the brunch, this place is definately a keeper.

this is about as close to being in paris as you're going to get in this area. while paris has the seine, le catalan has the cape fear river.

i had a spinach omelette and it was great. the coffee that i had with it was obviously fresh roasted and ground and make with a french press. strong, aromatic and flavorful.

the service is outstanding. as good as you get in any 4 star restaurant. impressive for such a little place. atmosphere is great and the view at sunset is fantastic.

nexttimei'm in wilmington, i'm definately going to go here someothertimethan just sunday brunch. looked at the other menus for other times and there is a lot i want to try.