Petit Robert Bistro in Back Bay

Bonjour! It's been a while since our last dining experience at a French restaurant (L'espalier on Christmas Eve 08), so we decided it's time for some French. Our pick for today's meal is Petit Robert Bistro. Once we got seated, we felt like we were sitting in a bistro somewhere in Paris. The restaurant has a calm environment with french décor. The waiter was an energetic young guy who was full of smiles. We spent some time to check out the menu and saw a few traditional French dishes that immediately caught our attention.













For appetizer, we ordered 6 escagots with garlic butter cooked in a French cast iron. The escagots were served without the shells. The escagots were chewy with tons of flavoring from the garlic butter. It was definitely a good start to our meal.













For main dishes, we order a Duck Magrat Leek Salad and a Rack of Lamb. There were two slices of duck which has a strong barbeque taste to it. Surprising, the duck meat was quite tender and had a strong gamy taste. The Rack of Lamb was simply amazing. It was cooked just right, with a warm red center. The lamb was so incredibly tender and juicy. It has a strong lamb taste to it. It was one of the best we have had. Only critique is that there was not enough lamb chops (quantity wise).














As an exclamation point, we ordered the Grand Marnier Souffle for dessert. It came with a sweet cream sauce to be poured on top of the souffle. The souffle was extremely moist. It tasted like the chinese steamed egg dessert.















Overall, we were very happy with the service and the food. It is definitely a restaurant that we will recommend to our friends. Merci beaucoup! Au revoir!

HOKAT Rating:
92/100

Address:
480 Columbus Avenue, Boston MA 02118
(617) 867-0600
http://www.petitrobertbistro.com