Fleur De Lys

An Excellent dining experience. We started off with the Pasta and Wild Mushrooms and the Gulf Prawns with Green beans for Apitizers. The Fresh Greens with garlic croutons and Roquert cheeze salad was nothing to spectacular, but the Entree and Desserts were! We had Sea Bass on garlic roasted mashed potatoes and Squab with vegtables in an exquiste sauce (that I can't seem to remember what the sauce was called) that was very lite yet very complementary to both the vegatables and Squab. For dessert, we had a special surprize. When I made reservations, Emanuelle asked if it was a special occasion and I let her know it was our Anniversary. We chose the Chocolate Creme Brule and Choclate orange cake. Both were absolutely great and it was even more spectacular when the pastry chef added a special Anniversay touch to our dessert (you'll have to check this one out for yourselves)! This was done all on their own -- not prompting from me! The service was excellent. The staff was extremel ... more

An Excellent dining experience. We started off with the Pasta and Wild Mushrooms and the Gulf Prawns with Green beans for Apitizers. The Fresh Greens with garlic croutons and Roquert cheeze salad was nothing to spectacular, but the Entree and Desserts were! We had Sea Bass on garlic roasted mashed potatoes and Squab with vegtables in an exquiste sauce (that I can't seem to remember what the sauce was called) that was very lite yet very complementary to both the vegatables and Squab. For dessert, we had a special surprize. When I made reservations, Emanuelle asked if it was a special occasion and I let her know it was our Anniversary. We chose the Chocolate Creme Brule and Choclate orange cake. Both were absolutely great and it was even more spectacular when the pastry chef added a special Anniversay touch to our dessert (you'll have to check this one out for yourselves)! This was done all on their own -- not prompting from me! The service was excellent. The staff was extremely knowledgeable, helpful, and attentive. The atmosphere is intimate and romantic -- Paisley printed fabric drapped around the walls and ceiling which tied into a humongous chandelier in the center of the room. There were mirrored walls in the back. The lights were low and seductive. Two words of caution. Like many French resturants, this place can be a bit pricy--typically $70 per peson. Secondly, we had reservation for 6PM on a Saturday and the place was packed! When it is packed, the air can be filled with conversation, but it never got too loud to where we could'nt converse ourselves, but it was not a good time for important or intimate conversation. Apparently this place is hot for the theater goer's. Both Union Square and many of the theaters are just a few blocks away. As I mentioned before, it was an excellent dining experience. They think of every detail and execute on these detatils to make the whole experience wonderful, I can highly reccommend this place -- expecially for a specila occasion! Speaking of details, they also offer valet parking for $7.00. less

I plan on eating here in a few weeks, but would just like to relate a similar story about the unbelievable rudeness of the staff. They usually hang up on you when you call for reservations and they are booked. I have called them at least 5 times. Here were recent responses in a heavy, French accent: "Ahhlow, Fleur duh Lee. May I help eww?" "Yes, what is your earliest seating that is available for tonight?" "Five-therrtee." "And what will you be serving tonight?" "We serve FOOD (Feewed) here." "Yes, I know you serve FOOD, but you have a fixed-price menu. What sorts of courses will be served?" (Shuffling of papers) "Uh, foie gras, crabmeat, salmon...(etc)...Eees that all?" (He was about to hang up) I find this peculiar, because most restaurants are more than happy to describe their tasting menus or special entrees on the menu (Chez Panisse, Masa's, Alain Rondelli, Ritz Carlton...) Then minutes later, my friend and I conference called and my friend asked for a 6pm seating, but b ... more

I plan on eating here in a few weeks, but would just like to relate a similar story about the unbelievable rudeness of the staff. They usually hang up on you when you call for reservations and they are booked. I have called them at least 5 times. Here were recent responses in a heavy, French accent: "Ahhlow, Fleur duh Lee. May I help eww?" "Yes, what is your earliest seating that is available for tonight?" "Five-therrtee." "And what will you be serving tonight?" "We serve FOOD (Feewed) here." "Yes, I know you serve FOOD, but you have a fixed-price menu. What sorts of courses will be served?" (Shuffling of papers) "Uh, foie gras, crabmeat, salmon...(etc)...Eees that all?" (He was about to hang up) I find this peculiar, because most restaurants are more than happy to describe their tasting menus or special entrees on the menu (Chez Panisse, Masa's, Alain Rondelli, Ritz Carlton...) Then minutes later, my friend and I conference called and my friend asked for a 6pm seating, but before he could finish the sentence, Monsieur PePe Le Peu cut him off, "Sorree, we are booked solid for zee evening-" and hung up on him. *I don't mean to insult or mock with the misspellings, but it's accurate in depicting his rudeness and gist of my annoyance. less