November 1, 2004
The Joy of Classic Cooking
I am writing a review of a restaurant that is really fun. The reason? I have had to consult Escoffier three times to check terminology. That is the sort of review that I like to write, especially when the food is as good as this place (the Montclair Bistro in Oakland). For more information, please be sure to get a copy of the Oakland Tribune, Tri-Valley Herald, The Argus, The San Mateo County Times, or The Alameda Times Star on Friday. Or better yet, why not subscribe? It would make circulation very happy. And when circulation is happy, we are happy. Besides, these are good local papers that cover local events much better than that Hearst job on Mission St.
Posted by erik at November 1, 2004 11:27 PM | TrackBackJust had dinner at the Montclair Bistro on Dec 24, 2004.
Service was pretty good, appetizers excellent, main courses ok, and desserts monstrously bad.
Then when chatting over coffee and after dinner drinks, the chef came to our table and rushed us out because "...the maitre de was in fits because the next party had been waiting for our table for a while.."
I have eaten for many years all over the Bay Area and never been treated so rudely.
Suffice to say, they have a lot to learn and I will never go back.