Trapeze

We sat at the bar and the bartender was just as attentive for our food as I would expect at a table. Everything we tried was delicious, including the chilled soup. We had several vegetarian items, all had great flavor. I loved the French style with Uptown flair inside. It felt comfortable and local, yet like we could be on a Vaca in a French quarter somewhere outside of MN.

I thought it was a cool looking spot. Atmosphere was old brasserie style. The menu items were actually very French (I lived in France for a number of years) The charcuterie plate was good but the cheese portions were a bit on the small side. Homemade pickles were nice. Thé Royale cheeseburger was solid. The beef was excellent in texture and flavor but a bit over cooked relative to request. The frites were great. They looked unassuming but burst with flavor. It seemed like items were unsalted so they needed some augmenting with the shaker at the table. The house mayonnaise exceeds expectations - bravo! The black lentil and Wild Rice bowl was pretty good but lacked some depth. Beets were excellent. The Greek yogurt vinaigrette was more of a mousse and lacked salt. Good attention is paid to detail in preparation (e.g. egg yolk was heavenly soft, radishes were tamed with citrus overtones). Brie sandwich was pretty good but the Brie was a bit hard (a really good Brie should almost be liquid inside in my opinion). The baguette is pretty good by US standards but is missing the ubiquitous French crispy exterior. The sandwich came with gaufrettes (waffle style chips). They were a bit lackluster (some sort of flavored salt with them would make a great difference). Overall, I would recommend the restaurant and commend the staff for doing a great job of bringing a true French menu to MN.