Petite Jacqueline

Walked in on Mothers Day which is the one of their most busy days of the year. Nevertheless the host got me a table and was cool about it long as I was gone before the reservation for the table I was at. They make a great Greyhound and the salad with smoked salmon was 👍🏽 👌 French onion soup was decent but overall a great place with great service!

My wife's birthday dinner did not start well. Street parking was none existent, forcing us to park in a lot in front of the restaurant that only allowed for a $21.00 charge at the pay machine. We got to the restaurant on time, but our table booked months before and reconfirmed in person at lunchtime had been given away. The person seating us said that he was not aware, which just meant that he had not checked the computer when seating the other couple. Even when it became open while we were waiting on our main courses, we were not offered the option to move over to it. Different waiters served us through the meal. The mussels were excellent, as well as the side dish of Brussels sprouts. My wife does not like pickled vegetables that were part of the brussel sprouts dish, but that is a personal preference. My pork loin dish serving was plentiful. I had been advised that it would be prepared medium. However, it was served well done. The restaurant acknowledged the birthday with a complementary dessert.

When on April 8th I was in Portland, ME my niece and her husband took me to Petite Jacqueline for dinner. Imagine my surprise when I got home and saw in the TV shows we recorded that Chef Cody was on "Chef Boot Camp." The post show notes said he was there 4 months later. I expect that included our dinner. The escargot were buttery, rather than overly garlicky and really pleasant. The Onion Soup was full of flavor. I liked the croutons rather than a big piece of toast - easier to eat. My niece had mussels that she loved and her husband had salmon that was great. The Brussels sprouts got kudos all around. Chef Cody is a great chef and worthy of his job and 15 minutes of fame.

2022 July: we ate on the outside patio. It only has three tables. The street is closed to traffic and I thought it was charming. I enjoyed the main entre of salmon, but the French onion soup this time was totally flavorless. I had it here many times in the past and enjoyed it. Something went wrong today. Fortunately, the main entre saved the day. 2022 april: oysters with champagne ice are fantastic. French onion soup was good .Beef Burgoyne is made with lardon, which is bacon, so it had a strong bacon flavor which I did no care for. The restaurant was crowded but well spaced. 2019:Another excellent dinner. Oyster s, French onion soup, and chicken were outstanding. 2018:Excellent food, we enjoyed everything we had both appetizers (oysters, fois gras) and entries (duck, beef). Fiedly staff. We were in a hurry bbefore a concert and they were able to accommodate our schedule without sacrificing surface or quality of the food. We eat at petite Jacqueline several times at there old location. They moved two years ago and we were happy to find that the food remained just as good.