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Canaille Bistro Francais
78 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn, NY, 11217
nr. Prospect Pl.
718-789-8899
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Excellent, cozy neighborhood bistro
rmw102176 from 11217 | Posted on 10/11/09
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What's with those bad reviews? $18 for Steak Frites is overpriced? Where do you people eat? Oh yeah, at Epcot Center. Anywho, Canaille is a cozy, simple, authentic bistro with the usual but excellently executed fare. The owner has always been incredibly gregarious and friendly when we've eaten there and very helpful and passionate about his great wine list. And it's one of the few bistros I've been to in NYC where I can get potd de creme! Yum. Yes, you can walk the 7!! blocks to al di la or the 11 blocks to Blue Ribbon (do you actually live in the Slope?), but you'll do just as well at Canaille.
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Happy Surprise
Martino from 11215 | Posted on 6/9/09
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This was a good surprise. After several bad experiences at overhyped Park Slope 5th Ave restaurants down the block, I took a chance on a place that was new to me and brought my parents here for a birthday dinner. "Canaille" really came through. The food was great, the service was friendly and helpful, and we had a wonderful time. My dad is still carrying on about the short ribs and the owner's excellent wine recommendations. This is a real find, and moderately priced to boot. I see that they're serving Sunday brunch these days, and I can't wait to go back to try it out.
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Excellent Neighborhood Bistro
JimL from 11238 | Posted on 5/18/09
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My spouse and I have been eating at this small but comfortable and well-run restaurant for more than a year now. Splendid new wines -- at amazingly affordable prices -- keep on appearing. The not huge yet consistently interesting menu changes seasonally; all year, they serve very high-quality market product, perfectly prepared. Try the endive salad, the smoked salmon, the mussels, the steak frites, the sole, or the generous, wide-ranging cheese plate, which I think is finer and more original than those at restaurants costing twice as much. (A little bonus: nice picks for background music, ranging from Charles Aznavour to French Country Western -- yes, there is such a thing.) They just recently started taking credit cards.
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Completely. Not. Worth. It.
tracyj78 from 11215 | Posted on 4/29/09
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I wrote a review for this shameful place a couple of weeks ago and it has seemingly gone missing. (Is the owner requesting removal?) I am writing another review not because I ate their twice, but because it was one of the worst dining experiences my husband and I had in NYC in general and Park Slope in particular. The owner is rude. If you've never been to France and believe the hype that all French are rude, perhaps you expect this type of treatment. But the French are wonderful, just not this guy. The menu is like going to Epcot. The prices are ludicrous for the lack of quality/imagination. You will feel stupid sitting in there at a tiny table whilst other Slopers walk past all giddy with full bellies from al di la. Trust me!
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Ai Dios Mio!
blacksea from 11215 | Posted on 4/22/09
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A lot is expected of a place that charges over-Manhattan prices for bistro food. And little is delivered. The service from the french owner was horrible,he flaunted the fact that he was only in Brooklyn Restaurant Week for the free advertising, but made up the menu of whatever he wanted.The food was bland at best, giant chunks of meat with little to accompany. The awful techno nina simone remixes that were playing, would send any frenchman running. And finally when you open a place, you are inviting people to experience something. You guide them through a meal. If the OWNER is not happy serving people, what the f--- is the point of having a restaurant. I read one bad review before going to this place and ignored it, DO ME A FAVOR, don't ignore this review, walk another block to al di la, or blue ribbon. Bad restaurants must close. It happened to Cocotte last year, it will happen here.
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Delicieux!
mthomasnow from 11238 | Posted on 6/25/08
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Get the special. Whatever it is. It is bound to be delectable. The chef prepares each dish with such care that it's practically impossible to be anything less than thrilled with whatever you order. The steak frites is always "a point" and amazing (something that cannot be said for most bistros in the Slope), but Canaille really shines with their specials and their fish dishes. Don't pass up the wine list. The owner is an experienced sommelier and his selections are superb. Let him suggest something for you - often his best wines are a recent addition and aren't on the list. The food is excellent, the wine is perfect, and the service is friendly and personal. This is a small place where everything is done with care and talent.
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