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9.8 "Highly Recommended"
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25% Would you take kids?
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Food: 9.8
Service: 9.8
Décor: 9.0
Value: 9.8
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Incredible desserts

pratty from 10010 | Posted on 6/10/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 9

Amazing food, great ambiance, and the desserts are to die for. We had the specials a few nights ago. Pork belly is infinitely more delicious than it sounds. For dessert we had some sort of delicious frutty tart. Excellent dining experience.

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0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

Magnifique!

ejtme from 11377-1917 | Posted on 3/17/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 8
Value: 10

Wonderful culinary experience.Long Island City has arrived! Everything was amazing. Only criticism just 4 scallops on my companion's dinner plate.Wafer thin squash accompanyng it,a fab creative treat. My duck and "blooming" potato a perfect and tasty delight ! Can't wait to return .Would love to try everything on the menu. Packed to the gills ,but service still superb. I would not spoil this lovely little treasure by bringing children. WELCOME & congrats.

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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

splendid

satchelboy03 from 11101 | Posted on 5/28/08

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

Best French restaurant in New York City, and it's in LIC(!) I went once, and now I go every week. The food, service, atmoshpere, prices are all unbelievable. The steak frites will change your life. The chocolate dessert puts you in a blissful coma. The specials are equally fantastic. The staff are the real deal: French accents, very personable. I still am amazed by how low the bill is at the end. Going here is literally the favorite part of my week.

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8 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

Bravo!

kindofblue | Posted on 8/11/05

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 9
Value: 10

The staff, efficient, articulate and a pleasure to be around. The ambiance was inviting and comfortable. The prices were very reasonable, two appetizers, two main dishes, and two cocktails, plus tip was less than $80. Did I mention the food??? Textures, presentation, quantity, quality was the best I've had all year. Really.

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347 out of 654 people found this review helpful.

I've been back many many times! -good review in itself!

NXCESS | Posted on 3/15/05

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 7
Value: 9

This was an email to a dear friend inquirying from me "need a great French restaurant Danielle!" Speaking of Tournesol - Their specials are scrumptious! They make a lamb stew that is so tender, with pearl onions and leeks and small new potatoes, garnished w/vegetables. It's another special, prepared only during winter months. From their set menu they've got great dishes: a roasted chicken w/garlic dish, or braised beef in a bordelaise sauce, a grilled filet of salmon, oh, oh, or the rosemary monkfish! Though restaurant is small, the ambiance is so cozy, so comforting. [My twin's electric wheelchair power was disengaged and the folks of Tournesol bumped my sister's wheelchair up the one or two steps into the restaurant quite gracious.] Provincial [French] music playing. Suga, the folks speak French first, English 2nd.

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338 out of 687 people found this review helpful.

Better than Manhattan, child.

fuelgrannie | Posted on 6/2/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

This place is consistently great and consistently busy. And cheap: amazing steak frites for well under $20. I go as often as I can -- perfect French food, wonderful service plus a comprehensive and reasonable wine list. Fun neighborhood, too; always worth it to wander to the waterfront after dinner.

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225 out of 487 people found this review helpful.

Fabulous

hightechadrian | Posted on 2/4/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

I am going to this restaurant as often as I can. Lets put it this way I always make up some excuse to go there mostly business lunch but also for a romantic dinner. It is only 3minutes and 27seconds on the 7train from Grand Central stop First Vernon Jackson you come out look around and it is right there . Have lunch and in 4 minutes you are back in Manhattan.

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221 out of 534 people found this review helpful.

The Real Deal

mknj | Posted on 1/9/04

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? (NA)
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

This really is the real deal - incredibly delicious food prepared by a chef from France, served with hospitality, warmth, and conviviality by owners and a small staff from France! It's moderately priced as well! You can save a fortune on the airfare an feel like you're in the southwest of France for an evening.

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277 out of 581 people found this review helpful.

A Jewel

MarcellusWallace | Posted on 11/1/03

Overall Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 9
Service: 9
Décor: 7
Value: 10

This place is an absolute find. Authentic home made French cuisine, half a mile from the entrance to the midtown tunnel. Special is the foie gras appetizer, any soup on the menu, and an incredible home made nougat dessert. The servers are delightfully french, and the whole experience is delightful. Cheap, too!

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269 out of 567 people found this review helpful.

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