Petite Abeille

02/07/10

Food ok, not memorable - service terrible

by JonFromNYC at Citysearch

Bottom line the food is nothing special and not very memorable. The service was terrible. The waitress only came to take the order (after 10 min of waiting at the table) and never came back. We were done with our food (as well as the table cleaned) and after 20 min we had a manager or someone close out the check. Crappy service, crappy tip. Will never go there a again and as a reminder, the city is pretty big - go somewhere else than ruin a nice Sat/Sun brunch here.

• Pros: Waffles and beer selection
• Cons: Terrible service

09/21/09

Mussel Madness

by Goldie223 at Citysearch

You can't go wrong with all-you-can-eat mussels, especially when there are 5 different sauces to choose from and your meal comes with a Stella as well as a never ending bowl of frites.

Surprisingly enough on my last visit (last Wednesday) I noticed 2 changes to the menu. The price for this deal is now up to $23.95 and 2 of their sauces have been replaced with new creations. They have added a lobster sauce (otherwise known as "snob") - and no there where no actual pieces of lobster... and a ratatouille-like sauce, which I must say is quite delicious and filled with fresh veggies (i.e. onions, zucchini, tomatos, etc.)

Con: Our waiter was a bit rude and quiet stand-offish, espcially after I asked him why they changed the menu out of curiousity.

Suggested Plan of Attack:

- Order the flavor you wish to have the most of first ( you get a bigger bowl to start and a half of each after that)

-Make sure you dont fill up on bread between orders

- Don't forget to order one last bowl, eat a few mussels, and get the rest to go for lunch tomorrow hee hee (I tell you there is nothing like being the one with the gourmet mussel lunch to catch everyone's attention at the microwave ;)

• Pros: All You Can Eat Mussels (Wednesday)
• Cons: Waiter

05/03/09

Never Again

by estafish at Citysearch

I live behind Petite Abeille. I have been there many times. I have never written a review, but I've had enough. Since it is located so close to where I live, everytime I go in there I hope for a good experience and I am always disappointed. Without exception the service is very poor. The wait staff is either slow or has an attitude. On Thursday night at 8:00 p.m. they ran out of the daily special. I ordered salmon. It tasted like someone poured a salt shaker on the fish. It was inedible. As much as I hate doing this, and only sent food back once before in my life, I had to send it back. It was inedible. It took one-half hour for me to get a new dish. I finally had to confront the waitress and she forgot. Now my fish was cold. I ate the salad around it. Unbelieveable. Never again.

• Pros: Nothing
• Cons: Food and Service

11/18/08

Excellent Brunch

by tulip45 at Citysearch

My favorite place to go to for weekend brunch. Their belgian waffles with fruit and whipped cream are amazing. Their omlettes are also really good and I love the special potatoes that come with them. They are very reasonably priced and a great place to bring visitors.

• Pros: Waffles, Omlettes, Prices
• Cons: None

10/30/08

With so many other mediocre restaurants in the city, I see no reason to return here

by yippee at Citysearch

First off, the atmosphere isn't particularly "warm" here. Not particularly intimate or anything.

I got their salade nicoise for $16. Thought it was a bit overpriced, especially considering that instead of using italian tuna (or tuna packed in olive oil), they used white/albacore tuna. (I thought a true nicoise salade always had italian tuna?)

Anyway, this place had no redeeming qualities that would make me want to return.

And by the way, their menu is absolutely impossible to read, not so much because of the type size, but the font they use, and the background color. I couldn't read any descriptions of the dishes.... and it's not like I always have difficulty reading restaurant menus...