La Forêt

André Thom

A restaurant worthy of celebrating an anniversary, birthday, special occasion, or even a marriage proposal. Yes, this hidden gem is a fair distance to reach, but the quiet and relaxing atmosphere coupled with five-star service and exquisite cuisine française is worth the trek. Your loved ones will never forget the experience. The sauces on each dish were phenomenal. The Soufflé and caramel custards were perfect. The Wild Boar is unique and best described as a very tender pork loin.

jhonnatan ascate

It’s been a week since my wedding and I’ve now had time to collect my thoughts. Let me start by saying I had a great wedding despite La Foret’s mishaps! The food was good and our guests really enjoyed themselves. The reason for my low rating is because of the coordination and execution of La Foret. In the span of 6 months, we met up with the restaurant coordinator a couple times and talked through e-mail and text to plan details of the day of. Unfortunately, almost all of the planned details did not happen. Chairs and tables weren’t moved, no printed menus, and no coordinating people to their assigned seating. We had a few guests drop out last minute because of Covid and the coordinator let us know that we will not be refunded for the food but they would pack it up for us to go. We only received 2 to go meals even though we paid for 10. In addition, the to go meals only included the main course (steak) even though we paid for a 5 course meal. One thing I would advise for anyone thinking of doing the 5 course meal is to allow 3 hours to be done. The coordinator told us it would take 2 hours max (another miscalculation in their part). This was a costly mistake because we had to pay an extra hour to our photographers. Only last piece of advice. Hire a DJ or bring in some speakers. We were told repeatedly that the music and speeches will be heard throughout the restaurant but this was not the case. Even during our speeches when most of the noise was settled down, it was extremely hard to hear in some areas of the restaurant. This was our biggest regret of the night. Had the restaurant told us the truth that the sound system would not be loud enough, we would have hired a DJ. There was a mandatory $500 coordination fee. Which isn’t much, but it also felt like an absolute waste of money as the details planned were not heard and executed. And our coordinator was actually a waitress the day of. Let me repeat. The coordinator is a waitress first and a coordinator second. She will be wearing the same uniform as the rest of the staff and will be indistinguishable to the guests. The main contribution of the coordinator was calling me the DAY OF the wedding to complain that the flower setup the night before went over the allocated time. However, the only reason it went over was because the table’s were not arranged as planned and we had to figure out the seating arrangement on the fly. A wedding day is such a special day, yet we do not feel that the coordinator treated the day with care. If you’re considering La Foret as a wedding venue, you will get good food, but the little details you want will be forgotten. Overall, La Foret is probably best reserved for a business gathering.

ryann d

The food was absolutely amazing and everything was so well prepared. The staff was lovely and did such a great job. Everything was so good especially the french onion soup and the seafood pasta. Definitely a more fancy restaurant and there is no service but overall a great meal!

Chris Skye

The place is a little bit far away, but the taste worth driving. Great serving and great environment. The lamb and special chocolate dessert are excellent! But it is quite cold inside at night.