Vermillion 45

Josep Cors

We wanted to like this place. It felt short. Very short. The place looked inviting. The decor matched the intended ambiance. Simple, yet tasteful. French Country. We were in. The menu fit. Thus the two earned stars ⭐️ ⭐️ so far. We were waiting for the final punch to grant more stars. Then, the food was served. The French Onion soup had an inviting presentation, fitting the ambience. The flavor was up to par. No complaints. Earning points for some additional stars. First main dish tasted. Wait? Undercooked Risotto? The claimed of French trained Chefs (plural) came as a shock. Second bite, the same. Next dish, Pesto Gnocchi, first byte. Undercooked Gnocchi, we are talking raw! Next byte, next piece, the same. We are in double shock. Well, we thought, shame on us by when delighted by the menu, with a French trained chefs and Country French ambience ordering Italian? Well, we were in the mood for comfort staples. But even so, this is not permissible! These dishes, a good chef, any trained Chef, must get these right. Well, they didn’t! So, we ordered bread, no they didn’t offer it, which I found odd, neither did they offer wine, which we also had to order (aka ask for)… why order bread? Well, thinking this being a French place, bread must be good. No, the bread was plain and simple, old! We have been to France, not once but several times. Even for just long weekends! More than once… I know this sounds not believable, but trust me for a second, we have. We have never tasted bad bread in France! Yet, French Chefs - we heard them speak, so it seemed they were indeed native French. Yet, get bread wrong? and served old bread? Not acceptable. I am trying to be objective. We are not upset, it is what it is. It was what it was. A quaint place that looks inviting - even the kitchen setup had us in at arrival. But simply put, the failure at execution, missing the mark at some staple dishes and waitressing staff missing at fundamentals, offering basics and timely delivering of the essentials. As a side note. The owner at the door, using techniques, pretending high end, screening customers? Upon arrival, asking if we had reservations? On a not busy day, kind of an off season night, midweek day, when the place was not even a quarter full then. While we dined, the place barely reached a third of its capacity, if even. Not quite a warm welcome giving the timing. In short and as summary, this place pretends to play a role, but falls short, except for the high pricing! Well over $100+ for simple and well known dishes, poorly executed, serving bad bread, after waiting, having to remind the staff where our bread was, half way through eating our dishes. No, we are not the type that return dishes. We move on, yet must objectively report.

Sonny Bouschor

Amazing staff, the first photo is of the appetizers, the second is of the brochette de canard(duck breast skewers with polenta), the third picture Black Angus ribeye and the fourth picture is of orange glazed pork belly. Was absolutely delicious!! The price was worth how spectacular the food was and the overall atmosphere.

Raymond Chip Lambert

The French onion soup was delicious. I had the beef short rib stew. And my friend had the skewered duck. A delightful find on a late Wednesday evening on a long road trip.

Evgeniya Bozhko (KoriAndrTheCat)

They try to create an impression of a kind of high-end type of restaurant. The waiter was friendly and accommodating, as well as the hostess. There is a nice view of the kitchen, and the interior itself is pretty stylish. The table is also served well, quite unusual for American restaurants. Food-wise this place is mediocre though, the octopus was slightly burned, but it was easy to chew, which is good. Stew under the octopus, though, was extremely salty. Escargot was pretty delicious, all ingredients are balanced. Scallops were okay, but the mushrooms in that dish tasted better than scallops. The duck was quite good. The lamb was also okay, but the meat was not salty enough and the vegetable stew was too salty. The sauce was awfully sour. Imbalance. The food was fine overall, with a sense of French cuisine. Some other negatives include the fact that there was no beer on tap, local beer was gone, and there was also no stew left as well. Dishes were served well. Napoleon cake was mediocre, somewhat tasteless, but served well.