Monday, February 28, 2011

Le Rendez-vous Cafe and French Pastry

Restaurant Info: 2701 W. Picacho Las Cruces, NM. Open daily from 8am-2:30pm

Dinero: They take cash, plastic and check.

Atmosphere: Is there a french phrase for "cute and cozy"? The cafe is just so. The room is filled with tables for two that can be easily pushed together to accomodate a large party. The noise is minimal so it's perfect for a lunch time date! The bathroom was super clean and roomy. The building is a little bit run down and there could be better lighting.

Customer Service: The staff are friendly and down to earth. The service was prompt, even during a busy lunchtime.

Comida: Or should we say Alimentaire. This is a french bakery and cafe serving salads, sandwiches, soup and a variety of breakfast dishes. This includes a full pastry bar that is tres delicieux (what is it about french that makes you want to write it in italics? Oui? Non?)

Esmer ordered the 1/2 roast beef sandwich with the french onion soup:


Mais...Oui?

Esmer: "I love how they use Muenster Cheese!"
Carrie: "What is 'monster' cheese?"

Carrie ordered La Pan Bagnat- a yummy french dish popular in Nice, France (oh google, how you make us sound smart and well read!).

That is one roll of french goodness

For dessert, we each ordered a croissant. Or, we might have ordered these while we were waiting for our lunch. You choose to believe what you want :).

Esmer picked the Almond croissant:

"Heaven, thy name is almond croissant"

Carrie chose a chocolate croissant.

Before:


After:


Need we say more?


Caution: 1. Chocolate croissants do funny things to people. They can cause irrepressible giggling, and chortling. And you may want to switch nationalities afterwards.

1 comment:

R said...

Luscious. Oh, and the food looks pretty good. too.