Brasserie 33 constantly runs Groupon specials for a price fixe dinner or lunch. In general, I’ve found that restaurants begrudgingly accept Groupons. Such is not the case with Brasserie 33. They are thrilled to have their Groupon patrons! And don’t let the price fixe setup scare you away, either– the price fixe menu features the restaurants best loved dishes in ample portions.
I love that Brasserie 33 has a small wine list, but that you can also bring your own, with a small corkage fee. You can’t have a French meal without wine, and our wine fridge has been overflowing lately (yes, we are wine fridge people…truth be told, we have two wine fridges!) so it was nice to have the luxury of a dinner out but also get to enjoy some of that wine that has been crowding up the house.
The price fixe menu includes the selection of a soup or salad, an appetizer to share, an entree and a dessert. Each dish we tried was rich, flavorful and all around delicious.
I started my meal with the French Onion Soup.
This soup was perfect. The only potential downside was that it was extremely filling. In my typical style, I couldn’t bear to only eat some of it. I ate it all, and as a result was already pretty full by the time we moved on to the starters.
For our starter, we shared the escargot. I can’t recall what all the options were, but Mr. Beez and I did have quite a time trying to decide between them.
The escargot was a bit heavy with garlic, but it was prepared well and very tasty.
For my entree, I had the blanquette de veau.
Oh wow was this amazing. It is an absolutely perfect comfort food. The stew was creamy and the flavors subtle. I was pretty full even by the time I started this, but the taste was so delicious that I ate it slowly, waiting for digestion to give me just a little more room in my belly to keep eating. Slowly but surely, I finished the whole darn thing. I needed a nap afterward, boy did I ever.
Mr. Beez opted for the cassoulet, and he was extremely pleased with his selection as well
Again, Brasserie 33 was right on the mark with a flavorful offering that warmed the belly.
Even though we hardly had room for dessert, we stubbornly refused to depart without indulging in sweets. I went for my usual favorite of a creme brulee and a coffee. The custard was cold and crust was sweet and crispy, so delicious.
The staff was friendly and attentive, quick to fill our glasses, and eager to make sure that we were enjoying our meal. We had a truly lovely date. I noticed that there were several negative reviews on UrbanSpoon, and found our experience was not at all like the bad customer service described. Our visit was very early in the evening with all the olds, so we avoided the issue of a busy or overwhelmed staff. I’m an old boring lady and like going to dinner early anyway. I’m too hungry to wait til 8pm to eat!
