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Michael Gentryon Google

6 months ago

“We celebrated our engagement anniversary at Café La Vie and had a great night. Matthew was an excellent server—friendly, attentive, and made us feel really taken care of. The food was beautifully plated and delicious (and dessert was a standout). We’ll be back!”

Alyssa Thunehorston Google

a year ago

The food was honestly really delicious; we had the baked Brie to start, which was rich and melty in the best way. The short ribs were super tender and flavorful, and the pasta was fresh and perfectly cooked. The risotto and Brussels sprouts were also amazing, and the dessert was delicious. We had a few different cocktails but I did not get any pictures of those, they were also very good. That said, our table was way too small for the size of our group, and since it’s located inside a hotel, the whole experience felt kind of overpriced. Glad we tried it, but I probably wouldn’t go back.

Lee Glantzon Google

2 months ago

Burger was solid but the real star was the waiter, Mattew. The man was a maestro and moved with such urgency - never seen it in years of fine dining. Thanks for a great evening with unexpectedly superb service.

Voluptuous Veganon Google

11 months ago

Beautiful location inside one of the best hotels St. Louis has to offer. Who doesn’t love a great French coffee? We opted for non dairy versions . REALLY delicious .

Elizabeth Gon Google

5 months ago

We had a party of 10, day of got reduced to a party of 8. Place was very nice to not charge us for the 2 cancellations. One of my guests arrived early, she said she asked the bartender how she was doing to which the bartender flatly replied, ‘I’m here.’ And this was the start of what was to come. Server didn’t greet the table until after sitting for 10+ mins. We all ordered from the prefixed menu. About 10 mins later, the server came back and told us they were out of filet. 2 of us would have to switch. Myself and another guest switched to the scallops. Half the restaurant was empty & the reservation was for 730, so peak dinner time. I ordered the evenings old fashion. There were no cherries or orange peel in it, which was fine. I had asked for a splash of sprite on mine. When the drinks came the guy passing them out had no idea who was getting what. So the drink I ended up with was probably someone else’s old fashion. I asked the server for a little thing of sprite. To which she replied ‘was it not enough for you???’ Seems like an odd response. To which I replied, ‘there isn’t any in my cocktail.’ 10 mins later she came back w/ the soda. Another guests steak was undercooked, to which the server replied, ‘you ordered medium rare, is that not what you wanted?’ Her steak was rare. When the server brought it back, she proceeded to tell the guest ‘I checked the temp when they first came out & it WAS medium rare.’ Super odd way of handling guests. Then tables around us who arrived after us started getting steak. Like every single table. 3 of the guests at my table would not let up about to the point I had to ask the manager what the deal was since we were told they were out like an hour prior. He said something about the chef going through a ‘transition period’ or something. Sounded like a stretch. Asked if we wanted steak now, but we were on the dessert course, so no. We weren’t going to hold up 6 people’s evening. But the 3 scallops were not worth the cost. Myself and the other guest left hungry. We had food runners trying to drop off food at our table that was for other tables. Overall 2/10. Edit: I’ll glad give another opportunity on the restaurants own dollar. After spending over $300 on dinner, then paying the sitter, and parking, no way I’m risking another dollar here