text: Been here twiceonce with friends when I only ordered a crepe and once again with dad when I ordered death by fine French decadence We had la Potence and the assorted cold cuts sampler with the melted Raclette cheese service Quick snapshot of the general aim of the restaurant my dad asked if they had French onion soup but the waiter just chuckled and said they try not to be that kind of French restaurant nnLa Potence you order it they wheel it out and set it on fire and slowly you pick off the hanging chunks of meat and slather it in the buttery sauces they give you Initially I was actually a little bit disappointed sure they set it on fire but it is only a handful of meat with five different variations of butterfor But do not be an idiot like me The pineapple they drape over the top is not there just to be fancyit actually does tenderize the meat and plays off nicely with the whiskey juice they pour over the whole apparatus The butter sauces could be punchierbut remember this is French food not Thai All of the juices that drip off the meat goes into a skillet of wild rice which is simple but deliciousnnAssorted Cold Cuts with Raclette again they bring out an underwhelming assortment of meats and then they wheel out this strange contraption attached to a formerlywhole wheel of raclette There is a set amount of cheese melting services they provide and you can choose to split them up instead of getting it all at once Anyways this turned out to be just the right serving size otherwise I would be dead from a heart attack instead of writing this review Everything seems so deceptively simple but it is rich beyond compare and I really missed good European deli meats The piece de la resistance was when I arranged the la potence beef surrounded by the rice heaped on top of the cold cuts and cut up potatoes and had them cover the whole schmear with raclette nnAmazingly we still had room for dessert My dad had the chocolate lovers crepe I forget the name but it was aimed towards chocoholicshe was not that impressed and I had the frangipaniwhich was delicious almondy heaven My dad ordered a coffee and while he was initially disappointed that they did not have any way to make it hazelnutflavored all was forgiven when the waiter brought out the coffee press We are no coffee snobs but this coffee was the most fragrant brew I had ever tasted putting hazelnut in it would have been a waste of damn good coffee nnWaiter was friendly I do not remember his name but he is the older guy with the glasses He explained the whole process of setting the meat on fire and melting the cheese like a tour guide and made the experience very pleasantnnYes this place is potentially hard on your arteries and your wallet but this is our new place for rare indulgent special occasionsso hopefully now my LDL is back to normal