text: A charming room great atmospherennI have noticed the small bistro on Osborne for many years though never found the opportunity to dine there For a recent birthday dinner I was searching for French cuisine and narrowed my search to Sophies and another well know eatery Yelp reviews for both where about equal the deciding factor for me was the preference for a smaller quiet room that would be more similar to the small bistros one finds in Europe I called for reservations and I was also notified that wine was half off with entries on Wednesday nUpon arrival the gentleman sitting at the bar came around to ask table for two no hello or welcome did you have a reservation no problem but did not feel terribly welcomenOur server stopped to say hello and check on us We did start with a bottle of wine and then asked for two appetizers the moules and escargot We where then advised that the restaurant was out of moules and the waitress suggested the puetue The pate was about bland for our tastes though the Dijon mustard on the side added a nice flavor and enjoyed the crisp gherkins Escargot where fine nWhen ready to order entrees we asked our server which she recommended the pork or beef Bourgogne she quickly responded that she recommended the pork and then also shared that she had never tried the beef nThe pork was well prepared presented and very tasty our second entree the house special Duck Cassoulet was perhaps not quite as well prepared The duck was cooked nicely crispy skin did not taste as though there was much seasoning the beans and sausage where nicely done not overlooked as reported by another reviewer nWe choose not to try a sweet though I was somewhat surprised that knowing that we were celebrating a birthday that a small something did not appearnNot surprising that when the check was delivered the wine was not half off as mentioned The waitress was quite pleasant about the error but she did need help and had to find someone that could adjust the bill nWe enjoyed our evening though will not be in any hurry to return