The menu is fairly classic bistro fare with a couple twists but nothing too special. The beer list is distinctly Belgian which is a major drawback because Belgian beer, for the most part, sucks. Sweetmonger and I decided to skip appetizers and just have an entree. She had seared scallops served with an endive and a Hoegaarden based sauce. It was a tasty dish. Neither she nor I had any complaints with it.
I decided to go with the daily special: pan seared soft-shell crabs served with mashed sweet potatoes and topped with a bordelaise sauce. The crabs were fine even though they were slightly on the bland side, but the combination of the mashed sweet potatoes and bordelaise sauce was surprisingly delicious.
Before our entrees, the kitchen sent out an amuse bouche. It was billed as a "cheese puff" filled with some melted french cheese. There was only one problem: they forgot the cheese. Seriously. It looked like a cheese puff. It had a hollowed out center where one would expect to find the cheese, but the cheese was simply not there.
Overall, the food at Et Voila is fairly good. There is not too much to complain about and it makes for a good, simple meal if you live in the area. However, I would not recommend the drive if you live more than a mile or two away.
Et Voila
http://www.etvoiladc.com/
5120 MacArthur Blvd.
3 comments:
I was there on Saturday night... and I thought it was fantastic. Our party of three had a fabulous time with the staff (all very funny - esp the bartender). We had the mussels and frites, a few of the appetizers (the endive wrapped in ham with bechamel sauce) and the wine suggested to us was an excellent value. I'm sorry that you didn't have the same experience... we LOVED it!! (maybe give them another chance! ;-) )
I'll definitely go back. It's in my neighboorhood and it's a good restaurant just not a great one. And the name sucks.
Food was great, the service was just awful on opening night. First, the waiter didn't know what certain entrees/sauces were. He then left it up to the busy bartender at the front bar to bring us (only 2 people) our drinks; that took 10 minutes and the guy didn't know which table to go to. The waiter later brought us the dessert menus after we had handed over a credit card, and then, though we were willing to look just in case we wanted to add something, took the menus out of our hands saying that's right you're ready to pay!
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