The French Room
Dallas, TX 75202
Phone: (214) 742-8200
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Akard Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Anniversary Restaurant 2008, Anniversary Restaurant 2008, Fine Dining 2007
- Hours:
- Tue-Sat 6pm-10pm
Message from The French Room
Ambiance and cuisine combined to create a 5-star epicurean delight.
- Voted "Best Hotel Restaurant"
- Award-winning chef
- Romantic atmosphere
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Editorial Review for The French Room – by Cheryl Ng Collett
The Scene
Cherub-filled murals span the arched ceiling, hand-blown chandeliers, and gilt moldings are reminiscent of a Rococo chateau. Louis XVI high-back chairs, silver, crystal and china exudes Old World grandeur not often found today. Servers are precise and unobtrusive while tending to diners' every need. Gentlemen are required to wear jackets.
The Food
New executive chef, Jason Weaver steps into his role without missing a beat. Signature dishes include jumbo lump crab cake sitting atop a lemongrass-ginger infused lobster sauce and perfectly seared pecan encrusted foie gras comfort like loyal friends. New creations feature plump diver scallop on braised pork belly accompanied by truffled lentil potato salad and miso glazed North Atlantic turbot doused in rich foie gras-lobster emulsion excite like new relationships. The billowy French Room souffle ($5 additional) or the dangerously rich chocolate pot de creme with champagne sorbet has diners positively falling in love.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe sommelier will pair your food with a wine from the 12-page list, which includes a $6,000 bottle of Bordeaux dating back to 1899.
Save MoneyThe prix fixe menu has three courses for $78, six for $95 or $145 with wines and the Grand Tasting of 13 courses is $160 or $250 with wines.
The ExtrasA vegetarian menu is available at $60. Call in advance.
Know Before You GoFor special occasions, reserve a table at least a month in advance.
User Reviews for The French Room
06/02/2007 Posted by sablatt
I am incredibly happy after dining at the French Room. The service was impeccable, the setting is exquisitely beautiful, and the food kept on brining an idiotic smile to my face. I shared everything with my dining companion, and from the amuse bouche to the complimentary sweets after dessert, we had to work exremely hard to find a single flaw. And that single flaw was the only one we found.. but we'll speak of that later. One appetizer was a crab cake served over a ginger-lemongrass lobster sauce, a crab cake which consisted entirely of jumbo lump crab. The other starter was tomato sorbet served over seasoned ahi tuna tartar in a bowl of the most tasty thing I've ever had that professed to be a mere gazpacho. The orange sorbet cleanser was charmingly presented in ice cornocopias, but otherwise not memorable. However, the entrees were amazing! The diver scallops dish had 4 gorgeous specimens seared in almost jerk-like spices resting on fork-smashed potatoes with a sauce of chicken jus. Chicken jus with scallops!? But it was perfect! The result was a constantly entertaining mixture of home-spun comfort (potatoes and jus) surrounding the more rarified scallop flavor. The accompanying cherry halves were tasty, but not necessary. Our other entree featured a medium rare duck breast, seared fois gras, and squash blossom stuffed with duck/fruit sausage that left me thinking I was in mouth heaven. The accompanying sauce provided just the right touch. The dish may sound busy, but it all worked, and I never had better fois gras - mmm! We enjoyed the complimentary coffee mousses before the desserts made their appearance. The Mansion on Turtle Creek has a worthy challenger for best creme brulee in Dallas, but our other dessert provided the sole flaw. While the mascarpone espresso mousse was unexceptionable and the banana sorbet delicious, the flourless chocolate cake at the base wasn't the silky smooth texture it should have been. The closing sweets were a lovely end.
Pros: food, ambience, service, parking, food, lovely parting gift
Cons: not even worth mentioning; the price was well worth it
02/21/2007 Posted by joeytexas
My experience in the French Room was by happenstance as an associate of mine was in town for business and staying at the Adolphus Hotel. I've spent 20 years dining at some of our nation's best restaurants in Chicago, SF, DC, New Orleans, & NYC and they all could learn a lesson or two from the French Room. The food was excellent, the presentation was stunning and the service was beyond compare. This is an experience you just need to have in life, I now know why they have were named Zagat's #1 restaurant.
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