££££ • Traditional French • Noe Valley
This is a great traditional bistro. It survived the move from downtown Market Street. Food is still good and almost reasonably priced. Very nice ambiance, especially near the windows where you can watch the JChurch. They have a fairly decent sized regular menu and a lot of specials. We had the grilled fig salad which was delicious and the crab stuffed mushrooms. The duck with cherries was very nice, and came with greens. The steak frites, of course, came with fries and I understand was excellent. The server was extremely knowledgeable and good at suggesting dishes and wine. Had a nice Lillet strawberry spritz and some really good Bordeaux. An ice cream sundae for dessert and expressos finished it off. If you live in town, the J-Church probably the best way to go; otherwise, we were able to find street parking less than a half block away. Very nice place for a date.
