After hearing some good reviews, we had dinner at La Campagne last night during restaurant week. We were not impressed. I had a reservation for two and gave my name to the host upon entrance. He peered at his tiny written list asking if we had originally made our reservation for three, I responded no and we were finally seated. Needless to say there was nothing warm or inviting about this man. We started with the amuse, which was decent but nothing great, followed by a salad which again was pretty uneventful. Our entree was a Salmon Coulibiac, which was a huge letdown. It was clearly a large filet that was pre-made and sliced up in advance. The puff pastry was greasy and heavy, nothing light or airy about it. The salmon was dry and way over cooked, the eggs were also dry and terribly overcooked, in fact, it took us a minute to recognize they were even eggs. This dish was served with mashed potatoes that were again simply uneventful. Dessert consisted of two chocolate items and a cherry clafoutis, the clafoutis was decent; however, the chocolate items were not very memorable and as a chocolate lover I cannot believe I felt that way. I again got the impression that these things were made way in advance and sat around for quite a bit. I also heard that this place was very romantic, which I don't agree with. The tables were pretty close together and when the restaurant filled up, not only was it cramped, with the waiter having to squeeze uncomfortably between the tables, but it was loud, making it very hard to converse with someone. I'm left wondering if the regular menu is better and we just encountered this problem due to restaurant week, which should be no excuse, quite honestly I'm in no rush to go back.
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