I went to Anisette last night for my birthday with my boyfrirend & parents. As mentioned in other reviews the service was hit & miss. After being seated the waiter came over to ask about water but then quickly disappeared before asking us if we wanted cocktails or wine!! Once he returned upstairs we had to flag him down to have him take our drink order. I also ordered a salad which came in about 2 minutes, even before our drinks! Then when we wanted to order dinner we again had to flag him down.
When looking over the menu, I have to say I was greatly disappointed to see that there was no lamb on the menu...except as the Sunday special. This is very different from what is shown on their online menu on the website. I guess a lot of items have been removed & that was too bad! I was so looking forward to rack of lamb! So I ordered the Wed Special, Beef Bourguignon (a la Julia Child). It was very tasty, with all the right elements, but I have to say the meat was not as tender as I would have expected (I had to use a knife) and it seems like it was made the day before or maybe the day before that!! My boyfriend had the same dish & thought the same thing! My mother had the Sea Bass which was excellent. Moist & very delicious. My dad had the 10 oz (supposed) rib eye without the bone. I say supposed because this did not look like any rib eye I'd ever seen & I thought maybe they gave him the flat iron by mistake. The steak was full of gristle and looked absolutely horrible. My dad make the best of it though. When mentioned to the waiter my dad was very cordial about it & I tried to speak up but the waiter insisted it was a rib eye. Im still not so sure - out of 10oz, 5oz was left on the plate - inedible! On the flip side, the pomme frites that came with it were excellent, as was the garlic aioli that my dad got on the side. They should serve their fries with the aioli always! We had the house caraf of Cotes du Rhone which was very good. Also we finished with the Pots de Creme (vanilla with little lemon madeline cookies on the side) which also was excellent.
Would I go back once more? Yes. Maybe on a Sunday when I can get the lamb!
Pros: Good wine, good atmosphere
Cons: hit & miss service
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