Zagat rates our food, decor and service "very good to excellent."
Dining Room and Kitchen
Our new location had no dining room furniture and little to speak of
by way of kitchen equipment. It certainly provided a challenge.
We bought sturdy, comfortable chairs and tables large enough
to accommodate people. And we spaced them far enough apart so that our
diners won't feel they are encroaching upon their neighbors.
We retained the old Victorian decor with everything antique except that which needs to be modern to be really functional - air conditioning, for example. (Our fireplace is still old, however) We brought up a bar from Harlem that probably dates to the teens or twenties. We even keep our white wines in an antique ice box.
Our kitchen, of course, was another matter. Antiques may be picturesque but in a kitchen thy are hardly functional. We spent far more money than we had planned to get top-of-the-line equipment so we can provide our diners the best possible dishes and serve them as quickly as cooked to order dishes can be.
We like to think our kitchen is the best for miles around. Both the Health Department and a number of French chefs have confirmed our bias.
Cuisine
We have two French chefs and Martine, our French born hostess, oversees
the kitchen. We think the three of them are capable of producing the
finest country French cuisine, comparable to the best New York City
has to offer. Here again we have been supported by others including
The New York Times, The Bergen Record, Newsday, The Philadelphia Inquirer
and The Toronto Star, among others.
Our entrees include Roast Duck, Cotriade Bretone (a fish stew), Rack of Lamb, Black Angus Steak and Dover Sole. There are others, of course and our menu changes seasonally. And nobody has ever left La Duchesse Anne complaining that they were hungry. Entree prices range from $16.00 to $27.00.
Zagat thinks we are in the top 10 "southern New York's most romantic restaurants."
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