03/24/09

Pigalle did not disapoint!

by lsarao

Pigalle did not disappoint for Boston Restaurant Week . The portions were generous, the drinks strong, the setting intimate and cozy and the food and service impeccable. The steak tartare appetizer was a divine beginning to our meal. It was followed by an unbelievable crispy duck confit with spaetzle, creamed brussel sprouts and cherry sauce. The finishing apple and rhubarb crisp left little to be desired from an incredible meal. Well done Pigalle!

• Pros: Great food, great atmosphere
• Cons: Pricey

10/16/07

Best Food and Service in Boston

by 02lambs

Pigalle is an outstanding restaurant! The food is the best I have ever had and the service is fantastic. Every time I have dined there, it has always been great. The appetizers, entrees and desserts are mouth watering and I have never received better service. The menu has something for everyone and changes with the seasons. The owners (husband and wife) and their staff make you feel very special and deserve every compliment. Parking is right next door and is validated. It will be only a matter of time before the James Beard award is given to its owner who has been nominated for it. Do yourself a favor and go to this restaurant. It is a winner!

• Pros: food, service, location and parking
• Cons: none that I saw

10/16/07

One of the best places in town!!!

by pixie_lated

A great night from the second you park your car. Pigalle makes having a great meal before a show a piece of cake. With easy. validated parking (within walking distance of your theater and the Common), you're immediately assured a spot for your car all evening. But the real show starts the second you approach the restaurant. With a sweet, urban patio set up outside?full of seasonal touches reminiscent of a French bistro ?you immediately imagine yourself on the Left Bank, enjoying a stroll along the streets of Paris. Step inside to be greeted in the cozy bar area by the gracious and knowledgeable hostess, Kerri. It's a popular place?and tiny?so you might need to wait a moment or two before you are seated. The staff will kindly take your coat and umbrella. Once you are seated (we tend to enjoy dropping in early in the week to have a glass of wine and a plate of the delectable steak frites at the bar, and do a little people watching), you'll be challenged to select from their seasonal menu. We have a hard time getting past the steak frites?a perfectly seasoned, perfectly cooked hangar steak with authentic, crispy, sea-salted pommes frites and creamy spinach served in a seperate copper dish. The other items on the menu are not to be missed either....we had a roasted chicken that was the juiciest and most flavorful around, with a tasty treat on the side of pate-stuffed "french toast." It was melt-in-your-mouth creamy inside with a crispy, buttery outside. Chef Orfaly wields some sort of magic with common ingredients like turnips, pork belly and eggs?turning them into mouth-watering delicacies, with textures and flavors that you'll be contemplating well through the second act of your show, and talking about all the way home and at the office the next day.

There is a reason chef Marc Orfaly was selected as one of Food and Wine's Best Chefs in 2004, and he's just gotten better since then. Do yourself a favor and put Pigalle on your short list.

• Pros: Mouthwatering menu; friendly service
• Cons: Small waiting area ? eased by having an aperitif!!