Le Bateau Ivre

A very enjoyable experience.  Good service and food. Well worth a visit.

Solid French bistro.  I had the salmon and my husband had the duck.  The salmon was cooked properly, but the sauce was rather heavy. My husband liked his duck.

This place is a bit of a mystery to me.  Is it wine bar or a restaurant?  It's like they can't really decide.

First - they have a truly impressive wine list.  Period.  The selection of french wines by the glass is astounding.  If you want to explore wine without buying bottles, this is a great place to come.  Also, each time I've come here, the staff has been pretty knowledgeable about it.

On the other hand, the food is hit or miss.  Sometimes we'll go and get some soup or something and it'll be great.  but other times, it's like someone is throwing it together as an afterthought.  It's definitely not the best French bistro fare in the area.  But it could be, which is why it's a little frustrating.

They have live Jazz on Sundays.  The crowd on Sundays is usually the same local brunch crowd you see all over.  

Notably, they are open very late - until 4am, I believe.