Tourterelle

Made reservation for a Friday evening and mentioned it's a birthday dinner and that we would like to have a quiet table.  Got a table right between bar and dining room with non-stop traffic.  Unfortunately, returned from restroom when I joined the table, otherwise would have insisted in getting more comfortable placement.  
Food was cold except one dish.  Two rabbit dishes had to be sent back to the kitchen because the meat was less than room temperature! Received plates back in about 5 minutes with comment "cook said that meat cools down because of bed of cold corn (which is not true when pre-heating plates and served promptly)".  And on replacement plates, no vegetable decoration just corn, meat, and two wedges of potatoes.  
However, food was tasty which is only positive.  Rest was AWFUL!!  Making the story really bad is that we had a waitress on her second day and the service was accordingly.  Had to wait for bread, wine and food was served the first time that belonged to another table. NEVER AGAIN.  
No WiFi which has become a 21st century necessity, whether you use it or not.
An over-priced, overblown hype just because of the white table cloth and classy interior?

After hearing rave reviews about this unique French restaurant, we set our expectations high. Unfortunately, the restaurant failed to deliver and we left feeling moderately satisfied.

I will begin by saying that the atmosphere is quiet and intimate, the menu sounds delectable with an interesting twist on classic French fair. The service was just ok, our waitress was young and seemed a bit unsure of herself. We began the meal with a nice, crisp bottle of Pinot Noir which was very good for the price. The wine was likely the best part of the meal as the food when downhill from there.

Being gluten and dairy free makes it difficult eating out, but I have found that many restaurants in the VT area are quite accommodating and more than happy to whip something up for me that may or may not be featured on the menu. This was not the case here, they had very limited options (no gluten free starches existed on the entire menu and there was not even the slightest inclination that the chef would be willing to make something special). Ok, now onto the food:

For a table of four we split two crepes and three Tourterelle salads. The crepes were good, one sweet and one savory, but the salads left much to be desired. As advertised on the menu it features artichoke hearts, toasted pecans, dried cranberries and goat cheese (which I sadly had to pass on). When the salads came out there were no cranberries on any of them, but rather it feature dried currents (smaller raisins, ew!) and we were never alerted to the change. Not a good idea for people with food allergies or for people who LOVE cranberries on their salads!

Our entrees were fine, we had their house BBQ which was good. The pork was cooked well but lacked the umph I was hoping for, and the wild mushroom raviolis were very actually tasty.

All in all, it was an enjoyable meal but not because of the food. The atmosphere and people made the evening and I don't think I will be heading back there anytime soon. I would advise looking for alternatives if you want to eat underwhelming, overpriced French food.

I love this place. Try the Seafood boulibase it is the best!!!