Celestin

they have the most delightful Sunday brunch! A prix-fixe menu that has the ability to make anyone on a budget feel like a VIP.

This place has the best french pastries. Their chocolate croissants are amazing.

The best. It is as good or better than some patisseries in Paris (although not better than this little place on rue de Seine in the 6e whose name I can't remember). It is better than Jules or Rahier, and much better than patachou, bonjour brioche, or anywhere else. Unfortunately, I prefer the tarts at Rahier (those at Celestin use crushed almonds or almond paste) although the item at Celestin with puff pastry, creme patissiere, and apricots is quite simply my favourite thing to eat, period.

They say a great creme brulee is the mark of a great chef and so a great restaurant. I can't say I've met too pots de creme I didn't like, but Celestin's is outstanding. Flavoured with the merest hint of vanilla, torched to reveal its candy coating, and garnished with fresh framboises and a slender choconut crisp, it was heaven in a ramekin.

Positively perfect in every way. Braised to tenderness, presented on a delectable cushion of Yukon gold gnocchi and some kind of teeny zucchinis, and flavoured with juniper and orange rind, it was truly sublime.

You know when a dish is so delicious that the whole world falls away, the second the first morsel passes your lips? You close your eyes, forget your dinner partner, make small noises of contentment, and focus all attentions on the palette pleasing sensation? No? Then you haven't tried this delectable pasta creation, set off by toasted pine nuts, sun dried tomato pesto, capers, a curl of good parm and a balsamic reduction. Eat this.

pascal ribreau creates wonderful edibles.

they have the best french food I've ever tasted (better than when I was in France!)

Outstanding food. Our favorite restaurant hands down.