Restaurant l'Académie

My friend wanted to take me out for my birthday preferably a BYOW. She suggested lacademie which we had gone there for her birthday last year and I wasn't impressed so my reaction was to look for a better restaurant however many restaurants are closed on Mondays. It was a sunny evening so I decided to give it another try instead of going to Portovino since lacademie has a terace. We ended up sitting inside after all because the decor is actually quite nice. We ordered the eggplant parmasian as the appetizer and it was not good, we didn't even finish it. After the appetizer we realized the restaurant was FREEZING so we asked to be transferred outside (we weren't sitting far from the entrance)...

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We had gone to L'Academie on Boul. St Jean a few years ago and had found the food to be extremely underwhelming. Jump ahead a few years: My sister's surprise party was held there on June 2nd. The food was outstanding, and the service was great. Paul was really looking forward to going back. We returned tonight on one of our rare dates. The food was exactly as bad as our first meal there. My veal didn't taste fresh, the side vegetables were doused in some salty spices and the pasta was DRY. Seriously. It was supposed to be pasta aglio e olio, except they were just dry lol. Someone forgot something. My husband ordered the same dish he had ordered last week: veal tortellini with rosé sauce, but...

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We've been regular customers of this place since it opened. We have our favorite items on the menu, like the Coquille St-Jacques and the many veal scaloppine. A few months ago we were quite disappointed with our Coquille St-Jacques, because it seemed as though the melted cheese used for the "gratin" topping was like a thin sheet of plastic, it had the texture of processed cheese rather than the bubbly gooeyness of real melted cheese. So this time we decided to go with the Table d'Hote and forego the Coquille. The salad is really small and very basic, a few greens, grated carrots and red cabbage with balsamic. The main was 1/2 a magret of duck and a leg confit. The waitress was very accomodat...

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I enjoyed the dinner I had here with a large group from a community association. It was pleasant but I thought it noisy and crowded. Many in the group who had eaten here before were mixed in their opinions. It is unlikely I would eat here again unless someone else suggested it. In other words it would not be my first choice.

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We had a very nice dinner a few weeks ago. I usually go on Thursday for the veal special. The lemon veal is my favorite. Appetizers are on the small side. Not great value.

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