My husband and I visited The Parisian for the first time last week. We sat at the bar, because we were only getting appetizers and didn't want to take up a table for that. The bartender was decent - perhaps a tad condescending, but otherwise...
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My husband and I visited The Parisian for the first time last week. We sat at the bar, because we were only getting appetizers and didn't want to take up a table for that. The bartender was decent - perhaps a tad condescending, but otherwise nice. She was attentive until we got our food, then disappeared to the other end of the bar and didn't return for a long time. We finished our appetizers and waited to order dessert. And waited. And waited. There was a young man with "frosted tips" behind the bar and another who came and went (tall with dark hair), and we couldn't get their attention either. Finally, a different guy wandered behind the bar and he checked on us to take our dessert order.Now for the food - we started with the Soup du Jour, which was butternut squash. It was amazing! So creamy and delicious. Next, I had the Blue Cheese Mussels - probably the best mussels I've ever had, and so unique. My husband had the Hot Foie Gras and he loved that. It was pretty high priced for an appetizer, but it's a rare treat. We split an order of the Pomme Frites, which were yummy on their own. But dipped in the blue cheese sauce from my mussels? So good!The only disappointment was the Chocolate Pot de Creme, and that may just be because I'm spoiled. This version is served cold with whipped cream on top. There's a restaurant in Nantucket called Languedoc that serves it warm with a tiny pitcher of cream to pour on top. The chocolate part is creamier at Languedoc too. If I'd never had the one in Nantucket, I might have been more impressed with this version at the Parisian.The ambiance is lovely, very authentic. On Thursdays, they have live jazz, and that really added to the romantic atmosphere. We'll definitely go back and probably order all the same things, with the exception of the dessert.