All are reasonably priced between $8-$10. Knowing the importance of matching the wine by the glass offerings to the cuisine Encore offers: Rose from the Rhone region, Chardonnay from Languedoc, a Bordeaux, and Champagne by the glass. Although I did not order wine I did take a look at the list and can report the wine program hits all the right notes. For dessert we shared these delicious perfectly fluffy chocolate covered profiteroles stuffed with vanilla ice cream. Under appetizers what really caught my eye as the Chef flexing is culinary skills was the “Os a Moëlle” an oven roasted marrow bone with an onion marmalade. French cuisine staples such as a Croque-Monsieur sandwich, Escargot Bourguignon, and Mussels Frites are menu highlights. The luncheon menu features six appetizers, six entrée portion salads, nine entrees, and the prix fixe menu that changes daily.
Others at my table ordered the French Onion soup served appropriately in a clay pot with oven browned cheese on top and the Tuna Salad Nicoise. A single glazed carrot, haricot verts sautéed in butter and herbs, and an oven roasted panko dusted tomato accompanied my luncheon entrée. Julia Child would have demanded pats and pats of butter be added but personally I prefer not to have my fish doused in sauce and instead taste the actual fish itself. Pan seared in brown butter and crusted with thinly sliced almonds the preparation was light and delicate. On almost every occasion prior I have ordered the prix fixe menu but today I opted for a one course meal trout amandine. For a short time you feel as is you may have been swept away to a chic bistro in Paris as you slather duck pate on crisp country toast while nibbling cornichons and sipping a bone dry Chablis. But the clammering of plates, hustle of the black bistro apron clad servers, and background of chatty women are part of what makes it all so picturesque. Between the black and white tiled floor and the antique tin ceilings the noise level is actually quite loud so be warned it is challenging to have an intimate conversation. Part of the restaurants popularity can be attributed to the three course prix fixe luncheon menu offered at $14.50 but the real allure of this charming, quaint, Larchmont staple is much more than a value seekers dream. The rest rooms are spotless.Step into Encore at around noon on any day of the week and you will no doubt find the place bustling with energy. I asked for an espresso "short and strong": that is exactly what I got! Service is quick and attentive. A textbook example of a French Crepe, with gently sauteed diced mango inside, folded, sauced with a bit of raspberry puree and dusted with a touch of powdered sugar. My Mango Crepe was simplicity itsely, in a wonderful way. Four cheeses, each one perfectly ripe and absolutely delicious! Raspberry Sorbet tasted on nothing but beautifully ripe raspberries. Since we still had some wine left, we shared a cheese board. We enjoyed a decent Burgundy, priced at $40 ($50 in most other nearby restaurants). the wine! The wine list is small and well-chosen with plenty of moderately (and very fairly!) priced bottles. The roasted Hanger Steak was served at a perfect medium rare, perfectly seasoned. Crust baguette put to good use sopping up every drop! Tournedo of Salmon was picture perfect, napped with just enough sauce. The Mussels were plump and tender, the sauce rich and delicious. A chilled Artichoke Soup was silky smooth, subtle on the palate, and delicious. either in the US or in Paris! Luchtime special menus are a bargain at $16.50, and we ordered from them.
We started with a dozen Escargots, served in a still-bubbling butter-garlic-herb sauce, and they were simply excellent! Among the best we've ever eaten. What an all-around wonderful meal! Our first time here, and we are already talking about how soon we'll be back.
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