chef4cook Posted November 12, 2005 Share Posted November 12, 2005 Has anyone eaten at this restaurant lately or,has anyone cooked in the kitchen. I'm seeking opinions on the food or working conditions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clchurch Posted November 13, 2005 Share Posted November 13, 2005 Has anyone eaten at this restaurant lately or,has anyone cooked in the kitchen. I'm seeking opinions on the food or working conditions. I had dinner there last night in the Blue Bar. I was really there for the jazz. The food was OK, but I thought it was going to be smaller plates. Had Ceasar and the steak (I thing it was skirt). Not bad, but not great, but the jazz was good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef4cook Posted November 13, 2005 Author Share Posted November 13, 2005 I had dinner there last night in the Blue Bar. I was really there for the jazz. The food was OK, but I thought it was going to be smaller plates. Had Ceasar and the steak (I thing it was skirt). Not bad, but not great, but the jazz was good. Thanks for your input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaShanta Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Has anyone eaten at this restaurant lately or,has anyone cooked in the kitchen. I'm seeking opinions on the food or working conditions. Any new updates on this place? It seems that this may be one of those old money places that don't get much business unless you happen to be here on business and already in the area. It looks absolutely beautiful from the outside, but I have NEVER heard anyone talk about eating there.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted July 7, 2006 Share Posted July 7, 2006 Has anyone eaten at this restaurant lately or,has anyone cooked in the kitchen. I'm seeking opinions on the food or working conditions. I was the first maitre d' there in 1982! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Erion Posted July 8, 2006 Share Posted July 8, 2006 I was the first maitre d' there in 1982! Ha! I was four years old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaCaine Posted September 4, 2009 Share Posted September 4, 2009 How exciting. No reviews for 3 years! My husband found that Coeur de Lion was well regarded by google reviews so we decided to go today to check it out. We were the only diners during lunch. I started with a corn bisque with crab meat and was quite impressed. I LOVED the soup. I should mention that their warm bread basket was pretty nice with 3 bread choices: baguettes, bread with fruit in it (figs) and olive bread. I confess to sopping up the soup with a baguette slice. For main, I ordered the seafood salad which was pretty on the plate. It came with 3 large shrimp and scallops and had a hunk of salmon in the middle (maybe 2 oz). I thought the salad was too salty but I'm expecting and my taster has been a bit off when it comes to garlic, salt, and one other thing that I'm forgetting right now. So, I swapped with my husband who ordered the chicken. YUMMY. Nicely grilled chicken came with a cream sauce, fingerling potatoes which were downright creamy in taste and texture even without the sauce, baby carrots and some asparagus (both not overcooked). I'd go back and yet am curious why it is so ignored...After dining there, husband suspects that the google reviewers are travelers who stay in the hotel. I suspect he's right given the lack of reviews here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derekc Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 the last time i ate there it was 3 or 4 yrs ago the food was very good and so was the service; so i can't really say how the food is these days. however, i do know (and the main point of this post) that the maitre diva has left since i last ate there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitman Posted September 11, 2009 Share Posted September 11, 2009 I was the first maitre d' there in 1982! Ha! I was four years old They had a great reputation when they first opened -- no doubt due to Mark's influence. Mrs. B and I were exploring the urban frontier then and made my parents take us out to a meal there that I remember little more than that it was quite good, but blurred by many martinis. Seems that they -- as many had done at that point in an earlier real-estate DC-boom cycle had miscalculated demand and had to cut back on their commitment to top quality dining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonRocks Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I didn't realize this, but Coeur de Lion changed its name to The Tavern at the Henley Park a couple of years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Slater Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I didn't realize this, but Coeur de Lion changed its name to The Tavern at the Henley Park a couple of years ago. That's probably a good thing. When I worked there, more often than not, when I answered the phone, people would ask "Is this Curly Deon?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanielK Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 "Is this Curly Deon?" 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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