Last Weekend's Restaurant Review: Bistrot Du Coin

Bistrot Du Coin

Address and Neighborhood: 1738 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20009 in Dupont Circle

Price Range: $$$ (Typical entrees range from $15-$25)

Overall rating: 4.5/5 for Service

5/5 Food Quality and Overall Value

Fondant au Chocolat Semi Amer

Make no mistake, I did rate Bistrot Du Coin 5/5 for food quality and overall value. This was my first time at Bistrot Du Coin and nothing was disappointing. The meal starts with a bread basket, which is already a good start. Although extra carbs aren’t the healthiest the Italian side of me cannot help but indulge in two pieces. They have an impressive menu to appeal to even the pickiest diners, with an array of mussels, ravioli, pasta, chicken and steak choices as well as many appetizers and desserts. It would be hard for someone not to find something to enjoy.

I decided to skip the appetizer and ordered the Tournedos Poele, Sauce Roquefort, or for those of us who don’t know too much French, pan seared steak with Roquefort sauce. The included side dish was french fries, although I asked for mashed potatoes instead, my favorite comfort food. The steak was delicious and the creamy Roquefort sauce paired nicely with the meat. The mashed potatoes were buttery with the perfect consistency. Even though the meal was plenty filling I could not help but look at their dessert menu, which had over ten choices. 


As a table we decided to order the Fondant au Chocolat Semi Amer, a bittersweet chocolate fondant served warm with vanilla ice cream. Our waiter also went above and beyond, and since we had a hard time deciding which dessert to pick also brought the Creme Caramel a l’ancienne, a classic cream caramel. Dark chocolate is one of my favorite sweets and the warm fondant cake was rich to say the least. Also, the vanilla ice cream was topped with chocolate sauce and was the perfect accompaniment for the cake. Creme caramel is similar to flan, a baked custard with caramel. In this dish the caramel was at the bottom and the custard was topped off with whipped cream. Bistrot Du Coin is on the more expensive end of my typical price range, but the food was so good that it was worth the money. I cannot wait to return and try one of their mussel dishes or the ravioli.