This week’s dinner was at Mijote, a French bistro in the Mission. They have a low-key 4 course prix fixe menu (modestly priced at $82 each) with the options for add ons. They feature natural wines by the glass or bottle. We had seats at the counter (there is also table seating).
In addition to the prix fixe, we opted for the pate de campagne and the octopus. The pate was excellent and came with a bit of decent bread (crunchy crust, moist, chewy inside). The dishes were all fresh, local sourced, with a lighter modern french/california style. Andrea didn’t care too much for the halibut (could have used more acid and the fennel was a bit tough on the parts that weren’t solidly grilled) or for the slamon because of the texture (I think it was sous vide). The octopus though was excellent – slightly charred, very tender, and delicious.
By the time we got to the pork, we were already feeling quite full (good thing we didn’t order the duck confit), but we still ate it all thanks to the excellent saffron sabayon. We had intended to also do the cheese course, but were way too full. Dessert was quite good.
Overall, we were quite satisfied with the meal. It was reasonably priced and a very interesting and delicious take on french bistor food (and vastly better than the last bistro at which we dined in Paris…). The service was quite prompt, perhaps a bit too fast. They tended to group diners on the same course at the same time when possible (obviously way more efficient that way). But we had our 7 courses in just over an hour which is quite rapid and no doubt contributed to our feeling so full. But even so, it was a nice meal and we’d happily return.
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