Renee Steve



Chez Foley
331 Broadway Av S
Wayzata
(952) 476-8120



Date of Review
June 1, 2002

Good
Fair

Entree Price:
$20 and up

Our Total Bill:
$79.24

Type:
French

Reservations:
Yes

Attire:
Causal

Parking:
Street

Crumber:
No

WWGB:
No

Pepper:
1 foot wood
Renee's Side Steve's Side

  • Bay Shrimp Cakes with Red Pepper and Saffron Aioli (shared) $12.00
  • Mixed Greens with Strawberry Vinaigrette (shared) $6.00


    At least it was beautiful night and we were sitting on the patio. The highlight of the meal was the waitress she was great. She obviously enjoyed her job or decided to make the best of it anyhow.

    The highlight was the appetizer. The cakes were good as were both of the sauces. The salad was not good. I so wanted by duck to be good and remind me of the duck I had in Paris this spring, but no that was not to be. Instead it was overcooked and blah.


  • Yellowfin Tuna Blackened with Scallops in a Pear Ginger Cream Sauce $28.50

I do not have to go back to Chez Foley. It might be a good place to have an appetizer and a beverage after a day at the lake, but everything goes downhill from there. The bay shrimp cakes with red pepper aoli and saffron aoli tasted excellent, and the price, though high, was acceptable for good quality seafood and the accompanying dipping sauces.

The mixed greens with strawberry vinaigrette was only fair. We split the salad, and the dressing did not meet our standards. It unpleasantly conflicted with the salad. The server recommended the Caesar salad, and I should have heeded her warning.

My blackened yellowfin tuna with (four) scallops in a pear-ginger cream sauce also fell short of my expectations. It was served with garlic mashed potatoes and mixed veggies, which were o.k. The restaurant could have charged $10 less for the entree, and I still could not recommend it. I only hope that it was an off night for the restaurant, because there are better restaurants in the area that offer stiff competition.

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