09/28/09

Good for drinks...from the bar....that's it

by lms9876

The patio is beautiful and the ambiance inside and out is lovely. The food is “good” but noting to write home about. I recommend going here for drinks and socializing more then dinning. I have had more then one bad experience with the service. I am a very nice customer and a great tipper – but I have had three servers treat me with a very snobby attitude. The first time we went we had a group of about 8 girls. We just wanted some light appetizers as it was late at night and lots of drinks. We were treated very poorly… as if they thought we weren’t spending enough money/ordering enough food/or weren’t going to tip well. WRONG. We spent lots of money and would have tipped great if anyone had EVER been nice to us; we’re no fools, we don’t tip servers that are rude. And the servers changed during our meal and the first AND second server treated us the same way. I went there for a anniversary dinner with just my boyfriend and ordered drinks and app.’s and a meal and had a coupon and the server acted like we weren't good enough AGAIN! I’m not sorry I have a coupon, its win-win for everyone – I get a great price for my food and you still get tipped off the original price. If they think they are too good for me, that’s just fine, I can spend my money tipping servers at one of the other HUNDREDS of restaurants in St. Louis…I’d advice you do the same if you don’t like being treated like a peasant.

• Pros: Good drinks, carry champagne, great patio, good atmosphere
• Cons: Overpriced and really unfriendly/rude servers

07/14/08

Cafe Eau at the Chase Park Plaza

by feldwoja

The atmosphere of the bar/restaurant is great. The entertainment is great. However, that is where it begins and ends. The drink and dinner menus are ridiculously overpriced. Salads are $14.00. Sandwiches are $14-18.00. We ordered a chicken breast entree, accompanied by potatoes, green beans and a dinner salad. The entree arrived with two to three ounces of chicken breast surrounded by sliced potatoes, four slivers of field greens, and three green beans (the aforementioned "dinner salad" and "vegetable"). All of this for $18.00. Need I say more?

Pleasant, contemporary room lures the beautiful set to socialize over reasonably priced bistro fare.

by Contributor

In Short
Light floods through a wall of windows overlooking Lindell and the cafe's patio. After sunset, young, sexy crowds fill the room to SRO capacity to flirt and fraternize. A menu of small plates, pizzas, sandwiches and entrees allows diners to sample the imaginative American cuisine offered at sister establishment Eau Bistro, at lower prices. Solid offerings include steamed lamb dumplings stone crab with sticky rice cakes, and pork loin with creamed corn risotto.