L'Etoile Restaurant

L'Etoile Restaurant reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

1. ED

   EveD

   Milwaukee6 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 14, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   You can never go wrong with the vegetarian tasting menu. Incredibly creative. For example, pastrami carrots!
   

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   AndrewS

   Milwaukee1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 14, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   L'Etoile is an outstanding eatery. The service and the food are impeccable! Typically my wife and I enjoy the tasting menu. She chooses the wine pairing and enjoys it immensely; and I ask the bartender to surprise me with non alcoholic delights that pair with the particular dish and I have never been disappointed. Anniversary and special occassion or perhaps just a nice night out, L'Etoile always delivers.
   

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   Dani

   Milwaukee1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Some of the best food I’ve had in Madison, paired with amazing wine! Treated us to wonderful anniversary dinner, and top notch service. Our server was great at explaining what everything was and where it came from and the chef’s inspiration behind the dish. Can’t wait to go back!
   

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4. OT

   OpenTable Diner

   Chicago51 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   What a wonderful experience and world class dining experience! E'Toile would hold its own anywhere and is somewhere that Madison should be proud of! The food was very creative and tasted wonderful; wine list spectacular. We opted for the wine tasting to go with our a la carte meal and discovered some new favorites. The only glitch was at the beginning of service; a slight lag in receiving our wine when the course was presented. This caused a little back-up of multiple wines on the table at once (and not enough food to match the paired wine), but they caught up by the end of the second course. A very minor glitch and we were given a few extras, which made up for it. A superb dining experience; highly recommended!
   

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   cjsm

   Milwaukee71 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 8, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   We have been to L’Etoile many times. The tasting menu was outstanding—each offering was well-prepared and presented as distinctive creations. The service was professional and gracious. Our only complaint was that the timing of the offerings left large chunks of time between some of the courses—sometimes up to 30 minutes or more. A more even flow of the offerings would have been better.
   

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   Merryxmas

   Milwaukee5 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 6, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food and wine - expected of course for the prices. Service only tarnished by front desk. Both times we have eaten here we have arrived at the desk and after giving our name the lady has picked up the phone and talked to somebody wanting to book. We stood there like lemons both times and felt second rate to the person on the phone.
   

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7. EM

   EMac VIP

   Milwaukee39 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on March 1, 2020

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great dinner, was nice to meet Chef Tory. Michael always does a great job with the wine as well.
   

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   luv2eat

   Milwaukee2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on February 15, 2020

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The menu for Valentines Day was great! There was a lot of variety to choose from and we felt that, for what you received, the price if the prix fixe menu was excellent. It was a special way to celebrate.
   

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   IndyTurkeyDayWeberGrill VIP

   Los Angeles21 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on February 15, 2020

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Dined on 15 Feb. The Valentine's Day set menu was the only option @ $95.00 per person. We added the paired wine option @ $65.00 per person. Matt, our primary server, was outstanding. He brought out a palate cleanser and a glass of champagne to start us out. The champagne was very good. My starter, salmon sashimi, was very good. Great flavors, textures, presentation. My partner's starter, beef tartar, was presented in a flat hamburger-patty style. It was good but not memorable. My main was the duck breast with a very nice sauce and paired vegetable. My partner's main, the scallops were extremely over-spiced and ultimately not consumable. We informed Matt about the extreme spiciness and he was great at offering a starter to help recover her palate. He also shared that another diner had a similar reaction to the too-spicy scallops. He informed the chef to address the issue. Our deserts were a yogurt pana cotta for my partner and a chocolate ganache. My ganache was outstanding and the pana cotta very good. Our wine sommelier was outstanding. He gave great background on the wines he paired with our respective courses and was passionately delightful about his job. The other wait staff who delivered our servings was also well choreographed and informative. Overall, my food and wine experience was very good. Unfortunately, my partner's experience with the over-spiced scallops and the underwhelming starter was not good. The wine pairing was the best overall part of the dining experience, which is consistent with L'Etoile's rating for its wine selection. The overall experience was not consistent with the investment for the evening. Having dined at Charlie Trotter's in Chicago 2 times, I was hoping for a similar amazing food and wine experience. L'Etoile is not at the level of Charlie Trotter's in its heyday. I hope they can improve their food to match their amazing wine pairings and service and aspire to the level of Charlie Trotter's.
   

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    BrianA

    Milwaukee1 review

    1.0

    Dined on February 14, 2020

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 1

    The value of the food and drink was probably close to $75 at a similar restaurant and we paid $360 for two which was way more than it was worth. The service was decent, but the food was just average and we didn't receive even close to the value that we would expect for a dinner that expensive.
    

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