Mistral

Mistral Boston

http://www.mistralbistro.com/

Cost: $$$$$$

What we ordered:
Appetizers
Seafood soup
Foie Gras
Main:
Black Sea Bass
Pork Chop
Dessert:
Profiteroles
Banana chocolate torte

Comments:
Seafood soup-- I think it was sitting on the stove a little too long stewing because the flavors were a little too strong. They should have gone easier on the salt (and I like salty things)

Foie Gras-- FANTASTIC. It was set on top of a brioche and had stewed apples. Every last bite was perfection. The brioche was a little on the hard side but if it was any softer, the juices it picked up would have made it soggy. This way, it still had bite to it.

Black Sea Bass- There was one item in here that made it unpleasing. It gets points for presentation, and you get the whole fish, deboned. Think upscale Chinese style with different sauces and no bones. I'd give it a 2 out of 5. I wouldn't order it again. It was not the most pleasing to the tongue. The sauce took away flavor, rather than compliment, the flavor of the fish.

Porkchop-- Definitely you get a lot for your money. This chop was huge. It was also perfectly cooked. I like mine med rare. I would have liked to see a little more flavor to compliment the chop. There was a small relish but not enough for the whole chop (yes it was that big).

Profiteroles-- Too hard. The puffs were almost stale. I was afraid, that as I was stabbing into the puff to eat it, that it would shoot across the table and onto the next. Just mediocre.

Banana chocolate cake-- nothing stellar. I don't even remember this dish. I just know it was chocolate and had some bananas.

Overall rating-- 5 out of 10- No consistency with the quality and standard. Some good, some bad. For this price, everything should be good.

Would I go back? No. Though the Foie Gras was amazing...