Richard H.

We went there for a Saturday lunch. The restaurant located in a shopping center. This is a traditional French restaurant. We love the decoration as soon as we stepped in. The food is great. We ordered the duck leg confit and beef bourguignon. Flavorful, but balanced. You can taste each ingredients find its way to contribute to the course without overriding others. Truly enjoyable. The service is good, as well. I highly recommend anyone who appreciate fresh, good, traditional French cuisine to try this restaurant.

Cindy F.

But they are closing- I will miss that French onion soup!!! And chef Gregory...best of luck wherever you go- don't give up on the dream!

Danielle F.

First time diners won't be second time diners. I decided to try out this French restaurant as I've had a hankering for some classics since Mon Ami Gabi is closed for renovations and they had a restaurant week menu. I made a reservation for 5:30pm on Friday, September 13th and when I arrived there was only one other table seated (on the patio). My friend and I sat inside and shared that it was our first time and that we had come specifically for the Restaurant Week menu. They had no menus printed. The waitress, while seeming well meaning, was woefully out of her depth and didn't know how to work the iPad device for ordering. As for food: the French Onion Soup was right on the money. Steak Frites were well seasoned, but the meat was overly fatty. Friend got the Croque Monsieur and it came with surprise dijon all over the bread (this was an open face sandwich that was about 80% bread). Desserts were better -- her creme brûlée had wonderful presentation and my chocolate mousse had some interesting hazelnut (?) syrup in it that would have been more enjoyable if not buried under an inch and a half of whipped cream. If we did come back, it would be to sit in the bar which appeared adorable with little cafe tables. There was also a pianist who set up about an hour after we arrived. Overall, this was a $100+ meal that would have been much more expensive without the prix fixe pricing. I just don't think it would be worth it.

Nicole L.

Our first time there it's was quiet at first and we got a booth seat. There was one wait staff but gradually it got crowded and busy, I had the restaurant week menu onion soup, branzino and chocolate mousse. The soup tasted great not overly salty like other place more locally prepraed stock. The branzino had a great char and the lemon caper was refreshing. The chocolate mousse was good but it tasted like it sat in the cup for some time it was liquidy at the bottom, weird consistency. The steak frite was also excellent it was well executed.

Carroll N.

4.9.24 Bonjour! Highly recommend the chocolate mousse and steak and mashed potatoes (substituted for fries). The honey butter that came with the complimentary bread was one of the best tasting butter I've ever had. The prices IMO are on the pricier side. Bistro is cute. The sheltered patio has a sidewalk French cafe vibe. Service or the kitchen was slow given that the restaurant was sparse while my friend and I were there. Overall my friend and I enjoyed our lunch and catching up in this lovely bistro. Au Revoir!

Mike R.

Was invited here for a mastermind/networking event. I certainly wouldn't have found myself way up here under the other circumstances and it's an hour and 15 minutes from my house. I was a little annoyed having committed to come here but I'm glad I did. I enjoyed the food and I didn't think I would. I don't particularly care for French cuisine. We had a prefix menu and our choice of drinks from a nicely stocked bar. I had a SIDECAR (or two) $15 apiece. We had a side salad appetizer and a choice of one of these three dishes: + Beef tips in red wine reduction sauce, pearl onions, mushroom, carrots with whipped potatoes + Chicken scallopini + Orecchetti Pasta I chose the beef tips. The beef was well seasoned the pearl onions and carrots were crisp and not mushy and the whipped potatoes were very flavorful. They will whipped so successfully you could barely feel them on your tongue. I was pleasantly surprised with the depth and flavor profile on these dishes. I was able to taste a bit of the pasta. Again, very flavorful and not undercooked/al dente. Plates were small and I wish I had more food after finishing, esp for $25. If it weren't so far away I'm sure I would probably come back because it really is a very nice restaurant. Hardwood floors with an "old world" appeal. Apparently it was awarded best in Germantown. Glad I came to this event today, because I really wasn't intending to especially since it was raining. There's a strip mall behind this place and it sits at the end of a residential neighborhood. Shoppers Food Warehouse is right next door so there's plenty of parking.

Phoebe W.

All these people giving 4-5 stars have never been to a real French bistro. This was our second visit two years later since their opening and we were reminded as to why we never came back. Much different than when we first came. Walk in on a Friday night at 8:30pm. Place is pretty empty so we think no problem getting seated and order especially with the amount of people working in the kitchen and front of house. Boy were we wrong. Took forever to get our order in and forever for our food to come out. And when the food finally came out. Mid all around. Gourges - these were actually good. You get four small gourges. Pork belly- not sure what we expected here. We are still scratching our head what French dish this was inspired from. Slab of pork belly maybe broiled or sour vide. Fat wasn't really rendered. Really tender and fatty. Steak tartare - ok. Texture wise two soft and smooth and whipped. Pray we don't get sick off this of it. Lyonnaise salad. This is our favorite salad and we have it everywhere and every time it's on a menu. This sir, was not a lyonnaise salad. The lardon on this dish was the pork belly in the previous dish except it had been dried out and refrigerated, hard as a rock and inedible. The dressing was bland and non existent. Two bland poached eggs. And don't even get me started on the so called croutons which were really the toasties for the tartare. Steak frites- we ended up with steak au poivre with frites. Not what we ordered but we ate it and at least it was cooked medium rare. Service was ok. Kid was nice but kitchen was slow and server was at the will of the slow kitchen. We won't be back for reals this time.

Susy P.

I have to say I gave it four stars but they need to go lighter on the salt. Everything was just way too salty. We started off with onion soup and shrimp bisque. The onion soup did not have enough salt, but the shrimp bisque was so salty that when we combined the two together, it made For a great soup. Both together balanced everything out. The Bread and honey butter were a nice starter. We ordered the nicoise salad. It was very pricey, but beautifully presented and tasty. I ordered the peppercorn steak, medium rare and my fiancé ordered the berry steak, which is the special with a mushroom demiglaze. We also ordered french fries on the side. The Peppercorn steak was very tough and overcooked. The spinach was covered in salt. I did send it back and requested the filet mignon with the peppercorn sauce and to please go light on the salt. The berry steak was very tender, but it still was salty as well. I do feel the Chef who was preparing the food should've tried things before sending it out. The owner was not there as per our waiters report. Our WAiter was wonderful. The staff were wonderful. The ambience is great and that's why we gave it four stars. Just ask for no salt and you can season it yourself. The chocolate mousse and the crème brûlée were divine overall we had a great meal minus the salt.

Linda L.

Hubby and I have dined here once before. Food was pretty good and the waiter was seasoned and great personality. We came this time to support our local high school's theatre program which was having a fundraiser here as well as having some of their cast sing some songs from their upcoming musical. Our waitress tonight seemed new, as evident my her having to ask us to repeat what we were ordering and then forgetting my drink order. We also found it unusual that the chef/owner was serving us our bread. But, different from some other reviewers, he was very nice and courteous. We started with the grilled octopus, which was well seasoned and charred. The shrimp bisque was tasty, but rather thick and could've used more salt. My cocktail (when it finally came after I asked the waitress when it hadn't arrived by the time our appetizers had arrived. And she had to ask (again) what I ordered (it didn't seem like she put it on her iPad. Hubby and I split the beouff bouginion (how do u spell that?). The meat was tender and tasty, but could use more salt and pepper. The profiteroles were nice and delicate, served with vanilla ice cream in them. I really hope this restaurant makes it. It's nice to have affordable French food, a business opened by locals and who support the community.

Coach O.

Wow! Where do I start? This was our first time at Laperaux after in living Germantown for four years. To us this was a classic French bistro in every sense of the word. The food was very classic French style and elite service. The owner and executive chef greeted us at the door. For the next hour and a half we were transported to Bourdeaux! From soup to nuts this place is not to be missed. The icing on the cake was the piano player. Not only did that add to the ambience, he took request :) Nous serons de retour tres' bientot! Au revoir pour l'instant. Coach Owens

Sara L.

I had a wonderful dinner here with my husband about a month ago. The owner immediately welcomed us and made us feel right at home. His son was working the host stand and was extremely professional despite only being a young teen. We brought a nice bottle of wine with us to drink with our meal. I wish the server was a bit more knowledgeable about how to handle wines. We had universal wine glasses on our table but our bold red could've used larger glasses. I saw them on other tables so I know the restaurant has them. She then re-corked our wine for us instead of leaving it open to breathe. About halfway through the meal we were offered a wine holder to keep the bottle from getting too warm. Aside from the wine, I loved our meal. Service could've been a bit faster but the owner acknowledged it and didn't charge us the corking fee as an apology. Honestly, the wait wasn't that bad and it was very sweet of them to apologize at least three times. I appreciate when a place acknowledges when things could be better. That's how improvement happens! The food was top notch and the setting was cozy and casual. One thing with the French onion soup - they had used some of the inner layers of the onion that still have the outer layer brown skin on them in the soup, causing some bits to be inedible. On the bright side, I knew it was made fresh! The rest of it was great. My chicken dish was delicious and filling. My husband really enjoyed his beef tartare. Everything there is made fresh and can be altered for allergies and preferences. We're so lucky to have Lapereux so close to home!

Tifanni B.

This place makes you feel welcomed once you walk in, it smells amazing it got me excited before even getting a taste of anything. Had an amazing date with my boyfriend and the service was fantastic. The food was just amazing!

Benjamin T.

After hearing a lot about how this restaurant has touched the local community, I had to visit. My wife and I showed up on a random week night and the place was packed. Luckily we were able to get a seat in the back next to the piano. The bartender mixing drinks helped serve the tables in the back of the restaurant. The fairly priced Beaujolais hit the spot and it took us maybe 5 minutes to peruse through the menu. I understood the head Chefs assignment with opening this restaurant. You get the feeling of passion project with the way the menu was laid out. If Julia Child had a home style French top 20. This menu had them. We decided to try 3-4 apps and small plates. With one recommendation from the waiter. Scallops- seemed different from what my friends described before. I love onions and this version was more of a ceviche style. I was expecting a very sweet raw scallop when I ordered. The presentation gave me Latin American ceviche vibes. However, the citrus was light and the sweetness of the scallop was able to shine through. I love onions and gladly ate my wife's as she moved them to the side. Frog Legs- two nice sized sets of frog legs. A very small touch of lemon and the breading of these legs was perfect. We really didn't try the two sauces. The legs by themselves were good. Escargot- Another surprise with presentation. Helix snails not in the shell but propped nicely on a pastry like vessel. A safe bet for local palates without being too much of a buttery love fest. Onion soup- I love French onion soup and this did not disappoint. The execution of cooking vegetables was on point throughout the night. Steak Frites- recommended by friends, the waiter, Wife wanted duck fat fries.... I can see this being an initial high order. It is so good that many will be repeating the order next time. Rainbow trout- Fish was great, carrots and potatoes were amazing. I would have liked to try puréed potatoes with the trout. Still on a French puréed obsession after my last visit to Robuchons. Deserts were good. Brûlée had a nice hearty texture and the bread pudding was a winner in a head to head race. Easy 5 stars! We will be back soon. The location is great.