This place was such a disappointment. Bad service, mediocre food, and terribly overpriced. Truly nothing special. And what's with this charge on the bill? Bad enough that they automatically add a tip, but it's not even a tip. I don't know what it is exactly. read more

Petit Trois - What does this even mean? - French Near Me - Sherman Oaks, California

Profoundly disappointing. All the apps and mains were terrible, absolutely the worst steak tartare I've had I'm my live, it tasted like nothing but pickles and mustard, and something sweet, which was just weird. The fried shallots seem like a good idea, but instead of a light garnish it was a thick blanket, I literally could not taste the beef. I could go on, but really, why bother. Just awful. The desserts were very good, I'll give them that. Also, be warned, they allow 90 min. per reservation, so if you want to have a leisurely dinner, forget it. I got my cocktail and my wine at the same time, we were rushed from begining to end, I'd say we were there about an hour, that's for four people, three courses. Ludo better get over there fast, because this place needs some serious work. read more

Could not have been more underwhelmed. The food was average at best - the espresso was the best part of the meal. But the staff rushed us through our lunch. Delivered a check without inquiring about dessert or coffee. Grudgingly brought us a dessert and keep pressing us if we were "ok". The antithesis of a true French bistro experience where one may linger over coffee and sweets. Definitely doesn't merit a return visit. read more

I am a huge fan of Lefevre. Trois Mec is special. Petit Trois has a long way to go....a very long way. My onion soup was weak - a watery tasteless stock with burned cheese. It went back to the kitchen very full. The chicken paillard was greasy and dry. It went back to the kitchen largely untouched. I explained my issues to the server. They chose not to charge me for the soup and call it good. From my perspective that is very poor judgement. Deeply disappointed in Petit Trois. read more

Terribly disappointing experience last night. Besides the fact that the place is horribly noisy (but that seems to be a trend these days) the food was less than average. My husband ordered the clams marinieres which were a disgrace (I'm French and I know my marinieres). There must have been 1 ounce of clams all together - tiny clams and maybe maximum 8 clams in all and that's supposed to be an entree. My trout amandine was tiny. They must have cut the trout in 3 portions and covered with a pound of almonds and a pound of rice. Cheap, cheap, cheap and cutting corners. They are selling a formula and not food to patrons who don't know any better. Don't waste your time nor money in that pseudo French restaurant. read more

Enjoyed lunch there very much, but boy is it noisy and you are sitting right on top of each other! Don't go if you want to have a real conversation. The omelette is really good, but really rich - have it with something else. The Croque Madame was delicious as was their rice pudding. read more

Lol. "Wanna be" exclusive. Takes 3 hours to get seated in an empty restaurant! I can go to the Hotel De Paris in Monaco and get seated faster. read more

Friends and I ate there for breakfast. The service was attentive and our waitress explained things well. One friend had the steak and eggs and another had eggs and fries. I opted for the quiche. All of the food was a step or two above average. They also have a delicious selection of french pastries to choose from to take home with you. The only minor complaint I have is the limited parking and a very small patio, which would be difficult to correct. I'm looking forward to having dinner there sometime in the near future. read more

Amazing food, super great service, outdoor seating is limited but it works. Not too shabby. Would totally go back to try different dishes.

I love this place. The food is fantastic and So is the service. What doesn't sit well with me (post-pandemic) is the obligation to pay the staff's paycheck. We had a lovely dinner and our waitress was absolutely fantastic; but what killed the whole experience was is her telling us that the 18% service charge was not her tip but her paycheck. Don't get me wrong, she was fantastic; but isn't it the restaurant owner's responsibility (Chef Ludo Lefebvre) to pay his staff??? read more

Excellent meal and service by Travis! We had a couple beautiful salads (beet salad and seasonal tomato salad) both delicious! And for an entree, we shared the bucatini and the trout. Incredible! Will definitely come back and ask for Travis again! Very attentive and great guy. Thank you for making our night! read more

This was becoming a regular place - would have given 4 stars on food. However, on a recent visit for dinner, I witnessed the valet berating a woman in her car, trying to enter the alley from Woodman. I'm talking a massive verbal assault, in her face dropping F bombs and calling her the nastiest word available (c). She was well dressed, driving a luxury car. The valet had parked a car right in the middle, blocking her from entering. She waited patiently, then nicely asked them to move the car. He went off on her telling her to "go around". She explained she needed to get to a business in the alley and was in a hurry. That's when his tirade began. Never witnessed anything quite like it. DESPICABLE behavior. Clearly these guys (the second guy joined in) have zero respect for women. read more

I enjoyed everything here! Great service, food and wine. The endive salad was great and the mussels were delicious. My favorite part is always dessert and the Creme Brûlée was sooooo damn good. Very happy with this experience. Gotta go back to try the soufflé! read more

This is hands down my favorite breakfast/brunch spot. The food is so delish - everything we've order has not disappointed. The only downside (pre-pandemic) is that it was difficult to get a reservation for a larger party (8+) but hopefully this will change when we can resume indoor dining. read more

The food was not at par with any French restaurant I've tried in LA. The escargot was ok but had a olive pit inside of the shell. The steak tartar was fine but covered with fried onions which is unacceptable. The muscles seemed fresh but the sauce had no flavor. The four steaks were dry and no one on the table finished them. The best part of the meal was the French fries! read more

I would give Chef Ludo 10 Stars if possible. We had a party of 8 and ordered everything on the menu. Not a single thing disappointed nor went uneaten! We pigged out and even ordered a second helping of escargot. I cannot say it with any more conviction, YOU MUST EAT HERE!!! read more

The food is amazing and our waiter was great, so that would be a 5. The front of the house was really bad though, probably a 2. Made a reservation a month in advance for inside because I had my elderly mother visiting who's always cold. When we got there they said it's first come first serve on the seating inside. How much more in advance can I get? They said our table is outside on the corner of the street or we could wait for a table to open inside. So we waited 40 minutes for the one inside. I was also celebrating my mother and wife's bday that night and even called ahead the night of our reservation to make sure I told them, but they forgot to do anything for them. I know it's hard times, but the front of the house needs some improvement. Food, drinks and waiter were exceptional though. Had the pate, trout almondine and the baked Alaska. Amazing. read more

$100 for a burger, pesto pasta, onion soup and a 3oz steak. my wife and I laughed out-loud when we saw that "steak". The menu says 6 oz. um no. 1"x2"x.75" is not 6 oz. zero flavor btw. Salt and pepper are your friends. Pesto pasta, was well pesto pasta, nothing special, spaghetti mixed in pesto sauce. The Big Mec, this was the reason we wanted to try this restaurant as the big mec has had some positive reviews - $25. It was fine, but nothing special - not even close to special. I give this experience a 1 because for what we got it wasn't good, I've had better food at local diners for a fraction of the cost. I didn't even get to the onion soup, meh... not bad but not worth it. Like I said they are charging Très prices for Denny's pretty much. Cool name, cute restaurant, great marketing - that's about it. Wouldn't go back. read more

My friend and I have been wanting to try Petit Trois for a while... We had the Salad Marche, The Big Mec Cheeseburger and the Chicken Breast Paillard. The Salad Marche was delicious! The Big Mec Cheeseburger was in a sauce...I guess I don't understand French cuisine...this was odd. I wanted to pick up the burger with my hands...I had to eat it with a fork and knife. The meat was bland and you can only order it rare or well done. I wanted it medium. I had it rare. The fries were nothing to speak about. My friend hated the chicken...it was bland as well. The Salad Marche was delicious! The 18% automatic surcharge was a complete turn off...for two people. We would have tipped 20% automatically. We added the extra tip anyway to make it 20%. The service was very nice. I am on the fence about going back my friend will not return... Perhaps I will return for the Crouqe Madame or Croque Monsieur. Update: Our bill was $135 and we discovered they overcharged us and billed my friend $157 and billed me $68 for a total of $225! read more

Food is not good; heavy and way over-sauced. Not sure how this became French food. I had high expectations and I was unfortunately disappointed. read more

Delicious! Big Mec Burger and Steak Frites were great for our first visit. Service and staff are on point. Will be making another visit.

Today was my second time dining at this location. I have been a fan of the Highland outpost since they first opened, but as a "Valley Girl" (Ok. 50-something woman), I have been anticipating the opening of this location since it was first announced. It was worth the wait. I sat at the Chef's counter during lunch on opening day, and sat in a lovely corner of the booth today. The natural light that fills the space is refreshing and works well to transport diners out of the Valley into a Parisian experience. As does all of the decor. Truly sublime. On to the food: EVERYTHING I have had here is wonderful. The old favorites (Omelette Petit Trois, Big Mec, Steak Frites, French Onion Soup, and Burgundy Escargot) are here. And they are all just as delicious as I have come to expect. I would have to say the bread is better than what I've loved in Hollywood. (I found out from my server today that it is being made in-house. Wow. Delicious!) The cocktail presentation isn't quite there yet, but the flavors definitely are. The cafe au lait was strong and delicious and oh so French. I will slowly make my way through the new offerings. Today I tried the Avocado-Shrimp, the Profiteroles, and the Chocolate Soufflé. All exceeded my expectations. Though why, I don't know. Because Chef Ludo has been in the business of exceeding expectations since first gracing our fair city with his presence (I've been a fan since his days at L'Orangerie). I thank him from the bottom of my Valley Girl heart for trusting those of us on this side of the hill to make this a worthwhile venture. read more

The food is very tasty, the service is not bad, but very strong discrimination. I'm not coming back here anymore.

I came here for dinner after having some drinks, olives and bread at the bar. The drinks at bread were wonderful and we were looking forward to having dinner. We made reservations for the following week. Unfortunately the food was just OK. I had the steak frites and I've never had this dish made with a filet. I have to say it wasn't great. The table also had the omelet and ratatouille and rice pilaf - all underwhelming. The exceptions to the mains were the French onion soup which was excellent, and the apple tart desert. The profiteroles have potential to move from good to excellent if they served them with more of the chocolate Grenache. The servers and bar tenders are all great - very attentive and deliver a good experience. read more

THIS IS FOR THE MANAGER AND MICHAEL. This review is solely based on customer service and not food! I am a regular customer for the other location on highland and Melrose and I really wanted to try the new location so I made a reservation for four and we showed up on time at 3pm on Saturday. It was kind of quiet and the rush hour was over. We had to wait for about 15 minuets to be seated even though they were 5 tables cleaned and ready due to the fact that there was no communication between the host and the waiter! We finally got seated and I immediately noticed that everyone is having bread and plain croissant with their food and looked so appealing. After 15 minutes our waiter MICHAEL showed up and realized that we were given a wrong menu and gave us the lunch menu. While we were ordering our food I asked for one croissant. Here's my issue: he immediately said no and that he cant serve croissant anymore as its 3pm so I asked him why is everyone else are having it and that its a French restaurant to god's sake. His answer was that its only for brunch menu and that he could only give it to us to go but very down low!!! It made us so uncomfortable as if I had asked for something crazy and not only he never gave us the croissant but MICHAEL you are in a food industry business and customer service and you FORCED CHARGED 18% TIP and $3 for asking for some sauce to the bill so have some decency and be nice or at least be accommodative to the customers. Be reasonable and don't reject something that its already out there and others are eating it, its just very unprofessional, odd and weird how you treated us! On a side note: Please do something about your bad breath. Very unpleasant experience. NOT GOING TO GO BACK!!! read more

We just left the restaurant very disappointed!! We arrived at 12:10pm and was sorted at the bar, we were waiting for our breakfast for an hour , when we got our bread it arrive with out plates and silverware,we complain to the manager explain her that we need to leave town and if she can do anything about it ,all she said is "I'm sorry " she didn't do anything to expedite the service, we waited 20 more Min, the food still didn't arrive, we as to leave very hungry and very disappointed!!! Too bad:( read more

That burger was amazing. It felt good to eat a burger with fork and knife. Also beet salad was surprisingly delicious. Both recommendations of Kristian. Great waiter. These people should give him a raise. He's great read more

I called this restaurant two days prior from Father's Day to make reservations for two on Father's Day . As I talked to a man on the phone he said there was no need to make reservations for that day and that I could just walk in since there would only be two of us attending. So on Father's Day I got to the restaurant at the exact time I told the man I would be there and there were two hostess at the stand who asked me what name the reservation was under and I explained to her that on Friday I called and spoke to someone from this restaurant and he said a reservation isn't necessary. She then proceeded to tell me that there was nothing she could do because they were booked up for the day. I was and still am very disappointed and upset from this situation. read more

Service is not good. At all. Especially for a place that adds an 18% gratuity. Also, steak was ridiculously overcooked. I ordered blue and it came medium. Not medium rare, not rare, and definitely not blue. Y'all are professionals. For shame. Rest of the food was mediocre but edible. Not worth a repeat trip. Might have been, had the service been good. It might be growing pains, but if you're going to serve mediocre food, your service had better be impeccable. Just very, very meh. read more

Please train your wait staff about how to serve wine! !! We brought two bottles of our own wine, a white and a red. The young server who was a very sweet and clearly inexperienced , served the white while we perused the menu. Then we asked her to open the red to let it breathe -she came back about 10 minutes later with the bottle of red and four new glasses and was all prepared to pour the red wine for us. Did she seriously think we were going to be double fisted drinker's with white wine in one hand and red wine in the other? It didn't make any sense ! She seemed to not understand we wanted the white for the appetizer and the red for the meal. Isn't that basic restaurant server education? You don't pour the red and white at the same time! Also please stop overfilling the wine glasses- it's not a Coke! For. $25 dollar corkage fee per bottle I also expected a decent glass not the cheap all purpose ones with a tacky rim around the lip. Come on guys you're French and in the restaurant biz- you should know better! What a turn off! read more

One of the best French omelettes we've ever had. Soft fluffy and buttery filled with pepper Boursin creamy French cheese !! The best !!

Service was incredible, food was equally great.

The food just delicious , very nice atmosphere, amazing personal. One of my favorite French restaurant in the Valley. Highly recommend !

Solid French menu simple to the point! The burger is a great burger with too much sauce I grade it a 3/5, escargot is amazing grade it a 5/5, the steak tartar is great, it's the perfect introduction and representation of eating raw meat for the first time 4/5. Cocktails are great simple and delicious 4/5 read more

We just moved to Sherman Oaks, so when I saw a cute quant French restaurant on Ventura Blvd i got excited to try it. First time I went with my husband, everything was great. Good food. Good service. I decided to take my friends out for a girls night out after I bragged about how i found this cute French restaurant next to my house that would make us feel like we are in Paris. Horrible service from the get go. When we arrived we were told we only have the table until 8:30 (1.5 hours). We were rushed from the moment we sat down. The server asked to take our entire order at once. It was so obvious they were trying to get us out there as soon as possible. The food was decent but I've had mussels much much better. Finally we come to order dessert and we are told we cannot order anything like the soufflé because it takes 20 minutes to prepare, and that we lose our seats at 8:30. Horrible experience. The one night I found a babysitter for my child and this restaurant rushes my entire meal after I paid $185. By the way- this restaurant has a automatic 18% service charge. So even thought I was extremely disappointed with their service I had no choice but to pay them an 18% gratuity. Total joke. Never ever going back ... read more

Great dining spot in Sherman Oaks. Worth the drive from Encino, Studio City or elsewhere to get really authentic French cuisine. Nice but limited menu (keeps the food serviced top notch) and very attentive service. The only bothersome thing is their 18% "service charge" which as our server politely explained went towards employee benefits, etc. but was not a tip. So, if you take the 18% service charge, add a 20% tip and 9.5% Los Angeles sales tax you're paying 47.5% in fees over and above the menu prices. Personally I feel an 18% service charge is excessive, especially when it comes as a surprise when you get your bill. Bet it decreases the actual tips the waiters get but Petit Trois is always fully booked and the service always great, so I guess great food is worth the "service charge". Why don't they just add it to the menu price and stop the unexpected surprise customers get when the bill arrives? read more

Obsessed with their proper French style environment and food. We sat at the bar that overlooks the kitchen. The kitchen was well kept and the staff very professional. Was absolutely obsessed with the flavor and presentation of the food. By far one of my favorite brunch spots fo so many reasons. Highly recommend! read more

Le Big Mec and the Steak Frits were to die for. Loved the atmosphere as well. Definitely coming back!

So good I went twice in one week amazing fresh dishes, dirty martini was perfect, that bread and butter toooo goood and friendly staff! It is weird dining out during the pandemic but I felt very safe and well spaced out from other tables. Ventura can be a little loud with ppl cruising and I recommend bringing a blanket/jacket if dining at night can get a bit chilly/windy. Can't wait to come back! read more

What a disappointing experience we had last Saturday, March 11. We have eaten at Petit Trois many times & were so happy to be able to take out-of-town guests who had researched great restaurants in LA & were eager to go. The food was good, as expected, although my omelet was cold, but as the wait person was essentially MIA thru-out the meal there was zero chance of having that addressed. But to go back to the beginning: first of all, the hostess could only be described as "snarly", both in her interaction with us upon our arrival as well as with other guests waiting to be seated. This was in contrast to the perfectly charming personnel to whom I had spoken as I made, changed, & then checked on the reservation. Our guests were quite taken back by the hostess' nasty attitude toward us & other guests. The wait person was friendly, took our orders & then disappeared. Let me repeat: she disappeared. I would search for a sighting of her & could see her in the restaurant, but she never came back to the table until the very end of the meal. We had to flag down another wait person to ask for milk for coffee at the end of the meal although it had been requested when the coffee was ordered. Here are the other items we had to request during the meal: additional sauce for the hamburger, the French fries which were ordered as an afterthought but were extremely slow to arrive, more water as the table carafe wasn't automatically refilled, our coffees which hadn't arrived about 15 minutes after they were ordered. We literally did not see our wait person between the time we took our order & the time she delivered the check with a cutie drawing on the escargot on the bill which she stated was a view of my head from the back. (Huh???) We did not leave anything more than the 18% tip which we would always normally do. By the way, she also did not point out when she delivered the check that the 18% tip was already on the check. We were aware of this practice having been to Petit Trois many times, but I think it's a gracious thing for restaurants to point out if it's their practice as many people would not read the small print. This was such a disappointing experience. We won't go back as there are many others places to go where the service IS as good as the food. read more