Et Voilà French Bistro - San Diego

Really excellent French fare, artfully plated and moderately priced. Very good wines and desserts. The service was attentive and quite helpful in navigating the menu. We can hardly wait to return !!!!

Prix fixe Christmas dinner was most pleasant. Staff was wonderful and seemed genuinely warm and welcoming. Each course was delicious, beautiful, and ample. Would return to try the regular menu.

We arrived early and they sat us right away. The staff were very attentive and friendly. We started with the best French onion soup (not too salty) we've had outside of France and a lovely crisp Caesar salad. For the mains we had their classic coq au vin that was soft and delicious; and a perfectly cooked pork chop with an excellent mustard sauce. Everything was delicious and service was outstanding. It wasn't noisy at all. We'll be back again and again.

I’ve been meaning to try Et Voilà for some time now and finally did when my family was in town and we were celebrating 3 birthdays. The small street front makes this restaurant look a lot smaller than it really is. Once inside, you get the full picture of a beautifully decorated restaurant with nice music setting the atmosphere for a great time. I had made reservations on OpenTable and we were seating upon entering. The server asked whose birthday it was and we told him of the 3 birthday folks. Service was very nice throughout the dinner. Our server was friendly and knowledgable about the menu and wine pairings. A couple of us had the Pheasant in mind for dinner, however, they were out of this for the rest of the season. Luckily, there were numerous other tempting offers on the menu. We started with some beef tartare and the mushroom raviolis (as we were told they were one of the best items on the appetizers). The tartare was standard and hit the spot. The raviolis were a bit on the sweet side. The baguette had a cute touch as it was wrapped and came with instructions to break it, not cut it. Since the Pheasant dish was 86’d, we gravitated to the Roasted Venison Loin, Roasted Duck Breast, and Braised Wild Boar Shoulder. Our server told us that these were great selections and quite popular with diners. Duck is typical for French restaurants, but the Venison Loin Wild Boar were not as common, so we were excited to try them. We really like venison and wild boar, but have not had it in a French restaurant (in America) before. The venison loin was very tender and was cooked to the medium rare we wanted. It was decent, but kind of on the bland side and could have used more seasoning. The huckleberry sauce was also light and didn’t do much to lift the loin. The wild boar was also very tender, but bit bland as well, however, the potato puree was deliciously season! Of the three entrees, the Duck was the best as its was seasoned well and not bland. And although it was accompanied with the same huckleberry sauce as the venison, the sauce complimented the Duck much better. As we had been eating throughout the day, we had no room left for dessert. Our server remembered that we were celebrating birthdays and wished a happy birthday to the 2. We laughed at the 3rd birthday person who he forgot about. I was glad to have finally tried Et Violà. The service is good and the food is decent.

Was such a great dining experience...food was delicious...my coq au vin excellent, beautifully presented ....very lively, fun, enjoyable........thank you all for giving us such a nice evening....