Bistro De La Gare - South Pasadena

I love this place. Great simple dishes, traditional French cuisine, and great wine. Very fairly priced… meaning, you pay for what you get, and what you get is very good. Located on the best corner in South Pasadena.

Service terrible. Waited about 15 min for hostess to give us menus. Flagged her down and she was oddly surprised when we asked for menus. We waited another 20 min for server to take our order. And almost an hour for the food to arrive but the restaurant was not crowded. We had to flag the server and hostess down to refill waters and get bill. We didn't order dessert because we didn't want to wait another 40 min! Food mediocre. Mussels.. I could not finish it because some of them were fishy so I lost my appetite. The mussels were tiny. I'm used to the bigger fleshy Carslbad ca ones. Broth was lukewarm and too salty. Not flavorful. Pate pass. It was on tough side. Hard to cut through. Filet mignon. Was tasty. Chicken liver mousse. That was excellent. Flavorful French onion soup lukewarm! Hardly any cheese. Big slice of bread to broth ratio was off. We would not come back.

I went here in July for a b day dinner with 6 people. The food was pretty good and the wine list was extensive. I felt the service was meh and the dinner cost 600.00 which I thought was insane and my friend brought her our own wine. I should of done the math in advance. I do love the vibe and the area but really over priced.

A quaint spot in South Pasadena, that is a great little place that has been around since I can remember., food is good and the atmosphere is great! If your in the area spot in and grab a bit it will be worth it trust me you won't be disappointed and will be looking forward to coming back again and again.

Really good tastes and services. It has already been my favorite place. Service: Dine in Meal type: Dinner Price per person: $100+ Food: 5 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Recommended dishes: Seafood Pasta Special, Soup, Mushroom Soup