The decor is the restaurant is that of a french cafe. Small, marble tables with cafe chairs. A long wooden bar divides the restaurant a third of the way in, and the flooring is comprised of small black and white tiles. We made reservations, but I don't think they would have been necessary at 11 a.m. When we go to a new place with the baby, however, I like to make a reservation to avoid trying to keep him busy until we are seated.
Our server was attentive but never in the way, and she told us that Jude looked like the E-Trade baby from the commercials. Ha! She started us off with a basket of baquettes and a whole wheat bread with whipped butter. Jon ordered the monte cristo sandwich--ham and Gruyere on French toast covered in syrup. The sweet outside and savory inside were a perfect match. The portion wasn't quite big enough for two, but it was certainly too much to finish. I had the quiche du jour, a buttery, creamy, vegetable quiche with a flaky and thick crust. The crust of a quiche can really make it or break it for me, and Coquette's had a tender but firm crust that made it easy to cut and enjoy with the egg. The quiche was served with a mixed greens salad.
There is only a lunch/dinner menu for kids at Coquette, which I consider to be a big flaw, considering how popular the brunch is. It consists of a hamburger, a chicken dish, and grilled cheese. None of these were appropriate for Jude, so we asked if he could have one pancake with the fruit compote. The restaurant accomidated our request and quite graciously only charged us $2 for it. They also ended up giving us two pancakes and served the fruit on the side.
We both ordered water because anything else may have been too much with such rich food. With that as our beverage choice, we left the restaurant paying only $21 including the tip.
We are excited to go back to Coquette, and we always enjoy spending money at a place that seeks to make all guest comfortable, even those under 32" tall.
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