Cafe Monte French Bakery and Bistro

Wow! Great place, excellent service and great food! We stopped in for some brunch for our 31st anniversary. Duck confit & waffle, smoked salmon benedict are both well presented and delicious! Sam (Samantha), our server, was spot-on. It was our first time in, and she was so pleasant and helpful. The beignets were yummy as well. There is also a full bar with some good bourbon choices. If you are in the South Park area, definitely stop in! We went during the week (Wednesday) and even though we made reservations (highly recommended from reviews on Google), there was no need for them. I’d expect to make them more so for weekend breakfast/brunch/lunch. There is a fairly large parking lot in front of Cafe Monte, and a few spots beside it, so parking shouldn’t be an issue most of the time as it is shared with other businesses in the small plaza.

This was our 1st time eating here. We tried another time and did not realize you needed reservations or you would have to wait a good bit. So this time we made reservations for lunch. We were seated right around our reservation time. The restaurant is very nice. There are many tables in there, so it’s kind of loud. Our server was a doll! She was kind and patient as it was our first time. We asked about the Cheese and meat appetizer. She stated it was excellent, so we started with that. Well it looked delicious until we came to 3 huge pieces of liver pate. I was not sure what it was, so I took a bite and knew right away!!! Oh boy, why on earth was not disclosed on the menu or by the waitress. Liver is a very specific food item that should be disclosed before you order it. The waitress was really nice and brought out a few pieces of some other meat items for our tray, but then I really could not eat anything off the appetizer after that. SO, if you like liver get this. if not skip it!!!! The other food was delish! We also got 2 desserts to go. Nice place to try, but I don’t think we will be back because having to make reservations is not really my vibe for lunch. I just like to pull up on a restaurant when we’re out and about.

Appetizers, drinks and entrees were enjoyed by all but I wouldn’t go out of my way to dine again. The waitress failed to mention that some of her suggestions were actually up charges. For example, she asked if I would like toast or a croissant with my breakfast. The croissant was an additional $2. She didn’t not ask if we wanted whip cream on our drinks which was an additional .50 per drink. Transparency would have been a better option.