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Beausoleil in Baton Rouge review
Posted on 4/10/13 at 10:46 am
Posted on 4/10/13 at 10:46 am
Went to Beausoleil on Saturday night after Zapp's Beer Fest and had quite a good meal. The atmosphere was lively and casual. We sat outside, service was impeccable - Bree 
Food was overall pretty solid. Details:
*started with some complimentary pork rinds. too salty and not a good way to start a meal, IMO. ate a couple then chugged some ice water to sort of restart myself.
**drinks: we had 3 old fashioneds each. surprisingly not many places know how to make a good old fashioned. not the case at Beausoleil. these were great. well-balanced and enough alcohol to let the rest of the ingredients play their supporting roles.
Lamb meatballs with a rosemary and sherry cream sauce: really well seasoned and came out a just the right temperature. meat tasted fresh and gamey and had a nice fattiness to it (curious what they cooked it in) sauce was balling.
Truffled fried oysters with shaved Parmesan cheese:
awesome. could have eaten another order of these. the cream-based sauce they served the oysters over was light and acidic and a perfect fit. oysters were also fried crisp enough as to not be soggy.
Grilled lamb T-bones, goat cheese dumplings, and chimichurri sauce:
little bit of a weak spot of the meal was this lamb. flavor was there, i.e. - quality cut of meat and seasoned simply but significantly (wonder if they broke down other cuts of this same lamb for the meatballs?). but unfortunately it was ordered medium rare and was cooked to medium which made it a tad chewy/tough. goat cheese dumplings - more like a ravioli than a dumpling - were stuffed full and cooked al dente, perfect texture. chimichurri sauce was lacking in flavor, depth and richness. Not worth the price tag of 36 bones.
Beef short ribs, panko crusted orzo mac and cheese with a mushroom gravy:
Boom. This was on point. The short ribs were juicy and tender and packed plenty of beefy punch. Panko crust added textural contrast while the gravy tasted scratch-made. Could have used a little more cheese, but overall a really solid dish especially for $23 bucks.
Skipped dessert.
Would recommend this place to anyone. I look forward to going back because there are lots of things on the menu I wanted to try.
***and yes Gris Gris, I will post this in the Dining Guide!
Food was overall pretty solid. Details:
*started with some complimentary pork rinds. too salty and not a good way to start a meal, IMO. ate a couple then chugged some ice water to sort of restart myself.
**drinks: we had 3 old fashioneds each. surprisingly not many places know how to make a good old fashioned. not the case at Beausoleil. these were great. well-balanced and enough alcohol to let the rest of the ingredients play their supporting roles.
Lamb meatballs with a rosemary and sherry cream sauce: really well seasoned and came out a just the right temperature. meat tasted fresh and gamey and had a nice fattiness to it (curious what they cooked it in) sauce was balling.
Truffled fried oysters with shaved Parmesan cheese:
awesome. could have eaten another order of these. the cream-based sauce they served the oysters over was light and acidic and a perfect fit. oysters were also fried crisp enough as to not be soggy.
Grilled lamb T-bones, goat cheese dumplings, and chimichurri sauce:
little bit of a weak spot of the meal was this lamb. flavor was there, i.e. - quality cut of meat and seasoned simply but significantly (wonder if they broke down other cuts of this same lamb for the meatballs?). but unfortunately it was ordered medium rare and was cooked to medium which made it a tad chewy/tough. goat cheese dumplings - more like a ravioli than a dumpling - were stuffed full and cooked al dente, perfect texture. chimichurri sauce was lacking in flavor, depth and richness. Not worth the price tag of 36 bones.
Beef short ribs, panko crusted orzo mac and cheese with a mushroom gravy:
Boom. This was on point. The short ribs were juicy and tender and packed plenty of beefy punch. Panko crust added textural contrast while the gravy tasted scratch-made. Could have used a little more cheese, but overall a really solid dish especially for $23 bucks.
Skipped dessert.
Would recommend this place to anyone. I look forward to going back because there are lots of things on the menu I wanted to try.
***and yes Gris Gris, I will post this in the Dining Guide!
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Posted on 4/10/13 at 10:55 am to Rohan2Reed
Yea the oysters are great. We were taking some to go one night and drunk LL dropped them all over the parking lot 
Posted on 4/10/13 at 10:57 am to Rohan2Reed
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complimentary pork rinds
That is an odd Amuse!
quote:
we had 3 old fashioneds each
Lush
quote:
Grilled lamb T-bones, goat cheese dumplings, and chimichurri sauce
quote:
wonder if they broke down other cuts of this same lamb for the meatballs
Would think they had a completely different cut for the meatballs, shoulder or something.
Goat cheese dumpling with chimichurri? sounds a little strange.
The rest sounds pretty good, short ribs sounds like a bargain at $23. Good review.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 10:59 am to Rohan2Reed
Glad you had a good time. It is definitely a great restaurant.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:02 am to Rohan2Reed
Very good new place for BR and it seems to be doing well.
Nice review.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:02 am to Deactived
quote:And that's how the fight started
We were taking some to go one night and drunk LL dropped them all over the parking lot
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:03 am to Rohan2Reed
Zapps, this and casino until 5am. You had a grand Saturday, to say the least.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:05 am to Rohan2Reed
I've enjoyed everything I've had there, with the exception of the chargrilled oysters. My only gripe is that sometimes their portion sizes are really small.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:13 am to Rohan2Reed
Solid Review
but you missed out on the white chocolate bread pudding.
quote:
Skipped dessert
but you missed out on the white chocolate bread pudding.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:23 am to Rohan2Reed
quote:
Skipped dessert.
No Worthers Original on the menu?
Posted on 4/10/13 at 11:39 am to Rohan2Reed
Nice review. I'd been looking for it. thanks
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:12 pm to Rohan2Reed
That meal looks like the bomb. Thanks for the review. Did you get to sample any other plates or see anything else that looks like you might get it next time? Can't wait to go there. You forgot to mention if the waitresses were hot, though. My only disappointment in the review.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:13 pm to Al Dante
quote:go back to the hole that you crawled out of.
You forgot to mention if the waitresses were hot, though. My only disappointment in the review.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:14 pm to Rohan2Reed
Get pots de creme next time. Looks small, but oh so rich and delicious. It is very filling.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 12:51 pm to Rohan2Reed
Nice review. Everything looks good man. I'll for sure have to go with the little lady friend.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 1:09 pm to Al Dante
quote:
That meal looks like the bomb. Thanks for the review. Did you get to sample any other plates or see anything else that looks like you might get it next time?
no didn't get to sample anything else .. it was just two of us and we didn't go nuts with the ordering.
I will be trying these next time if they're still on the menu:
- Seared foie gras, sunny side-up quail egg on Belgian waffle with a local honey gastrique
- Sautéed veal sweetbreads with a lemon caper beurre blanc
also urinetrouble told me to get the duck but I passed. i would try that next time along with the scallops and their fish preparation.
quote:
You forgot to mention if the waitresses were hot, though. My only disappointment in the review.
I honestly didn't notice.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 2:43 pm to Deactived
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Yea the oysters are great. We were taking some to go one night and drunk LL dropped them all over the parking lot
Omg you did that!!!!! arse. You hit my arm and they went flying.
Rohan: my friend went to Beausoliel last week and said her lamb was also chewy/tough. She waited until the end of the meal to say anything just so they'd know... and they insisted taking it off the bill. She had already eaten it and told them it was not necessary but they refused not to.
Hopefully they can remedy the lamb dish.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 3:11 pm to LouisianaLady
I was outside Saturday night as well after Zapp's. The gf and I met a few friends there. We ended up getting a few of the small plates. Usually what we always do. Great place. Great food.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 3:32 pm to Winkface
Too late. R2R already posted that the reception girl was hot in a WFDT thread.
Posted on 4/10/13 at 3:59 pm to Gris Gris
did I? guess I was a little tips, Gree
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