Péché

Reviews 4

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Leila Rahil

I will preface this review that it is only of the single cocktail I had on a Sunday night. With that being said...I was not impressed in the slightest. I went w/a group of people as sort of an event "afterparty" and the place was packed! But, I think the "packed like sardines" feel was more due to how they have the tables set up than the exorbitant number of people. Seriously, it was like Pans Labyrinth and I was seated in the booth part of a wall table so trying to navigate the narrow openings between tables and seats was not for the faint of heart! All that being said...when I finally did get around to ordering (our poor waiter was trying his hardest, but Im not sure if it was an understaffing issue or again the inaccessibility of where I was sitting, but it took an inordinate amount of time to order, get my lone cocktail, the check, and then process payment) I decided since I was in an absinthe bar, Id go for the gusto and order an absinthe cocktail. Peche, it turns out, is one of those places where there are not prices printed on the cocktail menus; either because they think if you are there you are a person who does not bother with insignificant life details such as the price of a cocktail because knowing the price of anything is an irrelevant inconvenience or because there would be a lot of spit takes happening if you were visually assaulted by the prices of their cocktails. It could honestly go either way. I had a "fight or flight" moment when I saw the price-less menu, but decided I had had a wonderful evening, why not top it off w/a fancy schmancy cocktail at a place in Austin I have never been. So I ordered the Absinthe God because it seemed fitting and I was already happily boozed from my previous engagement. When the tiny little glass was placed in front of me, I thought "wow. this thing must be lethal to be so tiny". About that...it was about as potent as a tea cup chihuahua, who, incidentally, would probably not be buzzed off this one. Needless to say, it was not the first time I have been disappointed by an inanimate object with a god complex and Im sure it wont be the last. I was however wondering if some unforeseen NYC booze deity was attempting to smite me for my drink choice because the only time I have ever paid $16 for a drink was in the Big Apple. Mayhaps the deity that smote me that fateful night will take pity on me and somehow endow me with a winning lottery ticket or a really drunk rich guy or the desire to come back an see if I have better luck w/their happy hour. Until then, as a lowly not-for profit employee, I will stick to places where the numbers on their menus arent part of the drink names.

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Bex Lynn

I was really excited to come here taking someone out on a first date. At first the waitress, Charlotte, was very kind and attentive. Happy hour all night was exciting. We ordered the salmon, burger, and ravioli and a cocktail. We got the salmon and cocktail in a timely manner. After about 45 minutes of waiting for our food and getting a little irritated and very hungry because there had been no explanation as to why, our waitress finally came over and told us the food was on the way. This was after the people who got seated after us had already started eating their entrees. Another 10-15 minutes later the food finally came out and our waitress did not say anything except thanked us for being patient. She did not check on us afterwards, repeatedly walked past our table without making eye contact, had really loud conversations with the people sitting directly behind us but still did not tend to us. We got the check and once received we realized it did not have happy hour discounts on it. Again, noticeably irritated, we waited for her to come check on us but nothing so my date had to double check with the bartender on prices. We finally got her attention and she fixed the check, made a joke about the computer messing it up, and then walked away. At that point we were both pretty over the whole experience so we just paid and walked out and as we left she still said nothing. Overall it was a pretty terrible time and I definitely dont want to come back. I wish we had a better experience because the food was really good but everything else made it really hard to enjoy. I dont have a lot of money and got a bonus for New Years and wanted to take my friend out on a really nice date and I feel like I just wasted $70 for pretty terrible service but maybe hopefully we can just laugh about it in a few weeks.

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Stephen Hoskins

My first visit to Peche was great and I thought i had found my new favorite spot. The atmosphere is very comfortable. Most of the tables are for 4 people, but the size of the table will only accommodate 2. After a week of bragging about the quality of the food and great prices to friends, I gathered a small group and we headed over. This time I wasnt so impressed. The mussels werent as fresh, the frites werent as hot and crispy and the overall quality had taken a nosedive. I have to point out a couple good menu items here: The steaks are great, nice tender fresh meat, cooked perfectly. steak and frites could use some bearnaise sauce, the tarragon aioli is ok to use, but I thought aioli was butter based and these tastes like flavoured mayonnaise. The burgers are good, you can tell its quality beef. The sliders are a good choice. I also have to mention a couple not-so-good: The Mac and Cheese. I have had Amys white cheddar mac and cheese in a box and this wasnt any better. I mean, you would expect something at least baked right? Nope, its a macaroni soup in some bland cheese. The Monte Crisco - errr, Cristo is flavoured with the oil its fried in, and that tastes old. I cant even say the bread is toast-like, its more like a pancake thats been sitting in vegetable oil then heated and all flavour removed. Never mind whats inside because you wont get past the oil taste. Ill go again but I think Ill cut down on the bragging. Uhm, BTW, Absinthe isnt so great with mussels, its just weird.

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Kaitlin Palmer

My fiancé and I just went here tonight after he proposed during the eclipse today. It was a great day and the waiter and food was fantastic. However, someone named Shelly delivered our food a few times and she was extremely rude. She delivered food without warning us that a plate was going to be hot. She also delivered food and rolled her eyes while naming the plate. My fiancé touched one of the plates for a second with 3 fingers and ended up with a second degree burn on his right index finger.. Blisters and all. The waiter we had apologized and got us a glass of ice, but this shelly never stopped by to even apologize for not warning us. Our waiter told us the plate was hot not a minute after she dropped the food off, but it was too late. She honestly looked to not care and was smug about it, even when delivering food later, again on hot plates without warning us. My fiancé now has a blister on his finger and two burned fingers that are sensitive to everything. A little sympathy goes a long way, but she just doesnt seem to care. Hate to rate it at 2 because of the experience, because other servers are great, as is the food. Just be warned, Shelly doesnt care about you as a customer. Could have rated it higher for even a simple apology by the offending party. Mistakes happen, but this just seemed malicious on her part.