I truly am sorry to say it, because I'll eat and have a good time pretty much anywhere, but this is one of the two worst meals I have EVER had in Los Angeles. It was between here and the place next door, ans I opted for La fondue as it sounded like an adventure. Besides, how can you go wrong with melted cheese/chocolate, or anything cooked in hot oil? Boy was I wrong. The male waiter was nice I guess, and attentive, but then there was only one other couple in the place. The decor and bathroom were outdated and seriously lacking in character, but we looked past it. The fondue itself (we opted for the cheese, as it was the vegetarian option) was just a $40 bowl of melted gruyere, and not even GOOD gruyere! It came with chunks of bread, and a very small plate of sliced apples, boiled potatoes, and cornichons (disgusting, I couldn't even eat them) for dipping. FOR TWO PEOPLE. To top it off, during our meal, the staff were having a laughing fit in back, and telling jokes in french, which was totally obnoxious. Then near the end of our meal, the owner had a fight/yelling match with a female staffperson IN FRENCH, IN FRONT OF US! It was like we were in the f***ing twilight zone. We'd ordered chocolate fondue for dessert, which I suppose made the night a *tiny* bit better, but frankly it was overwhelmingly overpriced (at $8 per person) and not all that special. A plate of cut up fruit, 5 Kraft marshmellows, and a vat of not-that-high-end chocolate for $16?! You've got to be kidding me. $65 later, we were sort of confused, sort of angry, and musing/semi-joking about going for a burger. We found the whole thing so entirely and weirdly dissapointing that we stopped by our foodie friends' house on the way home just to tell them how awful it was. When we told them where we went, they said, ""Uch! Why didn't you ask us first! We'd have told you never to go there!"" All in all, a really abysmal meal, and the last time I will EVER go there.
Pros: There were absolutely none.
Cons: Everything. The worst meal I've had in memory.
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