Café du Parc
The Café du Parc is located in the Willard Hotel Intercontinental in Washington, D.C., and presents itself as a “French bistro.”
I had an egg first course listed on their Burgundy menu, which was outstanding. Great bread to sop-up the juices, sauce, and egg yolks. Mushrooms, pearl onions, and just yummy earthiness. Delicious.
The entrée was less successful: pork belly. First, the portion of protein was way too much… it was enough protein for a threesome. The plate featured a small salad on the side, which yes, it typical of bistro cuisine. But the salad was more like a garnish: it was improperly dressed with a good vinaigrette.
Their baguette and butter at CdP is excellent.
I enjoyed the meal, but the protein sizes were extreme. The monkfish entrée was likewise large. The desserts weren’t over the top, which you wouldn’t expect at a bistro anyhow… profiteroles, spice cake, sorbets, and a giant chocolate macaron. This is the type of thing you’d never likely see in Paris, but it certainly makes reference to it.
Good food, decent prices for dinner. I would have enjoyed it more if I wasn’t sending back as much on my plate and left feeling overstuffed. Visit their website.