Ouest: Crepes to Cab For

Susan Sheng | Feb 28, 2012 12:00 pm | 1 comment | 1649 reads

It’s somewhat heartbreaking to see good restaurants absolutely empty, due to location alone. Sadly, one recent Tuesday, this was the scene at Ouest. The upside: prompt, polite service and frequent refills of a charming, rosemary-tinged water. But will they be able to stay afloat until warmer weather brings bigger crowds, both to the cinema and 2 Kolegas? We certainly hope so.

The crepes and buckwheat galettes are authentically thin, with a touch of crispiness. The Marie galette (RMB 42), sprinkled with ham, egg and cheese, was a tad underflavored, but the salted butter caramel featured in some of their sweet crepes (RMB 20-42) is absolutely phenomenal. Add a honeyed warm goat cheese salad (RMB 30) and a cracking imported cider (RMB 25-115) and Ouest begins to look like a meal worth the cab fare.

Standout dishes: Emilie crepe

Ouest 西餐厅 Mon-Fri 6-10pm, Sat-Sun 11am-10pm. Inside the Drive-In Movie Theater, 21 Liangmaqiao Lu, Chaoyang District (6431 8165) 朝阳区亮马桥路21号朝阳公园北门枫花园汽车电影院内

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Tamachan's picture Tamachan Submitted by Guest on Mon, 03/12/2012 - 00:24

I was very impressed with the restaurant. Also not being an expert on French Crepes I loved the taste. (Who can say no to some nice Cheese on Crepes after staying in China for so long?)
The price of 120 RMB for a three course menue was justified, and included a soupe as entree, a salty crepes (with tasty Cheese) as main dish and a sweet crepes as desert. Absolute good quality and nice service.
Can really recommend this place, just make sure you take a cell phone with you and note down the phone number cause it's kind a hard to find.

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