Bistro Du Soleil

Not far down the road from Cafe Pinguini and Dockwieler Beach is the quaint little French cafe, Bistro Du Soleil. Serving up traditional French fare like sweet and savory crepes, croques monsieur and madame, and quiche, BdS is delicious! They have an assortment of hot coffee drinks and a strong iced tea for beverages, some starter salads, hot and cold sandwiches, and also offer some of their dinner menu for lunch. Everything sounded so great on the menu I had a hard time deciding what to get. I ultimately decided on the croque madame, a sandwich served warm with buttered and toasted sourdough, turkey, and swiss. You can opt to add fried egg on top (the true French way to eat it) for an additional cost. Most menu items come with a choice of pomme frites (fries) or salad. Be warned though, the only dressing option is dijon vinaigrette, so if you are like me and don't care for mustard, opt for the fries. They come with just a bit of seasoning on them and are quite good. Other people in my party had the calamari salad (which was really an entire order of calamari on top of a normal sized salad), and the chicken crepe with a light mushroom cream sauce, all of which looked fantastic. The portions are considerable and not one of the four of us were able to clean their plates. We finished up with a small assortment of desserts. The chef was more than willing to substitute peaches for pears in the brie quesadilla, and the owner even had her make two because she thought it sounded so good that she wanted to try. And it was great! A light, fresh way to conclude your dining experience. The other dessert we tried was a chocolate mousse crepe topped with whipped cream and raspberry sauce. My only suggestion to BdS would be on this dish, make your own whipped cream, or at least use Cool Whip, but please don't use whipped cream from a can. Though the dessert was tasty, it looked like a recreation of the pancake special at IHOP. BdS, I know you can do better than that! I've only dined in for lunch, but I've heard from others that Bistro du Soliel is a prime place for Sunday brunching and they even have a bar to serve up mimosas and bloody Mary's!

http://www.bistrodusoleil.com/