Cafe Rabelais

Cafe Rabelais reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Linda VIP

   Houston108 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   Great food as always. The service was very good. We loved the pepper steak and of course the profiteroles were fantastic.
   

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   Christine

   Dallas1 review

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food delicious, the ambience authentic, and the service perfect- they took care of multiple special requests and our waitress was very professional, courteous, and kind.
   

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   Paul

   Seattle1 review

   5.0

   Dined 4 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Excellent food. Phenomenal wine list. Asked if I could buy a copy. Was told it was posted as a pdf on their website. Disappointed to see that the list only goes to page 29. I am particularly interested in pages 30 to the end.
   

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   Ron VIP

   Houston45 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   The menu is well edited, the food is excellent, the ambience is quiet and fitting. Unfortunately the service is schizophrenic. Our server was infinitely more interested in chatting up the other staff and apparently could not be bothered to do her job. Fortunately, the the other servers whom ours had not yet buttonholed recognized the problem and leaped into the breach.
   

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   Janet VIP

   New York City12 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 6 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   The food was delicious however I was brought the wrong entree when served. I told the server (not the waitress) that I had ordered the quail and not the chicken. He took it back and and brought the quail a few minutes later. I never saw the waitress again until she brought the bill and she told me that I wasn’t going to be charged for the chicken. She never acknowledged that she had put the order in incorrectly - just that I wouldn’t have to pay for it. I didn’t expect anything free out of this and I gladly paid for the quail which I enjoyed but it sounded like she was doing me a favor in not charging for both entrees. Also, there were only 4 tables occupied at the time so they weren’t busy. Maybe they should write orders down instead of relying on memory.
   

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   Ralph VIP

   West Palm Beach33 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Jesus did a great job of welcoming us and made a great wine recommendation! Food was fantastic. We are visiting MD Anderson for treatment from Florida. It was a great get a way for a special Evening!!
   

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   JoAnne

   New Orleans2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on 22 March 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Great food. Had beef burgignon. Service was good but harried. Could have used another waiter as restaurant was full. But a very enjoyable evening overall.
   

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   Raphael VIP

   San Francisco20 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 21 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   A classic in Rice Village for 25+ years - I use to come quite often when I lived near by, great place, great menu for French expats like myself. Back in town after many years, could not resist but have lunch there: no disappointment, the menu is still very Parisian, great ingredients, right portion size, very friendly service and a fabulous wine list (even though I did not indulge). A number of classical French bistro dishes, salades niçoise, escargots, boeuf Bourguigon and steak-frites, to name a few. Desert menu is nice too. Hope Café Rabelais is still there for my next visit, hopefully before the next 25 years.
   

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   mary

   San Francisco22 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 20 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   As always, We had a lovely experience. Excellent food wine and service.
   

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    OpenTable Diner

    Houston1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 9 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Always great food great people, I love this place
    

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