33rd and Dine

I’m sorry, but this place is horrible. People who give them 5 stars might be an owner friends or somebody who’ve never ate French food. The price for duck was 27.99, crêpe with cheapest Walmart ham and super greasy cheese cost 14.99 $ and veal cutlet 20.99 $. In the Menu it says that comes with tomato and bake potato. That’s ok. We was waiting 45 mns for food to come, and when it came it was just a piece of fried duck, fried potato and raw inside and half of tomato with Parmesan. I told the owner that food is raw and he took my plate to the kitchen, I was upset that he didn’t even apologize. Then we took check and left, didn’t even touch the food. So he never ask if we want boxes to-​go, and in our check he didn’t charge us for veal. Payed 45 $ never ate, left hungry to «Zona Fresca», were happy there.

The manager is out of control. After having a dinner and then presenting a Amazon Local voucher he came to the table and caused a scene. He said he wouldn’t take vouchers anymore. We were dumbfounded and told him that the voucher hadn’t expired and there was no reason not to take it. He completely went ballistic and started to
yell at us FU$K you – FU&K you in front of others— then told us to get out. We are in our 70’s — can you ever imagine treating a
customer so disrespectfully?
Be forewarned!!! Stay clear of this crazy person and this restaurant— which I’m sure will be out of business soon!!!

Delicious. Top tier dining. Very reasonable. A hidden gem. Consistently better than I expect. Go.

very bland food, which explains the age of their clientele (old).

I didn’t order the crepes so perhaps that was the problem. Average at best, no atmosphere whatsoever. The veal was mediocre, very thin and just some potatoes and a baked tomato along with it. I have had better dinners at IHOP, and at much less cost.

We’ve been here numerous times before, but this last time was different. While the food was still good, the redecorated atmosphere is just plain blah. There was just something «off». Even the bread didn’t taste right. Any restaurant can have an off night; hope this one was theirs. Oh, and there was some annoying noise coming from a stereo speaker hanging from the wall. What was that about?!

This quaint is my go to establishment of choice when I want authentic french cuisine. Any Frenchman would know to get the crêpe complete, the most quintessential representation of the French palate. The owner is very friendly and extremely hands on! Awesome for a date night. Hidden gem!

We had breakfast and lunch here the food was great!
Would highly recommend this place

I’ll start by saying I LOVE this place! Each time I go I try and get something different but it’s just SO amazing I always get my favorite, the chicken and mushroom crêpe. Omg, it’s just heaven in my mouth with a smile! The server we had last time turned out to be the same one I’d had previous. I don’t know his name, but he was fantastic. Friendly, available, and answered all our questions as well as made some suggestions. For dessert I had the chocolate soufflé, to die for. If you are a chocolate lover do yourself a favor and just order it. It was amazing! The scene is nice, quiet sometimes. There is a bar nearby I guess it’s quiet on certain days of the week (if you sit outside) which is nice with cool weather. Inside this place is cozy, nothing fancy or out of this world but simply amazing delicious french food. I can’t wait to go back again!

Crap, don’t go. Service LOUSY. I inquired how they prepared certain dishes and they were completely off mark. It’s obvious they don’t know how to properly prepare true French cuisine. We walked out. No one even came to the table to give us water or ask for a drink order for a good 10 minutes. The couple near us had been waiting for their check for 20 minutes. The manager was having a complete meltdown when we walked in and they weren’t even busy! Too bad because I really had a long day cooking and was looking forward to someone cooking for ME! Ended up going home and making a wonderful Veal Marsala in about 10 minutes.

Went there to introduce my child to escargot.
The wait staff was very friendly, though I had to ask them for water refills on two occasions.
I had the Pumpkin Soup, she had the escargot, the soup was good, a bit light on seasoning, but tasty.
She liked the escargot, and we were on to the main course.
She had Chicken Francoise and I had Grilled Mahi Mahi with Rice and Ratatouille.
Her chicken was tender and tasty, while my fish was VERY dry and the ratatouille was more like something from a chef boyardee can, I didn’t enjoy at all.
Dessert was profiteroles with ice-​cream and for her, and banana split.
I don’t think they allowed the profiteroles to dry out in the middle, because they were very doughy in the center.
Definitely a first and last visit.

«Besame Mucho» playing in the background, an Italian waiter and coffee ‘is only $ 1.75′ is what’s good about 33^rd & Dine, a French Café, and what stops it from being 5 stars. Oh yes and the food.
First off Angelo, the Italian waiter, gave us excellent service, and the owner was a class helper. They worked together as a team. We came in around 2 PM and there were 2 parties sitting outside and 2 inside. Within a few minutes, including us, there were 8 parties and all had excellent service.
It’s funny to be surprised and laugh at that ‘only $ 1.75 for coffee and diet soda each” but compared to other restaurants that is almost half the price charged and certainly more reasonable.
As soon as we sat down the owner brought us some good sliced bread with packages of butter on the side. I had to wait for my coffee because they were making a fresh pot, which was okay with me.
Allen had the scallop crêpe ($ 16.95) which he said was very good. I had the sausage and Swiss cheese crêpe ($ 13.95) which was on the dry side and could have used a monkey dish of ratatouille sauce.
With tip the lunch check came to $ 44.09 and minus the Groupon we had altogether it cost us $ 22 which made lunch a little more reasonable.
I was impressed actually seeing a working boss and it certainly helps the server and customer.
Just a suggestion – do the server a favor by leaving the tip in cash – if you need to know the reason you have never been a server and just e-​mail me and I’ll tell you why!
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We skipped the French pastries and went to the Cold Stone Creamery for ice cream.

I bought a Groupon here a while ago and forgot to use it before it expired, and was worried that they wouldn’t accept the purchase price value when I stopped in recently. Alas, my fears were unfounded, and I received excellent and quick service. I came on a Thursday around 7pm, and there was only one other couple in the restaurant. Another diner and a family came in while I was eating, and it seemed like they might be regulars. It’s a relatively small restaurant, with only about 15 – 20 tables or so.
I’ve never tried escargot, but figured this would be the place to do it. After having a Kronenbourg to calm my nerves, I was ready… and not disappointed! I would definitely like to come back and try some of the other interesting entrees I found on the menu.

The food is excellent ! The service is a bit slow coming from the kitchen. Read the Unilocal reviews say it all.

A hidden gem in a very small shopping plaza on the east side of the bridge, this small French restaurant can cook! With five people at our table, I heard fab comments about the duck, the salad, and the lamb chops.
In a French restaurant, I started with the French Onion soup. Deep and rich broth, it was very tasty and the small bits of onion were super soft and practically melty. For my main, I chose the seafood crêpe. Excellent big pieces of scallops and large sized shrimp in a creamy fishy garlicy sauce. Sadly, the crêpe did not last forever.
For dessert, I have Scott M. to thank for the «Tour Eiffel». I literally showed the picture from Unilocal to the waiter and said «I want that, please.» After a large dinner, there was enough for all five of us to get a bit of crêpe and ice cream and peach. Heavenly.
On a cool night, try sitting outside!

Finally I’ve found it! A restaurant in Lauderdale that serves a really great tasting, flavorful crêpe.
Since the sudden demise of one of my favorite French restaurants, Grandma’s, I’ve been scouring the area in search of another restaurant serving a decent seafood or escargot crêpe with little success until now. Though, I’ve dined here before in years past and have generally been pleased with this small, shady street side French café it isn’t until now that I’ve tried any of their crepes, something I regret. Though they don’t offer an escargot crêpe on their menu, they do offer 15 other French Crêpe Specialties including a Saint-​Tropes with mixed seafood and mushrooms sautéed in garlic with a white wine crème sauce both for lunch at $ 15.00 and as a dinner special for only several dollars extra, which I found to be really terrific.
I also recall past experiences of their «Canard a l’Orange» and Filet Mignon with a peppercorn, both of which impressed me a being very good.
33^rd & Dine is a located on a nice shady, rather quiet street area out of what is little more than one would deem a «hole in the wall» type of structure but almost reminding one of being somewhere in Europe.
So why haven’t I rated it five stars? I can’t quite go there yet because of one rather obvious drawback I’ve experienced. It’s a nice enough place but a one chef one waiter operation. That would basically be ok but if dinning inside it can become annoyingly loud with the chef and the waiter talking back and forth in full volume, both doing phone calls or maybe just because I hit it at a wrong time with some rather noisy, distracting workmen patrons carrying two way walkie talkie radios plus a few, apparently hard of hearing women, who seemed to have an awful lot to say.

Came to this place on a whim for brunch while on vacay in S. FL. Cute ambience; we sat outside which was the French thing to do & of course the weather in Florida in December really made that a pleasant experience.
We were the only customers there around 11:30am and man they were as slow as molasses in serving us (maybe that’s a French thing too, I dunno). We waited over 40 minutes between our appetizer and entrée.
I also had an issue with them not checking in to refill our drinks or even to see if we needed anything while we waited. The one girl just came and dumped the food in front of us without a word. Also, they served us TAP water which in Florida should be a crime because the water here is so downright nasty to drink. They don’t even serve tap water in fast food places… this was really a let down for a place that’s supposed to be a little more upscale. Come on, guys…
We ordered the pâté, Brie, and fruit platter as an appetizer, which was extremely overpriced ($ 12+) for the two slivers of pâté, two small pieces of toast with Brie on top, a couple of slices of apple & cantaloupe, and a bunch of salad greens. I’ve had better pâté. This tasted like the cheapest canned variety and it was really disappointing. The Brie was good, but damn, be a little more generous for $ 12!
I ordered the crêpe Brettone and it did not disappoint. The portion size was generous considering how rich of a dish it was. It was a perfect mélange of smoked salmon, spinach, & garlic cream sauce. It was a tad on the salty side, but I can handle a bit more salt. Aside from that it was absolutely scrumptious. My husband had the crêpe Francilienne which I think had chicken, mushrooms, and onions in it. He really enjoyed it, but had to doggy bag half of it because it was so rich and filling. Those three items cost us about $ 48 with tip.
Overall, it was an ok dining experience. I’d come back solely for the crêpes.

Fantastic affordable traditional French cuisine. I had the escargot, which came in a really good garlic oil sauce. The soup of the day (Squash bisque) was phenomenal. The Sole meuniere was really really good. Great friendly service. I highly recommend. Oh, the house wine (Cab) was a great value.
Also, we had the crêpe Suzette for dessert. The crêpe wasn’t freshly made, but the sauce was great.

The atmosphere was great sitting outdoors reminded me of France. The food was fresh and obviously made with care. I met the owner who was passionate about cuisine.

I went for a quick bite so my rating is solely on the French Onion Soup & the pâté & brie platter. The French onion soup lacked flavor, the bread was extremely soft and soggy, I don’t think they toasted it before they put it in, overall I felt the soup was very bland. The pâté did not taste homemade or fresh, it had a prepackaged texture, brie & fruit was good. Service was very slow.
The crepes did look amazing, I will definitely come back and try the crepes.