Maison Kayser

I’m always looking for good places for lunch, especially since I live near my office now. I love Maison Kayser for their financiers (especially their raspberry financier, which is so dense and buttery), so I figured their lunch would be really good as well. They have a good deal for lunch, a pre-fixe where you can get a soup, an entree, and a dessert for under $30. My friend ordered the carrot soup to start:

With some bread:

While I started with the delicious French Onion soup that had a ton of melted cheese:

For Kerry’s entree, she ordered a chicken flatbread:

The chicken was slightly dry, but she thought it was acceptable for a lunch entree.

I ordered the salad with fresh peas and radishes:

I thought the dressing was really odd and had no flavor (not even an oily flavor) and wasn’t a fan of the way they prepared their asparagus, which was very stringy. The goat cheese was also flavorless and tasted more like ricotta than a tangy goat cheese.

For dessert, Kerry ordered a chocolate dessert with almonds, which she saved for her son:

While I ordered a mango-passionfruit dessert:

That I did not save for Ken:

The dessert tasted a little on the stale side (possibly because it was from the day before) but was acceptable for a lunch dessert.

After lunch, I was a little unsatisfied and ended up purchasing a raspberry financier from the bakery:

Which I knew would be good and a perfect breakfast for the next day.

I don’t think I’ll be dining at Maison Kayser again in their sit down area, but will continue to buy their financiers and breads from their bakery.