Lifestyle blogger Tami Reed, of TalkingwithTami.com, wrote a review of our fine dining experience at Le Bilboquet Parisian Bistro at The Shops Buckhead in Atlanta.
Earlier this month, I invited Tami to lunch to sample the French cuisine at the celebrity hotspot. You never know who you will see at Le Bilboquet. We spotted R&B singer/songwriter Musiq Soulchild and his girlfriend on our way out the door.
Read Tami’s review after the break!
L’Assiette De Saumon Fume $19 Smoked Salmon
by Tami Reed:
My friend and fellow blogger Sandra Rose invited me out to lunch on Friday afternoon! I must say, she finds the nicest places to dine here in Atlanta. This time we met up at Le Bilboquet located at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta. It’s the hottest place to dine in Buckhead and I was so glad that she suggested it. I have heard so many great things about it. When I walked in, I loved the ambiance and all the fashionable patrons. French music was playing and it was quite crowded. I took French for 8yrs but I am so rusty I swear lol. I greeted our pretty waitress by saying, “como ta le vu” and she went on to say some more things in French, I just giggled lol. I loved the open atmosphere, friendly environment and the clean white linens spread throughout the restaurant with fresh flowers and they were pink…ha!
Sandra and I quickly ordered off the lunch menu and the food came out pretty consistently! The portions were plentiful and each bite was delicious and well seasoned. We dined on octopus, avocado salad, french fries and salmon with sides of mashed potatoes and fresh asparagus. When you pull up to the swanky restaurant, valet is right outside the door and you can dine in or out but ofcourse it’s a bit too cold to do that right now. Check out what we ate down below and a bit more of the description of our food. I do plan to go back, I had an awesome experience. It’s a great place to take your family, date night or just to have a quick lunch. xoxo
Le Poulpe $17 Crispy Octopus, Chickpea Variation
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Octopus? ?
Exquisite plating and presentation.
How is the wine list?
Service?
Decor?
We don’t drink.
The service was above par.
The decor was simple yet elegant
We only ate 1 tentacle each. ?
The salmon looks delicious.
I’m a foodie! It looks good.
Ms. Sandra I knew you had great taste!
It’s sure does!
Comment allez-vous ? je parle francais en peu
Looks delicious! I love trying new foods…never had octopus
What’s in the yellow bags?
The prices are great I see…
The octopus taste like hotdogs to me. It’s goodt. ?
Shame on you Sandy. Couldn’t do a write up on the closing of Bankhead Seafood last week. I can imagine how many people went over there in the snow yesterday looking for good great fish only to be disappointed that it was closed. Yall trying to be fancy. Octopus ain’t nothing but chitterlings of the sea. Ms. T. speaking in French. You betta say it.
I ain’t a fancy gal, looks like a nut sac and a distressed dildo. I am glad you liked it.
Sorry, I never heard of Bankhead Seafood. ??
Lawd take me now and you been here how long. I am taking your papers now and send you back to London. Your salmon cost you $19.00 plus tax and tip. You could go to Bankhead Seafood and pay $4.00 and get enough fries/fish and coleslaw stuffed on the plate you couldn’t cover the top. We had other famous institutions that have closed. The ghetto burger lady that cursed you out while she fixed your burger. Folks would stand in line to get their burger. Had Ms. T. spoke French she would have cursed her out. You would eat that burger and stay full for 2 days while the portions yall had would have lasted for 1 day. I mean Sandy anytime you need some fine dining tips in the ATL I am your girl. Just ask.
I have one word for you and your Bankhead cuisine: food poisoning. ?
Sounds like a nice time ladies!
Maybe next time I’m there y’all can meet me out at that black ass Red Lobster on Candler. If not I will soldier onward. Sads Hotlanta spot got closed below too
Got 2 words for you and your fancy restaurant: saved money.
My other spot has closed and to catch my breath. It was JJ Rib Shack on Campbellton Road. I had to pause for a moment of silence. I felt like God hated me something I did wrong years ago.
U like hotdogs huh?
I’m more of a Red Lobster and Olive Garden girl but I’m opened to trying new food. ??
You got Satan on hold waiting for you. Can I put him through.
Gross. I don’t eat fancy or gross looking food, but I’ll be sure to let my mom know about the restaurant. I’m more of a lemon pepper wings and fries kind of girl :)!
Is the food good at Olive Garden??? I’m allergic to Italian food. I think my mom told me she didn’t like it that much. She loves going out to restaurants. If you don’t have food allergies, be very grateful!
I love Olive Garden especially the salad, calamari, and chicken parmesan.
Squid??? What in the world does that taste like??? Seafood smells, raw and cooked, but I know many people love it. I should eat more salad, lately I’m hooked on brown rice!
Fancy. My type of place.
Yep, calamari is if it is cook properly tastes good to me and I have it with garlic dipping sauce. I actually just started eating it because I usually order the same thing when I go out but decided what the hell, I should try something different. Its hard to describe the taste but it tastes a little fishy but has a sweet taste also.
Ion wanna talk to him…lol
He’s waiting.
Musiq needs to release some new music
I wondered who paid the tab and will get to use it for tax purposes as a business expense. This is January and you got until April to file taxes. Someone trying to get that filing done early. Yall think yall are slick with your fancy pictures and speaking French. I know a tax write off when I see one.
I moved to Georgia for 6 months and my favorite place was Marietta Fish Market. There was a waiter in there with a Bigen fade. His whole head was shoe polished on, lining and all.
I always tried to stop at JJs when I was on that side of town. Dang.
Chitterlings of the sea. Never heard that before ?
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You don’t like fine dining? Bless yo heart…how old are you?
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No, I do not. I’m 34. I have food allergies so I have to really be careful what and where I eat. Plus, most fancy food is gross. I just like simple food that agrees with me. I don’t go to restaurants that much, but if they don’t have an allergen menu, I definitely won’t be dining there. Now, I do eat at J.R. Crickets, their lemon pepper wings are delicious and I can eat there and nothing makes me itch or vomit! And the only other place I might eat is Dave & Buster’s, they have an allergen menu and they are very accommodating due to my allergies. Great games, great food! Time for me to visit again! Other than that, I mostly make my own food at home :).
Thank you Ms. Sandra.
Your frankness and honesty are awesome. I do love fine dining. But I do enjoy straight forward simple good food as well, wings in particular.
looooooove… so many people use yo name in vain ???
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The burger lady your talking about, I watched a YouTube interview/documentary on her some years back. She was making them house burgers and seriously had people lined up everyday to get one.
Lmao…that is a lemon!!!
Get out more.
Still listen to his first one. Brings back great memories.
It does, but I love pretty much anything smoked. We’re smoking chicken on Sunday.
I am decades older than Nicole and I don’t like fine dining either. My husband and I had to do that for many years for his job and it got old. Just give me some wings, fries and slaw now.
I can’t imagine eating that. ?
Great review. I’ll take a look at the menu. We will try it soon for our next business meeting.
Me either lol.
it was too!
Red Lobster …. And that shyt still there … ????
Bankhead fish Sandra …. Old spot
Waiiiiit! No! It’s closed?! I used to live off campbellton off bent creek and every day we had to pass it and there were always people standing outside. Once when family came to town and wanted good bbq so my mom finally went and ordered. It was soooo good. A few years back I noticed all the riff raff had cleared but I guess that was the factor in it closing.
lemon pepper wings,, I so love you NZ
Sandra Rose,
1. Vlogger Cadillac Kimberly wants to know why she didn’t get an invite.
2. What’s in the yellow satchel?
When I first moved to atl I worked at that red lobster for 3 months..that kitchen was clean as heck back then. Although I got fired for cursing out a customer I still ventured from midtown to eat there. Because how clean the kitchen was.
Yep, can only agree!
Only dish that looked appealing to me is the dessert…can’t do beans, nothing that looks like diarrhea, nor avocado. I’m eating healthy but looking at these dishes didn’t make me say yum at all
OY’s LMAO
The theme on alot of them seemed to be diarrhea.
Have you tried gator meat…if you like calamari you’d probably like it
Diarrhea garnish to make octopus look good LOL bring back parsley please
Lemon.. you squeeze it through the cloth so seeds don’t fall on the food..
thats 2 words.
Told y’all years ago on here, when I’m there and can fit it in, I seek that Red Lobster out lol. Been going for at least 14-15 years now. Bc my baby is almost 13. Strong drinks and huge plates of food. I hope they never close lol.
See!
moi aussi
GM roses!
Yall pray we don’t have a government shutdown. I need my money!
I thought all acquired tasting meat tastes like chicken? Lol
That looks good. I too am an octopus eater! More importantly why y’all didn’t give music my number like I told y’all too! I wanted him so bad back in the day. That’s a fine short dude to meee….ooh laws!
Ion like Olive Garden they recycle ?? the wine ? breadsticks ? and salad ?. Hell no!!!
Candler road is where shirleen niece fell out wearing those waist trainers. ??
oh y’all fancy huh. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/a7488c94a2d99d539ba678f018947b98f66ac54a639cd7b9249d0ca711160996.gif
Awwww I Love Cadillac kim!!!!! ???
That octopus is looking scrumptious!
I go out to eat a lot…never saw it in a bag like that. Making assumptions make u an ass so I asked…unlike you
you can get a meat, two sides, and bread at the soul food restaurant for the cost of that lettuce, tomato, and onion.
Yes it does!
lol…speaking their lil french and errthang.
salmon, mashed potato, and avocado…. i’ll give them a plus on the octopus tho.
and slaw ?
i don’t know what that statement was about. fine dining is not for everyone although perhaps one needs to have a few outings just to know the etiquette.
no, it’s declining.
check them out. lol
it’s closed???? i know the sister died a long time ago but D@MN!! that was my joint…even though you had to wait 2 days for your rib tips.
#dead you know those people are going to read this to see how positive the posts are. seems as though they wasted their free meals (to SR and her guest) on us.
Having happy hour at the Red Lobster! These waist trainers take 30 percent of your oxygen to your brain! Stop killing yourself! Stop training your waist! and on top of that you ain’t wearing no deodorant!
He is having a concert around Valentine Day if you are in the Atlanta area. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster. I got mine!
Who you telling. They sent out another email. I was effected in 2013 and lost $$$$$$. but I still have to come in to work…But the question is will I work?
Every time I dine at a fancy restaurant, I feel cheated and I still be hungry.
The Salmon looks good but not here for the octopus. I’m bou?ie as funuck but the food gotta at least look good. What’s in the yellow satchel? Is that the complimentary gift bag included in the price?
i wish. im in Toronto, he blesses us only every few years.
I can’t do those capers….NO Ma’am!..I’ll have Blacken Salmon please with red potatoes and some sautéed spinach…Oh snap I can do this at the house. That was dinner on Monday.
A lemon
I tried capers recently and I can’t dig ’em. I know they are supposed to go well with salmon but no.
It’s not an age thing…it’s a palate thing and some people’s palates are underwhelming.
Gotcha ?
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Aww…allergies suck! My girl is allergic to many fruits…which I love…
That’s what i think about when i see pictures of fancy food. It looks pretty, but not like it will fill you up. I’ll be so mad if I paid all that money and still hungry.
This place sounds interesting. Will check it out this spring.
Issa no for me fam
It’s a no for me also. Too salty…
is that the complimentary gift bag included in the price?
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LOLLOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!!!
Did you know that Bjork has never won a Grammy? Egads! Off-topic and eating crackers because that salmon up top made me hungry. Going through a list from a post elsewhere on yesterday of “famous musicians who haven’t won a Grammy”. Here’s a few…
-WuTang
-Nas
-The Who
-Janis Joplin?…
-Oasis
-Queen
-Guns & Roses
-Aaliyah
-Diana Ross???!!!
-Jimi Hendrix?…
-Snoop Dogg
-Bob Marley?…
I can tell this list was compiled by someone very young. And from what I can see, a lot of these acts have major followings and tour a lot, so I reckon what’s a Grammy to them? Eh, nothin’. Some of these folks died before their time (imho). Some of these are head-scratchers and should have long since been awarded.
Anyway, mmm salmon and capers with lemon, carry on.
That’s just it. I can deal with the salt as I love olives. LOVE them. especially green olives stuffed with jalapenos, but capers are like a cross between an olive and a raisin and something else unholy. LOL.
What in the tarnation?!?!? If there is a shutdown there will certainly be a slowdown. Who in the hell is gonna put in a righteous day of work knowing that Friday is not going to be payday!!!
If Sandy-Mae is writing off any more taxes she can take me to lunch. I’ll have the octopus and the salmon!!!
if calamari is cooked improperly, it tastes like seasoned rubber bands.
*inserting myself into y’all’s conversation*
LOL that video was so hilarious
I love gator!!! When I visited New Orleans I had gator sausage for breakfast and gator at dinnertime. I also had turtle soup. I don’t know if there was any turtle in it though…
I love fancy restaurants. If the ambiance is beautiful and the drinks are strong and someone else is paying then I’m golden!!!
that’s hilarious
In the “satchel” it’s a lemon to catch any seeds.
Lemon wrap
Girl, isn’t he a habitual cheater.
Is he? Oh no!
Did you get your pay back?
Lawd. Well, every culture is different. In Asian countries, they have a lot of open markets where you shop for insects to cook, like cockroaches, ants or beetles. I don’t know how people eat some things. I mainly stick to chicken if I eat meat. For those that eat weird things, I just hope they remember that you can easily get worms and parasites from many types of foods. I know a paramedic that told me that he meets people all the time who have worms. I think I just lost my appetite!!! Yuck!
Praying for you sis. We are have to come to work and guaranteed payment.
Salmon with the capers on a square plate. LOL
Some fruits are on my allergy list too, I’m allergic to berries and watermelon. But thankfully I can eat grapes and pears :)! Yum! Is she allergic to chocolate??? I can’t eat it. :(. I used to love me some Snickers candy bars and Hershey’s kisses! Don’t even get me started on Godiva chocolate……heaven!
lol
**inserts myself too** lol
Fried calamari is deelish!! There is a special way to cut and fry it and if done right is very good.
HOW YOU DOIN? thats all I can think of with that expression…
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I hate it when I order a drink there’s a ton of ice — that, or they put too much liqueur in it.
If the drink is not good I’m the type that will just order to go, I don’t care if I already sat down and everything. Get me to stay if you want my money!
I never know what Bjork is saying but I do like her music.
Speaking of fancy, I was talking to a dude online and he said he just left job source or something like that… I asked him to explain and he said, it’s a place to look for jobs, apts and EBT.
I blocked him…am I wrong?
Me too. My job has exposed me to a lot of fancy restaurants where I am not the one paying, but I am not above going to a well reviewed spot that’s clean and serves really good food!!
Nope girl get the hell out of dodge. He aint no good.
Looks like you ladies had a good time. I bet the ambiance was amazing. Glad to hear the food was good.
Nope! I would have blocked him too. It gives me the impression that he may not be very stable ?????
I love spinach, yum!
I haven’t tried turtle or frog legs either…someday though
I hate a ton of ice also. Now the one thing you will never hear me complain about is the drink being too strong LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!! It may be a little strong but I’ll manage…
Yep. It doesn’t always have to be over the top fancy but it definitely has to be clean and have really good food…
During the last one we were off every Friday w no pay. Some people in our office got back pay but the majority of us didn’t. I was told it depends on the pot of money you get paid from. So if it shuts down we’ll come in Monday to sign our notice then be dismissed
The last one we had notice so I had about 9 months supply of just about every household good you can think of
He ended up texting me because I forgot we exchanged numbers… asking me ” what happened?” I replied ” it’s me, I’m high maintenance.” I don’t want to come across any type of way but I’m not about that life.
He ended up texting me because I forgot we exchanged numbers… asking me ” what happened?” I replied ” it’s me, I’m high maintenance.” I don’t want to come across any type of way but I’m not about that life.
True. Three strikes and your out.
True. Three strikes and your out.
No!…Glad you block ed the clown!
They say frog legs taste like chicken….,I had an ‘international dinner’ at my house one nite and everbody had to bring a dish. My neighbor brought frog legs. No one ate them…
lol. yeah. she’s definitely unique.
LMAO
The EBT was too murch huh?
Everything looks devine. I would devour all of it, sans the lettuce. Yoni does not do lettuce. Spinach? Yes. Lettuce? NEVER!
And ain’t NOTHING wrong with it. Black women should not be forced to ACCEPT struggle love.
I LOVE capers! Did you know they are actually flower buds?
Really? I’m not a salt person, I never thought they were too salty. They’re flowers. LOL
How can flowers be unholy. LOL
LOLOLOLOLOLOL!! I want his aspirations in life to be more than just free-bees and government assistance. I cant.
LOVE their calamari. It’s greasy as fukk!
I didn’t know they were flowers!!! I wonder if you can eat them fresh instead of pickled…
We were told that we were going to get back pay but we didn’t…So I just did what I had to do….I worked in Slo mo fashion….LOL
BREAKING NEWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! In my TMZ voice..My peeps in DMV (D.C., Maryland & Virginia) Just told me that we are hours away from a Government Shut Down!!…I’m done for the day….I’m going to have me some sushi and going shopping to pick up a new outfit for Monday.SMH…..
The funny thing was mine was on Monday and we could work overtime to make up our pay. That was if your section had overtime….And this was wrong as hell….Usually I would tell my boss that they were going to jail…But I made an exception that time…..LOL…but I got mind because I wasn’t coming home with 64 hours of pay….And not everyone was entitled to over time
I would have been like “pass the hot sauce”
Why not? I just devoured a whole bowl of it.
i did not. thanks for the education! i thought they were just tiny olive-raisins lol
LOLLOLLOL!!!!!!!
Can’t take yall nowhere and expose you to the better things in life. ROTFLMAO. Don’t feel bad went to Macy’s at the checkout counter and they had them chocolate bars in my face and the lady said Imma have to pay for it. I told her I thought they were a gift as much money they get outta me. Everybody said we thought the same thing, glad you said nothing.
Dump checking out at 4pm for this party this weekend. He is saying see ya.
LOLOLOL. This made me chuckle out loud cuz I’m the same way. No, you just saved months of bs, your weave, and possibly your credit. Keep looking.
Tammie, have you tried Old Lady Gang yet? The food was okay, imo. I think it’s slightly overpriced too. BUt I suppose the novelty of celeb dining is worth the premium??? For me, way too crowded, downstairs and up. The people I dined with loved the setting, the food, the drinks, etc. Me, meh. Honest to God; I left there and stopped by Popeye’s on the way to my house.
Yes…. at least he is trying and. isn’t on his couch playing call of duty…..unemployment happens to good people every day
I’ve never been there or had the desire to visit lol. I guess because I live really far from where it is located and I get sick of soul food.
Your 100 percent right. He is trying…. But I’m not drawn to that energy.
Lol I will moving.
yuck. ill take some captain d’s.
open up your mind and your palate.. you’d be surprised
Miss Ann closed? i thought her nephew kept it running
I don’t know. I didn’t say it closed.
Me neither and I love me some Red Lobster.
How was it? I heard its chewy.
This one place I waitressed at served tripe. ?
I heard there is a class action law suit
LOL
You don’t eat things you don’t like, right? I will eat any vegetable (since it’s kinda considered a vegetable) under the sun, but I will NOT eat lettuce.
IDK.
Oh, I thought it was because of some recall…LOL….they did just recall romaine lettuce here in Chicago.
Can we just get this right at least — Comment Allez-Vous? Tammi…you know your French teachers would be upset. It’s one of the first questions we learn in French.
Anyhoo…the pictures look nice. I hope the food tasted as good as the pictures look.
LOL!