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cityweekend

An air of quaintness and cozy surprise pervades both food and space at Franck, a newly-opened brasserie serving a menu du jour of hearty French cuisine at charming Ferguson Lane. Quality ingredients rendered skillfully elevate the simple fare to delightful; cold tomato soup (¥45), beef tartare (¥140) , and asalad of dark greens and soft-boiled egg (¥40) have us exclaiming "très bien!" For a sweet ending t o a n a lre ady wonderful afternoon, our waiter was insistent, "get the clafoutis." We did and were pleased by the dessert of baked fresh cherries, raspberry sorbet, and meringue (¥60), as well as by the confidently knowledgeable service. So how much do we love Franck? Oh, mon cher, in so many delicious ways. –Andrea Y.See

 

mami

So~ overrated! I went there for lunch. Despite their sign, indicating they open at 12noon for lunch, when we showed up, they asked us to come back at 12:30. Then, choosing from their limited lunch menu, before ordering SALAD NICOISE, I asked the waiter if it was fresh tuna or canned tuna. He answered with pride that it was fresh tuna. When the salad arrived, it wasn’t even tuna; it was SARDINE! That is not even the end of it! The bill arrived, they charged different prices (of course, more!) from the blackboard and the printed menus, explaining the menu prices were wrong…

The only thing that was good about the place was the bread. It is over-priced mediocre food with questionable service. I reall don’t know what is the fuss about the place.

1 year, 4 months ago

jeremyseow

1st, the service is terrible. We arrived at 630pm and nobody took the initiative to attend to us. It took 15mins before we decide to wave somebody over. Then he brought over the menu board and left. Nobody came to explain the items. The overall order experience is terrible. Needless to say, the french "boss" only speaks to the french customers. 2nd, the food is good. The portions are decant and the quality is good. The apple tart is excellent. 3rd, the corkage is out of this world! It is double the price of a main course and the wines prices are very high. This is not a place where the boss wants you to enjoy wine with your food. 4th, if you use a credit card, they charge you in USD, not RMB. I don't understand why...

 

10 months, 2 weeks ago Updated See jeremyseow's latest review »

tristamarie

We think this is one of the most charming French bistros in Shanghai. It is a bit pricey so we can't claim to be regulars, but we drop by from time to time. The menu's always changing but if you're lucky you'll catch them on a day when they're serving the confit de canard (duck confit). It's so tender it peels right off the bone and is scrumptiously moist. The accompanying baby potatoes are tasty and the dish is joined by all the necessary odds and ends--namely, mustard. The tanginess adds to the rich flavor of the duck. We gobbled it up quite quickly.

 

10 months ago

jeremyseow

Just went there last nite with friends, the service was better and improved from my last experience.

I recommend the smoked salmon and the spanish ham (though it is not french). For mains, I had the beef ragout and it was very tender but I think the intensity of the sauce was lacking. The beef tartar is excellent with a great balance of the taste of the beef vs the condiments. The peanut nougat is very good and the definitely worth ordering.

The overall portions are about right. The wine is prices is not cheap and the food prices are rather high. Not sure if I can afford going there every week....

 

7 months, 3 weeks ago

ckhsu32

Via the recommendation of a friend, I stopped by Franck with a few family friends on Saturday night and had a wonderful time!

Located in Ferguson Lane, it was largely an expat crowd and the restaurant possessed the charm of a classic brasserie. The atmosphere was warm and cozy.

The menu du jour carried all the must-haves from duck breast and leg confit to the always favorite of mine - cote de boeuf for two. The one thing that I thought was an absolute highlight of the night was definitely the anchovy foam dip for bread and veggie sticks!

The wine list was fair and Franck was sweet enough to stop by to recommend a wine for our table. However, for the price of the wine at 600 RMB, I thought it could've been a little better...

Like always, the only downside to places like these is the lack of of a Chinese menu! My friends loved the place, but will not likely return because of the language barrier :(

I'd love for once not have to translate the menu! It's China - have a Chinese menu!

 

2 months, 1 week ago