Le Barricou
c/o NY Mag
533 Grand St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
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718.782.7372
Cuisine: French Bistro
Our Rating: ★ ★ ★
Cards: Cash Only
Price: $$
Hours: Mon-Thurs, 11am-4pm, 6pm-midnight; Fri 11am-4pm, 6pm-2am; Sat 11am-2am; Sun 11am-midnight
Booze: Full Bar
Subway: L to Lorimer St.
Menu: Click Here
Delivery: Yes
NY Mag says:
When he opened Marquet Patisserie in Boerum Hill in the late eighties, Jean-Pierre Marquet was a Smith Street pioneer. Since then, he’s relocated to Court Street, sold his Manhattan and Fort Greene outposts, and bought a manufacturing plant in Bushwick. Now he’s branched into the bistro business with Le Barricou, a Williamsburg restaurant whose French street signs leave no doubt about the restaurant’s provenance. Chef-partner Joab Masse’s menu, though, takes a multicultural approach, offering coq au vin alongside salmon over Asian long beans with Thai barbecue sauce.
Shecky’s says:
TAGS: Brunch (Weekends), Delivery, Fairly Cheap, French, Lorimer, Open Late, Recommended, Restaurants, ★★★ GoodAh, Williamsburg, home of too cool for school hipsters, kitschy bars, and…thankfully a crop of dining hot spots. So maybe you won’t be transported to gay old Paris when you enter Le Barricou, but owner Jean Pierre Marquet and chef Joab Masse have definitely added some foreign flair to the neighborhood. The eclectic menu features everything from burgers and lamb shank to Thai mussels ($9) and the French favorite, Coq Au Vin ($15). The spacious restaurant, plastered with vintage news clippings, allows you several options for seating as well. Enjoy your meal at a table for two or make new friends over the modest selection of beer and wine at the elongated wooden bar. Lest you forget you’re in the Burg, the old school foosball table in the back serves as a gentle reminder. Le sigh.
You would think for the prices they charge at this place, that wait-staff would know their French food and drinks, and that the food would have some semblance of taste. I wish I were writing a better review of Le Barricou, but my experience there last night left me (in a party of 4, paying over $300 for dinner) disappointed: bland food (clam pasta,
Onion Gratinee, oysters for me), shoddy (close to ignorant; our waitress didn’t know what Pernod or Richard was) service and loud music. This place really lacks class. I’m hoping they take note of numerous complaints and improve.
this isn’t yelp. duh.
Ate here this weekend, and we loved it. Very reasonable prices, great ambiance and music. Our waitress was very helpful in picking out an appertif and most importantly the food was great. Cant wait to go back and bring some friends.
By far my favorite restaurant in NYC.
I find myself wanting to eat there at least once a week. The prices are extremely good for the quality of the food. If I had to pick one place in Williamsburg to recommend this is the place. The atmosphere is welcoming & comfortable, in the fall or cooler months try sitting in the back room. Service is great – I personally prefer sitting at a bar to a table. Bartenders food recommendations are spot on. Try starting with the Oysters or a Cheese plate depending on your taste. The pasta special is always spot on.
Cant wait for brunch there tomorrow morning