French Cocotte

Chris Raczynski

2 months ago

★★★★★

Confit pork ain't confit but more like salty Xmas ham. Beef burgundy is not a traditional one and seems like frog legs and escargot are made out of oil instead of butter. Carrot puree was super over power with cumin. Not a great place. Make our stomach upset.

Bob Bilbrough

3 months ago

★★★★★

Wow! What a huge disappointment… For years, my wife and I have been making an annual pilgrimage from the US to St. Martin. We enjoy delicious food, especially fine French cuisine. In 2025, we discovered French Cocotte, and we immensely enjoyed our dinner there. So, this year, French Cocotte was the dinner choice for the evening of our arrival. The trouble started right away. I ordered a very dry Grey Goose martini. The drink served must have been half vermouth. Yuk. I left it mostly full, expecting our server would ask if it was okay. He did not. The cocktail was still on our table when we departed. We split a cheese casserole, which was good, but not good enough to salvage the meal. My wife had the Dover sole meunière. While I wouldn’t bet $10 that a genetic test would confirm that it was actually Dover sole, the fish was well cooked. The problem was the lemony caper butter sauce was served on the side in a tiny crock. The sauce seemed to be burned, and was not edible. Absent sauce, the fish was rather bland, saved by the disappointing addition of salt. I ordered the beef bourguignon, supposedly a classic French stew from Burgundy, featuring beef slow-cooked in red wine with bacon, carrots, onions, and mushrooms, resulting in a rich, tender, and flavorful dish often served over potatoes or noodles. The dish came in a small covered crock. The sauce including no visible mushrooms, pearl onions, mushrooms or bacon, but did include some small orange specks; maybe carrots. The beef was so fatty that much of it was returned to the plate from my mouth --- said pile of rejected beef also ignored by our server. Absent key ingredients, the sauce was nearly tasteless and was elevated to barely edible (again) by salt. The highlight of the evening was a bottle of Châteauneuf-du-Pape (perhaps from Château Mont-Redon?). At $51, it was fairly priced, just over retail. However, when the check came, the price was increased to $91, more than double retail price. There were few diners there on a Wednesday evening, which is no surprise considering the poor quality of food and service. French Cocotte is off our list.

Jayne Chapman

4 months ago

★★★★★

I couldn’t remember the name of the restaurant when I came home from my vacation. I wanted to leave a glowing review.! I loved it so much that we came back for a second meal. Years ago, when we lived in Massachusetts, My husband and I came to Saint Martin for two weeks and enjoyed many a great meal. This restaurant definitely was the best French meal I have had anywhere! The escargot were perfect, and I’ve had escargot at many higher priced restaurants all over the world, including France. I’m very fussy about onion soup. I love it with a wonderful crusty cheese on top and not a ton of bread. Again, this was a perfect onion soup. The Dover Sole Was sublime. The service is perfect. What made me finally write a review today? A friend I know is going to Saint Martin and I wanted her to go to this restaurant. So I went on Google and found it - I’m so glad I did because I really wanted the restaurant to know that the Effort they put into each meal is so much appreciated by those who enjoy really good food