Reviews for Cuistot in Palm Desert, CA
My partner bought gift certificates for here but passed away before we could use them. After finding the certificates a while... later, I took a very good friend to celebrate his birthday. This was our first time here and what a treat it was. The place islocated very close to the intersection of Hwy 111 and El Paseo. Valet parking is available as well as sell parking. From theoutside, Cuistot has a beautiful, large European / French classic style building. Very elegant entrance that opens to thereception desk. The first thing I noticed was their dress policy - "Desert Business Casual". No t-shirts, tank tops, or shortshorts - just nice and classy. The receptionist checked verified our reservation and offered indoor or outdoor seating. Alsowhether we preferred a table or booth. We chose an indoor booth. He sat us in a large, beautiful, French dining room with abeautiful vaulted ceiling and fireplaces. Gorgeous! The wait person arrived in a few moments, gave us a menu, and took our drinkorder. He chose hot tea and I chose iced tea. The menu offered a wide variety of French cuisine and a wide range of prices.Their menu is posted on their website so you can see what is offered ahead of time. Shortly, the wait person brought our drinksand took our order. My friend chose the Carpacio and I ordered the Mushroom Soup. For the entre we both ordered the beef filetsubstituting asparagus for the green beans. The appetizers arrived shortly. The Carpacio was excellent and was served with allthe fixings. The Mushroom Soup was excellent. Slightly tangy with the rich unami flavor of the mushrooms. They also servedslices of a hot, crusty baguette with butter - delicious and the butter was soft enough to spread unlike a lot of otherplaces. Shortly, the steaks arrived, cooked to perfection. Chopped shallots topped the steak with perfect asparagus, and otheritems that were delicious but I don't remember their French names. But, everything was excellent! When we finished, they Read more
Had a very nice dinner here. All the dishes were delicious, the steak was cooked perfectly. The waiter gave some very good wine... recommendations. Ambiance on the terrace was nice. All in all was well worth going, am planning to return next time I'm in PalmSprings. Read more
For our 20th anniversary, my wife and I made a special trip to Palm Desert from LA to have dinner at Cuistot. The restaurant met... our expectations with excellent service and a beautifully prepared meal. We had a starter of Braised Short Rib Ravioli and ourentrees were Roasted Rack Of Lamb and Skillet Roasted Veal Chop, The restaurant comped our dessert, a decadent Floating Island,basically a pile of meringue. A bottle of wine, a couple of cocktails and we were good to go. It's a expensive dinner but notoutrageous and very, very satisfying. Read more
Ambiance fit with the French theme. We both enjoyed our dinner. The quenelles were spectacular. Short rib ravioli was excellent.... Spectacular choice of wines. Read more
Excellent meal and excellent service in a lovely setting. We had the caprese salad for a starter. Was wonderful. My wife had the... quail which she loved. I had the seabass which was amazing. Very extensive wine list. Highly recommend. Read more
Excellent Service & Food! Enjoyed outside dining during happy hour. Had drinks, steak frites, mussels, a California Caprese... Salad (so yummy with grapefruit) and a raspberry dessert that was also superb. Will be back! Read more
Went to Saturday brunch at this beautifully appointed and furnished restaurant. It was a rather wintery day so the fireplace... seemed especially welcoming. On the menu were mushroom soup and creamy spinach soup, both delicious. This was followed by freshberry compote and croissants. The entrees were a Gruyere and cheddar cheese souffle, very classic, as well as eggs and steakwith Bordelaise sauce. This seemed more American and very generous portion size. Next time we will be sure to save more roomfor dessert! Read more
Excellent food with fantastic service. It's an odd building/setting but the ambiance is nice. Doesn't feel very high end... visually but the prices and the flavors are definitely high end ???? Read more