Madeleine Bistro
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$$$ - expensive
American
Upscale-style dining in the valley
Madeleine Bistro adds an upscale organic vegan menu to Los Angeles' offerings. Proprietors David and Molly Anderson hail from Real Food Daily, where David was an executive chef, but this is an entirely personal offering, featuring a menu that changes with the current fresh ingredients.
Lunch and dinner served, with take-out available.
See website for current hours.
Exit 101 at Reseda and turn West on Ventura; restaurant is on north side of street, kinda hard to find. Look for an awning.
Added by VegGuide.Org on Jul 2 05 (updated Feb 12 07)
Reviews
I dined with 2 others today (for lunch) and we shared the Madeleine Club, the BBQ Tempeh, and the Cajun Caesar sandwiches. All 3 were mouth watering.
Definitely save room for dessert when you're here.
Hands-down my favourite place in LA. My only complaint is that it's a bit pricey (so I can't go as often as I'd like, which would pretty much be every day), but it is worth every penny. I could live on the creme bruleé alone. Long live Madeleine Bistro!!
Madeleine Bistro is the classiest vegan act in town -but so welcoming that you will regularly see people enjoying their brunch in fitness wear.
I recently reviewed M Cafe (in Hollywood) and described it as 'imaginative,' but vegan chicken and waffles? You cannot get more imaginative than that! -And that is just one unique dish of many at Madeleine Bistro. (Plus, that particular dish is my omnivorous' mum's favorite. Being able to more than 'pass off' their Belgian waffles and seitan 'chicken' says a lot about the restaurant's quality.)
Brunch here is truly a highlight of any week. French toast, the aforementioned dish, wheat-free pancakes, tofu scramble, fresh juices and sinful beignets make a visit an experience over a mere meal.
A personal favorite is the 'Portophilly'- a baguette loaded with juicy portobello 'bacon,' peppers, and their own, incredible farmer's 'cheese.'
The food is beyond good and presented with acute care and attention. Give yourself a treat and make a trip to Madeleine Bistro.
We did not think we would ever again find a vegan restaurant as incredible as Millenium in SF. We were wrong. This place is absolutely divine!
So many dishes sounded so delicious that we had to sample several. The first was one that we did not have our eye on - the red beet tartar. The waiter sold us on it anyway though, and we're so glad he did! It blew us away, WOW! We also tried the chicken fried seitan with mashed potatoes and gravy (yummm), and the asian tacos (quite unique). For dessert, we couldn't decide between three items. We asked the waiter which one we should choose, and he dutifully let us know that we had to get both the flourless chocolate cake AND the cinnamon creme brulee. We weren't disappointed. Food scores a 10.....a truly remarkable dining experience.
Our waiter (I regrettably cannot recall his name) was incredibly helpful and amicable; fully deserving of his 30% tip. Service scores a 10.
Like the previous reviewer, I am docking one point solely based on location. I, however, am not saying they should open up a location in Hollywood or LA, like every other vegetarian restaurant. They have enough, for God's sake. There are many wealthy people in the Newport Beach area who like to be healthy, and Madeleine's would no doubt thrive in such a location. While I am a vegan, I recognize that the "v" word unfortunately sometimes carries a negative connotation to the unenlightened, so Madeleine's marketing of healthy, organic, gourmet would work perfectly in Orange County. PLEASE OPEN UP A LOCATION IN OC!!!
this was great. we got the 6 course meal deal and had a smoked tofu salad, french onion soup, a "bigger mac" (AWESOME), chicken fried tofu and mock duck tacos as out main dishes. dessert was the carrot cake twinkie. it was a very good but kind of pricey. our dinner with a glass of wine and tip (riesling was amazing! i definitely recommend!) was almost $100. it was great food though-sensible portions, not huge.