Caroline Bates – Gourmet Magazine

The menu of Michel Jacob, an Alsatian, confidently blends tradition and innovation.  A purée of red pepper soup with scallops; an Alsatian onion tart; sweet spot prawns with swirls or mango sauce; a mustard-sauced gigot of lamb; white beans and a potato gratin; and chocolate-orange mousse to finish.  A genuine place with very satisfying food at a fair price.  If only there were a French restaurant like this back home in Los Angeles or San Francisco!

Brad Ovenell – Vancouver Magazine

If there’s a formula for producing happy customers, Le Crocodile has the patent.  Simply great food and unwavering consistency are chef/owner Michel Jacob’s hallmark.  All the essentials of French cooking are here, but some sauces, through some sleight-of-hand, manage to be both rich and light. The kitchen excels at seafood, sole, plaice, mussels – and does very well with organ meats such as sweetbreads, just-done liver with a rich herb butter, and kidney with Dijon and demi glace.  Portions are generous, prices fair.

Mia Stainsby – The Vancouver Sun

Le Crocodile doesn’t have the attitude that if you have to ask about the price, then, mes cheries,  you can’t afford it.  The crabcakes, for instance, are pure and simple Le Crocodile: crab, panfried, topped with deep fried julienned leeks, green mayo, garlic and Pernod.  Not to be missed, the restaurant has an incredible selection of French wines.  For the main course, I had roasted Barbarie duck breast slices, fanned out moistly and invitingly in a deep and dark citrus sauce.  They were teamed with a potato galette, baby carrots and baby green beans.  For dessert, I had an iced caramel soufflé with a thatched roof of spun sugar, which drew looks from nearby diners.  They said goodbye to us with a friendly little chocolate and a relatively tame bill.

Where Vancouver

Michel Jacob’s restaurant, haunt of jet setters and visiting celebs regularly pulls top honours in local critics’ and readers’ polls.  The menu is best described as “up-scale bistro,” it’s solidly flavoured dishes served with flare but little fanfare.

Vancouver Lifestyles

Owner Michel Jacob continues to create Vancouver’s best Alsatian onion pie as well as many other Alsace-inspired dishes in this elegant restaurant.  Enjoy the city patio on a warm summer night.  Dress up a little and revel in impeccable service and exquisite cuisine.

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