Petite Maison Restaurant Review

7216 E. Shoeman Ln. (Scottsdale Rd.) Send to Phone

480-991-6887 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu

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$$$$$

A tiny, stylish bistro with impressive yet reasonably priced classic French cuisine.

Petite Maison Restaurant is one of our 2012 | Top 10 Phoenix/Scottsdale French Restaurants |

Cuisine

Open

Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner daily, Brunch Sat.-Sun.

Features

Full bar
Reservations suggested
Outdoor dining
Open late Thurs.-Sat.
Casual

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The menu reads like French foodie porn: porc et lardon (roasted pork loin with celery root and braised cabbage in red wine gastrique), poisson entiers pour deux (a whole grilled fish for two in sauce charon) and steak tartare (grass-fed beef with Banyuls vinegar, fried egg yolk and gaufrettes). But then, what would you expect from one of the sexiest chefs in the Valley (we mean in the kitchen, of course)? Chef-owner James Porter practically caresses each recipe with his use of lavish ingredients and driving passion for fresh and local products. The setting is appropriately intimate for such indulgences, with just 22 seats in the dining room, 11 at the bar and 30 on the patio. That’s all the better for coveting your neighbor’s dishes, like boudin blanc (house-made sausage with poached apple and frisée) or beignets du Nutella. Service, like the reasonably priced food, is professional yet relaxed, and everyone in the café is well trained in the best wine pairings, sourced primarily from France. For an extra treat, stop by on Thursdays, Fridays or Saturdays for a late night menu called "Staff Meal," a nightly changing favorite dish from Porter’s support cooks.

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Disheartened~ by Ereike~ on 11/19/2011

I took my mom to Petite Maison last night. The temp bartender was great and helped me choose the perfect bottle of wine. The escargots’ were good. The salad was ok. However I was very disheartened by the barramundi I found it so tough and over cooked it really did almost taste like chicken. This was the main event I ate some trying to find better pieces of the fillet not so tough and my mom tried a bite to see what I was talking about. I did not finish it and when asked how the meal was I did politely mention the problem with the fish. When the chef came out and made his rounds I found him to be rather arrogant as he took the fish off my plate shook it like a piece of shoe leather and replaced it. He said the next time I came in he would make sure I had a perfectly cooked piece of fish. (as though it was a foregone conclusion we would be back) He did send out a chocolate cream brulee on the house however as I had not wanted dessert nor did I want chocolate that night, even if it was a well done dessert I, was not so impressed. I would have been much happier if he sent out a decent remade piece of fish. No need to remake the already eaten sides but just one or two bites of good fish (the whole point of the meal) would have made this entire review a different story.