Forein Cinema, San Francisco, CA

This restaurant hit the spot. I think we've have been eating a lot of Asian food lately so this was a nice change. I wouldn't say it was classic french but it did have the classic protein dishes. There was a lot of variety, and it was not very oily like Californian style food. If you eat outside in the courtyard you can watch the movie on the brick wall, only you can't really watch it, it's just a backdrop. It was a cold night so we chose to sit inside.



For Appetizer we had the Thai coconut broth mussels. It hit the spot on the slightly chilly night as it was like a warm soup. The duck breast salad had an unusual spice and it was topped with some sort of watercress-type green. Slightly overdressed but nevertheless it was one of the best duck salads.



For dinner we had Salmon and lamb dish. I usually don't order salmon but this one sounded interesting. It was wrapped in a fig leaf and served with vegetable and beans. The salmon was really nicely cooked. I don't what flavor the fig leaf was supposed to add. The lamb was really tasty and well cooked. I can't even name spices anymore it seems, but it was smoked just right. Served over pollenta added a nice texture. I like the grilled grapes added nice sweetness.

Dessert was a crepe topped with creme fresh and strawberries. Dessert was okay, not that impressive in comparison with dinner, but it was good. It wasn't too sweet and a nice ending since dinner didn't make us feel so overstuffed.

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