Rob's Cafe, Madison NJ

A group of us were looking for a BYO in NJ to go to earlier this month. Rich suggested Rob's Cafe in Madison - a little traditional French bistro. We started with appetizers and then onto entrees. To start off...French Onion Soup, escargot, roasted bone marrow were some of the dishes the six of us ordered..

The main courses included mussels (moules mariniere) with pomme frites, steak & frites, duck-duck-foie,  duck breast and bacon wrapped pork.

And to finish off we did cheese and desserts including tangerine semifreddo, chocolate mousse and baked brie.

Overall it was a casual BYO with pretty good food. Some dishes - like the duck-duck-foie (duck breast, duck leg confit and foie gras) were outstanding. The steak and frites also quite good. Some dishes were a bit off the mark - the onion soup was lacking taste. But a very reasonable check, and comfortable enough ambiance and a nice menu made the evening a lot of fun.

Jenn's Rating: 80
Zagat: not rated