Left Bank Restaurant

Feb 16th, 2024

Jan 7th, 2024

I told someone today that while it may sound like an oxymoron to say One of my favorite French restaurants in the world is in Vail, it is true! The Left Bank is outstanding.
Jan 7th, 2024

The pair tarts were shared and were delightful. Loved the inclusion with the meal of a delicious house salad of an appropriate size to open the meal. Mixed opinions on the entrees. Rocky mountain trout overcooked; Ragu was pedestrian, but boullabaise, had by 2 of 4, was a homerun. Creative recipe, innovatively presented, was a hit....a homer. Those in the party not having it were envious.
Dec 21st, 2023

We were a table of two enjoying the elegance and ambiance of this establishment. We even helped our server laugh off her mistake of asking us how we wanted our Beef Tartar prepared. The food was good. The portions were more than we expected/needed, and there was an overabundance of heavy sauces with our entres, but we figured that is to be expected in high-end French dining. Sadly, our dining experience and service quickly crumbled. A large, loud, obnoxious group took over the entire dining room. They invaded our personal space to take photos and videos. Womens butts were literally next to my face, I am sure I ended up on their Instagram post! They spanned 3 tables with our two-top in the center. They yelled across us to each other as if we were not even there. It was appalling. What was more appalling is not only could The Left Bank servers and management not control this group they actually gave all their attention to this group. Essentially encouraging the abhorrent behavior. We were forgotten. We waited ~30 minutes for the remainder of our meal to be served. We then had to wait 10+ minutes for our check - wine glasses empty. When asked, by the manager, if we enjoyed our meal we explained our disappointment in how our service plummeted. We got a lame excuse of it being a busy night. Not true, there were several other empty tables in the house. If you cant handle this capacity, then how can you possibly handle a full house? Dear The Left Bank, you are not responsible for people who do not know how to behave in public, but you are responsible for customer service. You must not provide service based on group size. The per/person ratio of money spent is equivalent. In fact our ratio was likely larger given our 100% drinking age and the larger group was 75% underage. Shame on you, your customer service is subpar and unacceptable at this price point. We visit Vail each year. Sadly, we dont think The Left Bank will be included in any of our future visits.
Apr 2nd, 2024