I was looking forward to trying the steak at this place. Upon arrival I didn’t have to wait for a table, the service was quick and I ordered the ribeye steak (medium rare) with pepper sauce and a Merlot to pair. When the streak arrived it looked good with the fries, pot of ratatouille and pepper sauce. I start with the steak and was disappointed. The meat was a too chewy but the chips, ratatouille and Merlot was good. I don’t know about you but I generally have a high anticipation of steak and when it’s bad the disappointment is also higher. With chicken if it’s dry you can add more sauce to make it more palatable however with a steak it’s like torture down to the last bite.
The decor and surroundings was nice and clean but the club music didn’t really match the mood.
Even though the steak wasn’t as expected it doesn’t represent whether the overall food is good or bad as it was just bad cut of meat. The chips and ratatouille were the redeeming factors and is what determined that I will be returning to So France to try other items on the menu.

4 finger is usually busy when I pass by so I decide to find out what the fuss was all about. I order 6 pieces of the signature wingettes/drumettes with 2 hot and 4 soy garlic. I sat down with wireless pager device and after a few minutes my order was ready. Visually the wings looked OK. I take the hot sauce wing and take bite and find the sauce a little spicy for my palate. I then take the soy garlic flavoured and found this too salty. I will usually order fried chicken with with no sauce as I find the sauces can be overpowering which is exactly what it is at 4 fingers. The option for no sauce is not on the menu but this would not have made a difference as the I find the batter too chewy and not crispy enough. And as for the meat, it’s not that it was dry but it wasn’t juicy/moist enough. Overall this disappointing and won’t be returning.

Decided to come here for dessert after a walk at Macritchie. Luckily we didn’t have to wait for a table. One look at the menu we decided on the earl grey caramel waffle. The waffle tasted as good as it looked. The waffle was moist and paired with the earl grey caramel (which was a little over powerless but the caramel) and ice cream was a great combination. Looking forward to my next visit to Columbus.

I’ve been here a few times now and the favourite items on the menu is the steak and chips and the large selection of wine. The menu is mainly small plates and around four mains. Overall the food is OK, I would prefer a few more mains but where Frenchie excels is the choice of wine and friendly atmosphere. And I almost forgot about the bread!

We planned to go else where but since we both finished work late and restaurants close at 10:30PM we decided to go someone close to home and ended up at Five&2 (forgot to ask the origin of the name). It was a shame we got there after 8PM and missed happy hour. We ordered wince, can’t remember which ones but it was good and for food I ordered the burger with fries, the Aglio Olio Seafood (no picture) and for dessert the chocolate lava cake. All food items were OK and matched my expectations of the establishment. On a not so hot night it’s nice to sit outside and enjoy the view of Pongol pond. It was my first time here and it won’t be the last.