Sorry that I wasn’t more clear. My “disappointment” with Jouvence was solely about the taste of the food on the plates that day. I had no issue with the service, and I liked the room. The “vibe” for our 8:00 PM, not that crowded Thursday evening beginning of June dinner with the sun still shining when we sat down was a neutral to small plus.
I’d say the restaurant overall was somewhat similar to Le Grand Bain, a place we went in the fall, also at Parn’s suggestion, where we liked the food much more. My only issue with Jouvence is I wasn’t that crazy about the food (other than dessert). The night we were at Grand Bain, out of 5 dishes ordered, 2 were really good, one pretty good, one fine and one meh. By contrast at Jouvence out of 5 dishes ordered, one (dessert) was really good, 3 were fine and one meh.
Since I respect both Parn’s opinion and yours, I’m very willing to believe it was just a one-day, or even a course selection, thing, and will likely give it another try.
