Le Rendez-vous Cafe & French Pastry
About Le Rendez-vous Cafe & French Pastry
Soup, salad and sandwich french speciality and full line of specialty coffees. and french pastries,cake,speciality cookie and much much more
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By Dave Edwards...since Thierry Marceaux and his wife Jung-sook blew into town about two and a half years ago, there has definitely been some French options on the table. They purchased The Big Chair Café and gradually began introducing French items to the menu. The first noticeable things were the incredible French pastries.
Marceaux was born, raised and trained as a pastry chef in France. He came to the United States to open a pastry café in New Orleans. He tired of that after a couple of years and began to work in hotels, which took him to South Carolina, Texas and back to New Orleans. It was in South Carolina that he met Jung-sook, who was an intern from Korea working in the same hotel kitchen.
The Marceauxs and their three children found themselves back in New Orleans, and in 2003, lost their home in the flooding caused by Hurricane Ka trina. Another brief spell in Dallas ended when they followed a retired friend’s advice and came to Las Cruces.
“The Big Chair was already an established business with customers who came for the sandwiches and salads,” Marceaux said. “I didn’t want to lose the customers we already had, so I kept much of the menu the same and added French items.”
To further their visions of Paris, the owners renamed The Big Chair, Le Rendez-vous in 2011.
One of the French dishes added was quiche, and there are usually two types every day. A variety of new soups joined the lineup as well as a daily special, such as beef burgundy.
Lunch buddy and I showed up on Saturday around 12:15 p.m., and the place was busy. Despite our server’s apologies, the food came very quickly.
I decided I was going for a total French experience and ordered the French onion soup as a prelude to the pan-bagnet on a French roll. The former came with three large croutons soaking in the soup and it was covered with melted cheesiness. The pan-bagnet is a tuna salad with boiled egg, black olive and greens. It may be the best tuna sandwich I have ever had in my life. It comes with a spring salad and a tasty balsamic vinaigrette dressing.
Lunch buddy had the pâté maison, which is a variety of the house pâtés and French sausage with Dijon mustard, a spring salad and a small baguette. He also had the French onion soup as a starter. Marceaux also bakes his own bread, and it’s wonderful.
Other French country-side items includes a plate with a variety of cheeses and a combination cheese and pâté plate, both are served with a salad and a baguette.
The pastry case was unavoidable. I tried the brioche bread pastry with a filling of thick custard. I could hear my taste buds shouting, “Formidable!” while I was eating it and “Zutalors,” when it was gone. LB had the blueberry tart, which is also custard-filled.
Le Rendez-vous supplies pastries for several other restaurants in town, which has helped to establish Marceaux’s reputation as a superb pastry chef.
How soon before the menu goes French completely?
“Well, I don’t know that we will completely get away from the old menu,” he said. “Although if I keep adding things and never take anything away, I will need a menu as long as this table. I even kept a burrito on the breakfast menu because people like it.”
Yes, they serve breakfast from 7:30 to 10:30 a.m. and all day on Saturday. And, yes, they have croissants and French toast.
For now, Thierry and Jung-sook Marceaux are just happy to have a popular restaurant that can offer foodies in Las Cruces something different and trés magnifique.
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Bonjour, Las Cruces! Tuesday our special will be Beef Stroganoff, served with buttered egg noodles, a side salad, and sliced baguette. Our Quiche will be Lorraine and our soup will be Broccoli Cheddar. Have a good day!
" 25 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!
Tomorrow our breakfast special is a French Country Omelette with brie cheese, bacon and spinach, garnished with a red pepper hollandaise. Served with your choice of breakfast potato or side salad. For lunch we will have Steak Au Poivre- a 6 oz flat iron steak in a peppercorn cream sauce. That is served with french fries, a side salad, and sliced baguette. (Lunch includes a free pastry!)
...Our Quiche du Jour will be Lorraine (ham, swiss, and bacon) and the soup du Jour will be Broccoli Cheddar.
Have a great rest of your day and we'll see you tomorrow!
See More " 24 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces! Tomorrow our breakfast special is a French Country Omelette with brie cheese, bacon and spinach, garnished with a red pepper hollandaise. Served with your choice of breakfast potato or side salad. Our lunch special will be Moules Frites- mussels in a creamy white wine sauce served with french fries, a side salad, and sliced baguette. Our quiche will be Lorraine and our soup will be broccoli .. Have a great day, we'll see you tomorrow!
" 23 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour, and Happy Friday! Come in today and celebrate the start of your weekend by trying one of our famous Friday special! Today we have Crawfish Étouffée, a cajun style dish of crawfish served with seasoned steamed rice, a side salad, and sliced baguette. The Quiche of the day is Mediterranean. The soup today is green chile pork and rice .
...We hope to see all of your lovely faces here soon!
See More " 22 March 2019Anynomous
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Good Afternoon Las Cruces!!
Tomorrow our special will be Lasagna Bolognese, A hearty meat and cheese lasagna served with a side salad and sliced baguette. Our Quiche du Jour will be Lorraine and our soup du Jour will be Tomato Basil.
...See you tomorrow!
See More " 21 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces,
Come join us tomorrow for Blanquette du Porc: A hearty french style stew with pork and vegetables, served in a white wine sauce and seasoned rice, a side signature salad and french bread. Our Quiche du Jour will be Lorraine and our Soup du Jour will be Tomato Basil.
...See you tomorrow!!
See More " 20 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!!!
Tuesday, our special will be Bœuf Bourguignon; a hearty french style beef stew served with sour cream herb mashed potatoes, a side salad, and freshly sliced french bread!
Quiche will be Lorraine and soup will be a Mushroom Bisque.
...Have a great rest of your Saint Patrick's Day! 🍀
See More " 18 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces! Tomorrow our breakfast special will be Omelette Nova Scotia, a three egg omelette with tomato and cream cheese, smothered with basil hollandaise and topped with smoked salmon. Served with your choice of breakfast potato or a side salad. Our Plat du Jour for tomorrow will be traditional corned beef and cabbage served with boiled red potatoes and honey carrots, it will also come with a complimentary dessert and that will be blueberry scone with creme anglai...se ! Our Quiche will be loraine and our soup will be a mushroom bisque.
Come join us for some amazing food, pastry, and half priced mimosas, we'll see you tomorrow!
See More " 17 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces! Tomorrow our breakfast special will be Omelette Nova Scotia, a three egg omelette with tomato and cream cheese, smothered with basil hollandaise and topped with smoked salmon. Served with your choice of breakfast potato or a side salad. Our Plat du Jour for tomorrow will be traditional corned beef and cabbage served with boiled red potatoes and honey carrots, it will also come with a complimentary dessert and that will be blueberry scone with creme anglai...se ! Our Quiche will be provencal and our soup will be a seafood bisque.
Come join us for some amazing food, pastry, and half priced mimosas, we'll see you tomorrow!Bonjour Las Cruces! Happy, Friday!
See More " 16 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces! Happy almost Friday!
Our Plat du Jour for tomorrow will be our famous Crawfish Étouffée, a cajun style dish of crawfish served with seasoned steamed rice, a side salad, and sliced baguette.
Our Quiche will be Provencal and soup will be a bacon and potato!
...Thank you so much! We'll see you tomorrow!
See More " 15 March 2019Anynomous
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Feel the luck of the Irish with our St. Patrick's Lunch Special going on all weekend. Yes both Saturday and Sunday doesn't get luckier than that! Stop by and see us.
" 15 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces,
Due to bad internet we couldn't post yesterday so today's special will be Green Chile Chicken Fettuccine Alfredo pasta. Served with a side salad and sliced french baguette. Our quiche du Jour will be broccoli cheddar and tomatoes, and our soup du Jour will be potato bacon soup.
...See you today!
See More " 15 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces,
Tomorrow's special will be Honey Dijon roasted pork loin, served with coleslaw and fries. Our Soup du Jour will be Tomato Basil and our Quiche du Jour will be Broccoli Cheddar.
...See you tomorrow!
See More " 13 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!!! On Tuesday, our special will be Bœuf Bourguignon; a hearty french style beef stew served with sour cream herb mashed potatoes, a side salad, and french bread! Our Quiche will be Lorraine and our Soup Du Jour will be a a Broccoli Cheddar! Thanks so much, have a happy Monday and we'll see you then!
" 11 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!
Tomorrow our breakfast special will be Omelette Caprese: a 3-egg omelette with mozzarella and tomato. Topped with a roasted red bell pepper hollandaise sauce and bacon. Served with your choice of breakfast potatoes or a side salad. For lunch we will have Steak Au Poivre- a 6 oz flat iron steak in a peppercorn cream sauce. Served with french fries, a side salad, and sliced baguette. (Lunch includes a free pastry!)
...Our quiche du Jour will be a Mediterranean and the soup du Jour will be Broccoli Cheddar.
Have a great rest of your day and we'll see you tomorrow!
See More " 10 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!
Tomorrow our breakfast special will be Omelette Caprese: A three egg omelette with tomato and fresh mozzarella inside, all topped with a roasted red pepper hollandaise sauce and bacon! The Plat du Jour for lunch will be Moules Frites: Mussels in a creamy white wine sauce served with french fries, a side salad, and sliced baguette.
...Our quiche will be Mediterranean and the soup will be a Potato and Green Chile.
Have a great rest of your day and we'll see you tomorrow! Au Revoir!
See More " 09 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces! Happy Friday! Our Plat du Jour for tomorrow will be our famous Crawfish Étouffée, a cajun style dish of crawfish served with seasoned steamed rice, a side salad, and sliced baguette. Quiche will be Lorraine and soup will be green chile potato!
" 08 March 2019Anynomous
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Bonjour Las Cruces!!! Tomorrow, our special will be Bœuf Bourguignon; a hearty french style beef stew served with sour cream herb mashed potatoes, a side salad, and french bread! Quiche will be Lorraine and soup will be green chile potato!
" 07 March 2019