The Bocuse Restaurant

Amazing service and food! The staff/students were so polite and had great attention to detail for the food and guests. Highly recommend the duck breast for entree and chocolate for dessert. They added a wonderful touch for my husband's birthday. Absolutely loved it here and will be visiting again. Make sure to stop by the Apple Pie Bakery Cafe to pick up some to go desserts and pastries!

We went during the winter deal. An incredible price for a fine dining experience!

We loved our meal so much that we purchased a gift card in the same amount for our friend. We've been wanting to drive up here from the city for years and finally worked it in to a weekend trip Upstate. The campus is beautiful. The restaurant is special. Our server was amazing and she explained every dish. Highly recommend and can't wait to come back. Also- great for all seasons!

This place deserves a 10 star. AMAZING food, perfectly cooked meats, balanced flavors for all three courses. Outstanding pricing for such good food ($59 for three course dinner!). Waiters/students are so adorable, their diligence is reflected with the service we got today.

I'd like to shout out especially to the main courses. We ordered the maple leaf duck breast, beef short ribs, and market fish. The meats were cooked to such perfection, it was astounding that students made them (well, of course under the instructions of a well known chef, but still surprising). The temperature spread across the meat, the tenderness, the timing, all resulted in meats that were neither overcooked nor undercooked, not even slightly. Flavors were also on point, and there's always something on the plate to counterbalance the main flavor (for example, the sourness of the veggies complements the sweet and savory duck so well). Just wow.

And can we talk about how adorable the waiters/waitresses are (all are supposedly CIA students, so around 18-22 years old?). Some of their actions are slower and feel more inexperienced than the typically older waitresses at high end restaurants, but the way they gently put down the plates/ sets the bread, and how a waiter confused the direction of the utensils and then briskly walked back to reset them, add such satisfactory details to this dining experience. It's cool to not just eat and enjoy, but witness the students LEARN through cooking and serving each customer.

Amazing food and I loved the friendly service. The student servers were so friendly and loved talking food and explaining the different dishes and ingredients.

I can’t wait to come back. Boyfriend insisted on giving 4 stars because he felt the managers tried to rush us out at the end and felt that the dessert was good, not great.

Update: we were back few months later. Had to make a reservation few months in advance. When we came at around 7:40pm they unfortunately were out of a lot of things. Yet everything we ordered was delicious!! The last 4 photos are from our second visit.

My husband and I had a great experience at the restaurant the other day. We had three courses. Everything was delicious! The service was so professional and attentive to all the details. We enjoyed our time there and the food. From the appetizers to the desserts everything was great! Chocolate cake was melting in my mouth! The portions were big, I had to take some of the risotto home as I was full after the appetizers and I still wanted to try the dessert.