Ariane J.
Yelp
A few weeks ago, we visited 3734 for a family supper as it was my brother's birthday.
Unfortunately, we were all quite disappointed by our experience...
On their Facebook page, they state wanting to be casual, simple .... but honestly, the cuisine they served seemed too complex...and far from simple. I had the fish soup and loved it. My partner had the salmon gravlax, it didn't taste anything. My brother ordered the cod fritters and was also quite disappointed by what he got, didn't taste or look like cod fritters.
Main menu, I went for the Portuguse half chicken (safe bet) and it was good, however, it was served a roman heart and a some type fried chips.. which quickly made me nauseous...Someone else took the bifana sandwhich, it was so spicy that she didn't eat it. (We were aware that it would be spicy, but it would have been appreciated if the staff would have advised us that it was THAT spicy). Couscous was alright.. The birthday boy took the steak and egg, it should be renamed mini-steak.. there wasn't much in his platter.
Lastly and most importantly, desert. Birthday boy ordered a cheese cake. When a man orders a cheesecake, he is expecting an actual cheesecake.... He got a, what we could call, small white tartelette, which, I'm assuming, consisted of cheese, with about 3-4 nuts on the side and a little bit of red sauce.. Birthday boy was quite disappointed.. again.. Anyway, far from what I would call a CHEESECAKE.
The ambiance was alright, light French music but nothing special.
The staff (2 waitress) very kind and polite but new and not knowledgeable regarding the menu. There was one guy, who seemed to be the manager.. but he didn't do much besides being at the bar and constantly going outside to smoke.
I couldn't wait to visit this local, new, restaurant and was quite disappointed. I am only sharing my opinion for others to know, but also, in the hopes that 3734 stick to simple, Portuguese cuisine. There is no reason to go beyond complicated cuisine.. don't bother.
PS. 1. They weren't meant to charge his $10 cheesecake because it was his birthday.. but noticed I had been billed the next day.
PS. 2. Birthday boy and I were both sick the next night/ morning.