Every weekend, the journalists of LePetitJournal.com/Los-Angeles sit down at the table for you. First review: first disappointment for Benoit Clair with “Azur" in Beverly Hills.
Read the original article in French here.
After months of construction and repeated opening delays, Azur Beverly Hills was meant to be the new standard-bearer for Mediterranean cuisine. Unfortunately, reality falls far short of the promise. The owners have already scaled back their ambitions, offering a $35 lunch menu in which the only truly successful dish is the pistou soup ($12). Mussels ($25) are scarce, the roast chicken is overly firm, served with a jus that arrives cold and far too salty, and the avocado toast—thick to the point of clumsiness—does nothing to hide the glaring absence of customers; perhaps that explains… everything... And the final flourish: order long espressos and watch them magically transform into Americanos, served in breakfast mugs (croissants not included!) !!! Add to that a dining-room staff who are “nice,” as we say in the South of France, but decidedly average when it comes to service… and you’re better off simply walking away.
Benoit Clair
Azur Beverly Hills
453 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
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