Jane's French Cuisine

“A hidden gem, Jane’s French Cuisine Restaurant in Lafayette, LA offers a truly one-of-a-kind culinary experience. From the very beginning of the meal, the imported butter paired with warm, freshly baked baguettes is simply unmatched and sets the tone for the exceptional dining experience to follow. The atmosphere is lovely and intimate, with elegant décor that instantly makes you feel as though you’ve been transported to Europe. The service is consistently gracious, attentive, and refined, enhancing every visit without ever feeling intrusive. What truly sets Jane’s apart is the food. The quality of the ingredients is exceptional, and the flavors are beautifully balanced and harmonious. Each dish reflects a mastery of culinary technique, with thoughtful preparation and stunning presentation. You can truly taste the chef’s personality and passion in every plate…intentional, creative, and deeply satisfying. The seasonal menu is intentionally curated, focused yet diverse, allowing each dish to shine while highlighting the freshest ingredients. Though concise, the selection is outstanding and offers something memorable for every palate. No matter how often we dine here, the experience is consistently excellent across the menu and over time. In my opinion, this is Michelin-quality cuisine and easily deserving of five stars. Jane’s is a hidden gem in Lafayette and quite simply my happy place. Gayle L.”

“What an experience! Josiah was incredibly attentive and had perfect wine recommendations for each course. The baguette, butter, wine, and food were all among, if not the best I’ve ever had in my life. We left feeling so satisfied after the most peaceful three hours I’ve ever spent in a restaurant. Jane’s immediately became a staple in our date night rotation. We plan to be here at least four times a year in the hopes of catching all of their seasonal menu rotations.”

“Excellent dining experience. Food was fresh and delicious. Our waitress was phenomenal. Atmosphere impeccable. Definitely recommend.”

“Absolutely exquisite dinner! First place I’ve been to in Lafayette and I am so happy I drove by. The food was extremely thoughtful, while creating a modern take on traditional French cuisine. The soup I had was just incredible - the most comforting and flavorful starter. It was incredibly smooth, the texture was so admirable. The lamb shake was perfect, falling off the bone and massive in size - you could share it. The sauce was the perfect amount of salty for the pairing potatoes and ratatouille. The dessert also, so comforting and the perfect end. Not too sweet and everything on the dish paired so perfect together. The bread at the beginning of the meal is also perfect - the best butter ever. Cheers to Hannah - she is fantastic. I very much will be back! (To note - the menu is PERFECT for the winter season, it was like a hug)”

“So first I want to say after all the things we heard and knowing the cost ahead of time, we were expecting a little more “blow me away” than what we experienced. The atmosphere could have been better had the vent hood been running a little higher. Certain dishes caused a great deal of smoke in the restaurant and each time it was prepared my sinuses flared and I couldn’t breath through my nose anymore and just before we left I started coughing from the last batch of smoke. So we both ordered a drink to start out. I had a split rose champagne and he tried the Starmont. The bread was tasty and the butter that we have heard so much about was also delicious. Wish we had kept the butter on the table to add to our bread that came with the 1st course. My boyfriend said he wished he had ordered beer to start and wine with the steak too. Course 1:We both had the Duck Rillettes, it was good but was missing something. I tried adding little slices of the mini pickles that came with it but again was missing something and we also felt we could have just ordered 1 and shared. We thought adding the butter to the little slices of toast would have helped it, not that the duck wasn’t flavorful because it was, it just was missing something like a light sauce with the toast. Course 2: I had the Coquilles St. Jacques or the scallops. They were very tasty and the sauce was delicious. I couldn’t figure out if the hint of seasoning/spice was from the sauce or the scallops themselves. I was surprised by the mushrooms in the sauce as I don’t really like them and would like to have known about them from the menu’s description. I ended up picking most of them out. I also couldn’t eat the broccoli because they were overly salted. Seemed like the mini florets had been rolled in salt after being cooked. He ordered the A5 Wagyu 8 oz filet cooked med. This was a mystery to us because we started to think he may have gotten the wrong steak as the Chef did call out for someone to run food quickly and maybe as they handed out the steaks around the restaurant they may have been mixed up as one lady did have to wait some time for her steak to come out. The sides were tasty as the potato wedges were perfectly cooked and tasted delicious in my leftover sauce from my scallops. The asparagus was tender as well. The steak on the other hand for a filet had way too much fat and seemed like it may have been the ribeye but definitely wasn’t 16 oz as advertised on the menu. The flavor from the beef tallow and bone marrow was delicious and definitely added some flavor but the steak was a little over cooked. Due to the size and shape of steak and cooked temp (med well) made us feel like it definitely wasn’t the correct cut of meat ordered. A little disappointed as his hopes were high for trying an A5 Wagyu and said he has had better steak at another local restaurant in the Sunset, LA area. I wished I had taken a photo of this item but missed it. Course 3: another course we felt like we could have shared as we were very full at this point. I had the Strawberry Pavlova and he had the Dark Chocolate Crème Brûlée. The strawberry pavlova was okay, strawberries were very fresh and tasty but we both thought the meringue round was a little odd texture and flavor and we didn’t love it. For the crème brûlée we both felt it could have been better too. The sugar had not been toasted to glass before serving and the “brownie” was the soft served brownie bites from Target. (We saw the box in the dish area and the workers snacking on them during the meal) the chocolate cream was very rich and I only had a bite as it was more than enough. He said the brownie bite was fresh and very soft. Over all the meal did take quite some time to be prepared and go out and we felt like some things could have been prepared before to make things go more smoothly and quickly. We arrived at 6:38pm and departed at 10:05. We did enjoy our server, he was knowledgeable of the restaurant’s history and gave good advice. He was also very attentive to our table. Our bill came out to be $305 before the tip.”