Chez Vincent

The Scene
Located in the artsy Hannibal Square area of Winter Park. The atmosphere is charming as ever?inviting, relaxing and intimate.

The Food
To start, there are few choices more French than the cuisses de grenouille (frog legs sauteed in a butter, garlic and parsley sauce) or feuillette d'escargots (sauteed snails in puff pastry with a port wine sauce). Two of the restaurant's most popular dishes are both referred to as l'assiette gourmande (gourmet plate)?a meat or seafood sampler of five different items with five different coordinating sauces. Both are enjoyable, and if one item is not to your taste, there are four others to try. One of the seafood standouts is saumon aux framboises (poached salmon in a tangy-tart sherry wine and raspberry sauce). Another is the snapper a l'estragon (snapper in a light sauce of tarragon, white vermouth and seafood fumet with a touch of cream). A nice accompaniment to any entree are decadent mashed potatoes whipped with heavy cream and Parmesan cheese.

The crepe a la vanille (a warm crepe rolled around vanilla ice cream and drizzled with chocolate syrup) tastes like a nondescript child's sundae. However, the gratin de fruits rouge (seasonal berries drowned in warm cream) and tarte tartin (the classic French ''upside-down apple pie'' served warm with fresh cream or vanilla ice cream) are both acceptable endings.