Cafe 103

In addition to Koda Bistro, rumor has it another French Nouveau restaurant will be popping up in Beverly. Cafe 103 on th 1900 block of 103rd st will be BYOB and have aproximately 20 tables.

I'll keep evryone posted for confirmation.

Well after a very extensive remodel, this small french restaurant has finally opened for business. I was extremely pleased with my meal.

The menu is focused, you have a choice of 4 appetizers, 4 salads or soup, 4 entrees and 3 desserts.

I had a sushi appetizer, skipped the salad, a flat iron steak and a blueberry tart for dessert. Sorry no pictures. Hopefully someone with a camera and a love for new places will get some food shots and post them.

Cafe 103 is on the 1900 block of w 103rd st in the Beverly neighborhood, they only serve dinner, it is BYOB and very small. If reservations are not required they should be, I think I counted 10 tables total.

NSH,

Thanks for letting us know they are open. Do they have a website? What were some of the other appetizers and entrees? Price range?

Thanks again.

Glenn

The site is http://www.cafe103.com, and I believe that it is owned/operated by the same people that run Beverly's Pantry next door.

-s.

We're going tonight, I'll try to remember to post a review after I return.

It's walking distance fom my house, so if nothing else will be easy to get to.

EDIT:
Diner tonight was very good. Everything was very well prepared and presented. My main complaint is that portions are small. I know we're used to Chicago dining, home of oversized entrees, but the portions here were definitely smaller than I've seen in restaurants of comparable quality and price point.

Portion size also varied significantly depending on which entree was ordered. We were a party of four. One of us ordered the steak, and it was pretty large. Another of us ordered the guinea hen roulade, and was served three small medallions about as big as a silver dollar, and about 1/3 inch thick. There were no sides with this dish, just a couple of morels and some sauces, so he left hungry.

I ordered the sturgeon. It was very good, and came with a side of pureed root vegetable. It was larger than the guinea hen roulade, smaller than the steak. I left full, but just barely.

Three of us ordered the roasted corn soup. It was delicious, but was served with a scallop cheviche that we all agreed did not match well with the soup. It was also a very small serving-it was a large bowl, but there was literally only 7 spoons full of soup in it.

Entrees are in the $22-26 range. Soup was $9.00. Appetizers $12-15.

The restaurant is very nicely decorated, but a very small room. Only about 10 tables. When we arrived there was only one table occupied, but it quickly filled. Once full, it was very noisy and difficult to hear. They might want to consider something to dampen the sound, that so few people could create so much noise with just normal conversation was surprising.

Overall, I'd probably go back, but only for a special occasion. The food was delicious, but prices need to come down, or portions increased.

-Prize on Far South Side
We had an excellent lunch-sald with tuna and hamburger were excellent...owner /hostess extremely helpful and friendly-great place for taking your time, talking and BYOB...I lived in Beverly for 25 years and this is a real fine-try it-you might want to combine with visit to Beverly Art Center