Cafe Provence

One of the best restaurants in KC hands down. Everything we have tried here leaves you wanting more! Highly recommended

Amazing dinner. We had French onion soup, escargot, filet with bordelaise, lamb shank, and banana crêpe. All were fantastic!

Best French food I’ve ever had.
The escargot there was hands down the best snail I’ve had.
Bread and wine is excellent.
I would recommend the Duck confit or the lamb shoulder. Both were delectable.

You really can’t go wrong here. Mussels are to die for! Excellent service and a quiet, intimate ambience.

Well, my wife and I consider ourselves mid-​level «foodies». We’ve been married 26 years, eat out extensively, and love KC Restaurants. Tucked away in Prairie Village is the best restaurant in Kansas City. Yes, I said THE best. Been going here bi-​annually for 5 years and each time I try something new. I’ve never been disappointed. Chocolate banana crêpe is the best dessert I’ve ever eaten. The service is always personable and spectacular. Small, quaint, worth every penny because of the attention to detail on every plate.

Excellent… we were so impressed with the prix fixe four course meal, it was just perfect. Perfectly cooked, beautifully presented and a comfortable blend of tastes and aromas. And generous portions too!

The French onion soup was the best ever! We ordered the escargot but not too impress with it, maybe it just doesn’t really suit our palate. The lamb and the scallop was good, but the duck breast was a little bit disappointing. The mussels have really good flavor. It is very very pricey though for the portion you get. So it’s better for a date than family outing unless you are really willing to spend a lot on hungry kids.

Unassuming classic French restaurant. Consistently delicious food and a great wine list. Love it here.

Just finished another incredible meal here. Food is classic French. Family owned and run. Service is friendly and relaxed. Not the place to go if you are in a hurry. Carrot/​ginger soup was wonderful as were the diver scallops. Sauces always rich and pleasing. Just wish I had room for dessert.

I cannot stop raving about this place! Living in Midtown with the typical Midtowners mindset, I’ve never really experienced Prairie Village. I’ve heard great things about this place and a few others in the direct area, but it wasn’t until my friend set up my bridal shower here that I was able to get to know this awesome little part of KC.
I cannot say enough good things, we had a group of 10 and Danielle, our server handled us like a champ, even after we had a few mimosas in us. Natalie, the person who helped set up the special menu, seating drink specials was a pleasure to work with, no matter how many questions we had.
The food was INCREDIBLE! The Poulet aux Morilles was the most moist chicken I have ever had in my LIFE. The sauce it paired with was incredible and the veggies were perfect crisp. Everyone raved about the food the entire time.
I’d like to thank the entire staff for making my bridal shower beautiful, elegant and tasty. I’ll be bringing my fiancé soon for a romantic date.

On this experience, I met my girlfriend for a weekday lunch. We were one of only 3 tables occupied so it wasn’t busy. Immediately upon arriving we had excellent service. My iced tea was never low (tip: a slightly larger glass might have made it easier on the server!).
We ordered the cheese appetizer and we were delighted! Two cheese lovers having a cheese appetizer. Go figure that I thought it was wonderful.
I ordered a small-​ish poached tomato salad for my lunch which was different and delicious. Good choice for me since I loaded-​up on the bread with my cheese appetizer.
This place is quaint and small located in the Prairie Village shops. Definitely a spot to re-​visit for delicious French noms and great service.

Wonderful restaurant.
Upscale, yet with a neighborhood charm.
You will not be disappointed.

Service, patio, sauces! All was divine! I will be back again and again! I had the veal, cooked to perfection with a scalloped potato cake that was delicious. The sauce was not too acidic or sweet, and I nearly bent down and licked the plate clean! This was a Friday lunch I will not soon forget.

Love, Love, Love Café Provence… An amazing little French Bistro! Fabulous food (you will want to lick your plate), I promise, so get some extra bread. Try the Amish chicken with the morel sauce. Yum

Great food great service great atmosphere wonderful small business. Good was served absolutely fresh and service was very attentive.

We had a wonderful experience at this cute little bistro in Prairie Village. The service was impeccable and the dishes were prepared professionally and issued quickly from the kitchen. This can be a very romantic place to take your significant other or a very chic and trendy place to take people who are visiting or for a special occasion. The escargot was superb. We dined with some of our best friends and the entire experience was just indescribably pleasant and comfortable.

Café Provence has been rated by Zagat as the top restaurant in KC, followed by my personal fave, Justus Drugstore. I figured I should try this place out and see what the hype is all about:
The restaurant is located in Prairie Village, in an unassuming little shopping center, across from another great restaurant, Story. It’s a quaint little place, and walking in, it was neat to see a mix of local art, photos of Paris, and murals of the Provencal countryside along the walls. The hostess, a friendly French lady, sat us down. Looking around, the crowd was definitely the more pretentious PV type, but the service in the restaurant was warm and friendly.
The menu looks amazing — I was having trouble deciding what to eat, as it all looked great! Our waiter tried to be helpful — she had an intimate knowledge of pretty much every dish, and told us how much she enjoyed each menu item — making it even harder to choose (tough problem to have!)
We settled on the French onion soup, who my better half said was «the best outside of France», the PEI mussels, and a new item, the crab ravioli. The mussels were excellent — I’d say still 2^nd in line behind PotPie’s, but the butter and wine sauce were excellently done! I had to ask for more bread to sop up the delicious sauce! The crab ravioli was good and the sauce was tasty, but perhaps too small of a portion for the price point ($ 16 for two small raviolis).
For the entrée, we settled on the osso bucco and their fish special, the sea bass. Delicious! Both entrees were perfect portion sizes! The meat and fish were cooked perfectly — no fishy taste, despite not being coastal! As for authenticity of the meal, the food certainly reminds me of travel throughout the French countryside as a kid. Nostalgic and delicious!
We didn’t have room for dessert unfortunately, but I’d love to come back and try their soufflé desserts on Mondays. I’d say the only downside of the experience we had was that midway through the meal, we became really really drowsy… it was tough to make it home! And that was after only 1 glass of wine. So that means 1 of 3 things: either I’m a lightweight, we got roofied, or the butter/​cream in the food put me into a food coma. I’m sure it was #3 — there’s so much butter and cream and richness to the meal here!
Looking at the menu and the service, this is certainly a place to take a loved one for your anniversary, birthday, etc. Unfortunately, it seems that people do this very very frequently, so don’t expect any special treatments or dessert, etc if this does happen to be your special day.
Overall here’s the score:
Ambience: ⁵⁄₅
Food: 5+/5
Price: ⁴⁄₅ (a little expensive for some of the items)
Total: ⁵⁄₅. Excellent restaurant — I can’t wait to come back (and maybe I’ll get some desserts and French-​press coffee afterwards to fight the butter-​coma!)

True romance. Beautiful, well thought out dishes, superbly prepared, executed with precision.
A tiny traditional French bistro just like in Paris. The interior is tres chic with some intimate tables by the windows & a few upholstered booths along the wall in traditional white & baby blue French Toile fabric picturing 18^th century scenes of the rural French countryside.
The curtains are draped in coordinating yellow & blue country French Toile, a vase of fresh baby blue Hydrangeas sit on the bar & fuchsia orchids adorn the tables giving another layer of femininity & beauty. Its very romantic.
Edith Piaf played softly in the background while the walls are lined with several sophisticated Haute Couture posters & many fabulous oil paintings of Provence.
When I sat down I was immediately transported to France. The mood was just perfect, it has that certain
je né sais quoi. It was totally adorable :)
I started with the onion soup. The broth had a deep rich flavor, the right amount of onions, a nice chunk of French bread topped with the most delicious perfectly browned gruyère cheese on top. Perfectly executed.
Then I ordered the Le Saumon that was topped with a leek fondue on a bed of braised lentils with winter mushrooms & a shellfish velouté sauce.
This dish was absolutely superb. The salmon was cooked perfectly. The creamy leek fondue really worked well with the earthy flavors of the winter mushroom & braised lentils.
But, it was the shellfish velouté sauce that knocked this dish right out of the park. This is the kind of dish that you remember all your life. It’s the dish that you measure all others against. You will always say, remember that dish I had at Café Provence? It was très magnifique!
I’m not a dessert person. I never eat sweets but I do love cheese. So in the traditional European style I had
the warm goat cheese salad with mixed baby greens in a Dijon vinaigrette for my third course.
Again, this was perfectly executed. The vinaigrette was perfectly fresh made as well as the goat cheese ball that was hand rolled in herbs.
Savory & lightly fried to the correct temp where it just melted in your mouth. Perfect.
Then, I had another glass of champagne, oui, très magnifique! lol
The only complaint I had of this place is that everyone was like 300 years older than me. All the ladies were dressed so lovely in their designer gear, furs, LV bags etc., I fit right in there, but I was the youngest person in the place. The two ladies next to me were very sweet celebrating a birthday, but I had to endure their whole conversation the entire meal which was kinda a buzz kill :(
Note: There is something called TMI & three things you never talk about in cramped restaurants or parties & that’s the three D’s.
Divorce. Disease. Debt.
It’s so rude.
Rude old ladies or not, the place is truly a gem. Expect to spend $ 100 per person but well worth it.
I’m already planning my birthday dinner there as I think it’s a little piece of France right here in America.
Yes, it’s a 6 hour drive from where I currently live, but I will gladly make the voyage for special occasions as it’s such a special place.
It’s delectable food & exquisite ambience magically took me to that place, reminiscing not only about my first trip to Paris, but also my first kiss, the first time I saw the Eiffel Tower and most of all, falling in love.
Merci beaucoup! Bravo!

Café Provence is one of those great hidden gems of Kansas City. Everything from the drinks and food to the service was impeccable.
For dinner, I had the duck selection, which always worries me in Kansas City. When prepared correctly, it’s incredible. That is rarely the case in this city. Tonight, Café Provence delivered. I can’t wait to try more of their menu at a later date.

I don’t think I’ve been to a French restaurant before but never too late to try. I met up with 5 other Kansas City Foodspotters for dinner at 7pm on a Thursday. The restaurant was small and there were a few people already there eating. If anybody saw that the attire was dressy on the Unilocal page, then the thought of wearing a suit and tie might come to mind; however, I would say it was more casual. Some people wore dress shirts and dress pants while others wore jeans and a dress shirt. It was a French restaurant so looking good would be preferred but I don’t think anybody paid attention.
I looked at the menu on their website before I came here in hopes that the online menu was reflective of their actual menu in the restaurant. In my opinion, I liked restaurants that I was able to preview the menu to decide what to order. I decided on the Filet Mignon ($ 36) but also had the Poulet aux Morilles ($ 27) in mind which was pan-​seared amish chicken breast. It was between those two and I chose the Filet Mignon.
Our food took awhile to come out but that was fine with me. All of our food arrived at our table at the same time so that was good. We all took pictures and began to eat. I forgot that the Filet Mignon had blue cheese on it. Personally, I’m not a fan of blue cheese and I thought it ruined my Filet Mignon; however, I powered through and finished everything. Daniel’s potato gratin was interesting but good to me and the rest of my plate were vegetables that wasn’t bad. The bordelaise sauce on my plate was very light and I tasted more of the blue cheese than the bordelaise sauce.
We finished our food around the same time which opened it up for desserts. I went with the Bombe au Chocolat ($ 10) because I was craving some chocolate. The waitress said that was the best one so that was nice to know. lol The chocolate was delicious to me and I slowed down to enjoy it longer.
Good food here and I’d recommend checking it out if you don’t mind spending a bunch of money.