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For two star French, try Tournesol in New York. Find this inexpensive restaurant in the Queens area. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a romantic atmosphere. This restaurant features brunch. This restaurant is open late.
3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent bistro fare, nothing notable, just solid bistro classics, and service was fair. I'd go back.
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with my mother for brunch the other day and was pleasantly surprised. We sat outside as it was beautiful weather.The sweet potato soup was tasty, I think it was infused with some basil...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2009
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Tournesol can dish it out but can not serve it!Rude!Rude!!Rude! service. to much Attitude for A LIC restaurantthe black female waitress is a total c ....I hate that place
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a great place! We went on a Saturday evening without reservations. We didn't realize that we needed to make reservations but they were already super busy (730PM).The staff was very friendly,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is my first review, so please take it with a grain of salt. I tried this place for the first time last night. First off, the service, location, and atmosphere are all fantastic. In all honesty,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Tres Bieeen!!!! Yeah I know I'm not French but this place makes me wanna be one. For me, this is the best French restaurant in NY. Before going in any further, I have been to the other famous...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have been coming to this place for years and I love it! My favorites are the garlic roasted chicken, onion soup, and steak frite. I'm also partial to the marquis au chocolat- a delicious pairing of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I've had both excellent and average meals here. I don't like the Eggs Benedict as it has a really strong taste of lemon - I've ordered it on multiple occasions hoping it was a fluke. However, I've...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
third time. food's always good, albeit small scallops, but tasty. gazpacho terrific. waiter is bit lazy, didn't know his wines and seemed to rush a bit. p.s. takes amex and cash only
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
You know. everything about this dinner was eh. I know there are great reviews, but it was a let down. the place is super cute and we loved sitting outside since it was a great night for it. First of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tournesol is a nice leisurely place to go to when you want to get away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Service is fantastic! Cheerful, attentive, charming and considerate staff that makes sure...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I agree that Brunch is the way to go at Tournesol! The eggs are always delicious, especially the eggs benedict with salmon. The salmon just melts in your mouth. And the fries! Fries are amazing here....
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You got to come here for Sunday brunch!The food was fast and the service was really good!2 thumbs up!As simple as french toast is, it was one of the tastiest I ever had.We also had the Eggs Benedict...
yelp.com - user review - 04/27/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
oh happy day! what a joyous experience. my boyfriend and i ventured to our lovely LIC for a trendier, more happenin' dinner with another couple (the trains to astoria were effed for a change). the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Calling all Brunch lovers!!!This place is a MUST TRY!!!Their food is delicious, fresh, and consistent.The ambiance is fun and the people are nice!And you cant beat the nice French cafe feel of the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Brunching at Long Island City's "Tournesol Bistro Francais" has been on my must-try list ever since The New York Post's "Top 20 NYC Brunches" debuted in July 2008. Susan and I met at the restaurant on...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We went here with out of town guests, and overall everyone's impression was pretty good! I started with the Pork Sausage with Mushroom Tart. The sausage and mushroom were delicious, but it's served...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
At least a place with a real chef in LIC. A guy making French food who is actually from France? It makes a difference in my book. I like the food. The service at times has been inconsistent, but I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/14/2008
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This little restaurant tucked in the middle of the block, across from a little park, is a wonderful place for bistro-type dining in Hunter's Point/Long Island City. The owner and staff are fresh from France...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe the rude staff has moved on; we just ate here and had no complaints about our service. Who knows; maybe they were calling us all ugly and fat in French, but I was none the wiser. We were...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Read about this sunflower-named bistro and wanted to give it a try...especially as it's a quick ride on the 7 from Times Square (or Bryant Park or Grand Central)....and once you exit at the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Fairly small restaurant with actual French staff in Long Island City was a nice surprise. Although I agree with Lauren below they were somewhat arrogant. The food was a mix of mediocre and wonderful....
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this place was PACKED during sunday afternoon -- and i mean, i was literally bumping elbows to the man sitting next to me while i was eating my food. i had to keep an conscious effort to not raise my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets very crowded at brunch, an especial problem given the tightly-packed tables, so close you'll need to go outside to change your mind (on a menu decision). Equally annoying is the French...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
On a rainy Sunday morning i made the short trek to LIC to my buddy's place for the Sunday morning ritual of Football and beers.His lady friend wanted to join for some brunch before her Pilates class...
yelp.com - user review - 10/09/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Wow- if I wanted rude service I would just go to France.... the food would be much better for what you would have to put up with. I was less than impressed with this place. RUDE RUDE RUDE service....
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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Uhrg....the food wasn't bad, but seriously, the service?!?! I have been twice with my girlfriend and both times, the host was flirting with her so inappropriately it really annoyed the hell out of me and made...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a French restaurant. Each plate is very tasteful, great choice of vine. Waiters are French, very friendly. I was a several times there and it's difficult to date in weekends - so many people...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
They don't need you, and they will make sure you are well aware of that.Horrendously arrogant service. Good food. Not quite sure it was worth the cost. The goat cheese and tomato tart was sublime....
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What really cracks me up about this place is, where did they find these super authentic native French people as waiters/waitresses?? They are sooo French they can barely speak English, which is really...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I stumbled onto Tournesol when I missed my train stop, and am glad I did. The chicken panini I had with pesto and roasted tomatoes was good, though it was somewhat greasy and it wasn't heated...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
The food at Tournesol (at least for brunch) was pretty good all-in-all.But the service, however, was rude, slow and unattentive. Add on top of that the only credit cards accepted are American Express...
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Long Island City, you have two French restaurants, but neither really breaks the three star mark. Cafe Henri across the street has better food, but is pretentious and small. Tournesol has nice...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Arrived half an hour early with my daughter as part of a party of 14 with a reservation for 8:00 PM. The tables that we would occupy were empty and they were not reseating waiting for our party. It was Friday...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
My first visit here, the line was long and the place was crowded and my boyfriend and I just went across the street to Cafe Henri (http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-henri-long-island-city). The second...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Small French bistro in Queens that serves an excellent Eggs Benedict and Eggs Florentine for weekend brunch. Seriously when I looked around the restaurant, everybody had poached egg dishes so you...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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Tournesol offers everything a bistro diner could want in an unlikely location (atop the Vernon Street number 7 subway station in LOC across the screen from an abandoned ruined industrial hulk. What can you...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Rushed and rude service. Average food. They pack people in like sardines. I doubt I'll return.
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Tournesol's service and hospitality is lacking and the food was mediocre. I went with a party of seven for brunch today. My main complaint is the service from our rude waitress. The drinking glass was...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love to eat brunch here and definitely bring your Manhattan friends to impress,
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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First time I was going to Queens and a friend of mine brought me in this French restaurant . I am french and I know mostly all french bistro in manhattan. First I was surprised that we had to wait 15 minutes...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/21/2007
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As soon as my date and I walked in we were greeted and seated. This was the only good thing. The waitress was totally annoying. She asked what kind of water we wanted and I said tap for me. Well, I got water...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Skate, Beef Cheeks, Duck Spring Rolls, Seafood Tart: All five stars.I loved the atmosphere here, which felt local and Parisian at the same time.
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2007
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Recently I had dinner celebrating my parents (yes - both parents birthdays, born two days apart) with my son (8 years old - not a wild kid, but rather charming and kind). When I made the reservation, I told...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It is good!!! Nothing else to say, I have tried everything on the menu and loved it all. It is cooked and presented the way it would be in any Parisian Bistro. It is the real thing, I love that they...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2007
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The reviews are mostly correct: The food is spot on, the atmospere is cozy and warm, the waitstaff are wonderful...but the wait for your table is ridiculous. Unless you stand in their face, they will seat...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/30/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe our large party (10 pple) overwhelmed the staff but the service and food were sorely underwhelming. Our brunch egg platters came out lukewarm and the hollandaise sauce tasted like it was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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I went to Tournesol for the fist time on my birthday. The food was amazingly delicious and well cooked. I ordered steak-frites, a dish of steak and homemade fries. The fries were crisp and the steak was not to...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We dine here regularly and have had everything on the menu, haven't had failure yet. It's a treasure.They've created a very simple interior, but the lights and mirrors make the little joint shiny and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/14/2007
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It's pretty good. Probably not deserving of all the praise on this site but you can definitely do worse. Prices are okay, but there is little variety on the wine list. Restaurant could stand to be a bit...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/10/2006
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My friend Uenshee and I love this place, the brunches are awesome but if you're looking for a nice trendy place to sit down and enjoy some great food with a nice bottle of French wine, then this is the place...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/06/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A great stand in for a Parisian bistro when you just can't find the time to fly over to Paris for a quick meal. Food presentation is unbelievable and the atmosphere is amazing - especially since you...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2006
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This is a great little place that I'll be back to as often as I can. After coincidentally visiting an eclectic variety of french restaurants around the NYC area in the past year or so including Payard, Cafe du...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/09/2006
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I have been going to Tournesol for years and they never disappoint. The hangar steak and garlic chicken are pretty amazing for dinner. The brunch is some of the best in the city and there is rarely a...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/23/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tournesol is a great French bistro slightly outside of Manhattan, but only ever so slightly. (It's in Long Island City on the first, --- Vernon Boulevard-Jackson Avenue --- stop on the 7 subway line...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When your friends from Queens start complaining that you never visit their hood -- meet them at this cozy and charming bistro. The owners are very sweet and the food is top-notch. It MIGHT even be...
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2006
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Last night I was delightfully surprised by Tournesol, a small French restaurant in Long Island City. My friend, Neille Ilel, covers western Queens for the Queens Chronicle. When we decided to go out...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/11/2005
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Wonderful small french bistro that feels like home. I recently went there w/5 others. Excellent reviews across the board--of note, Appet: snails--succulent and not overwhelming, breaded goat cheese french...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/16/2004
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It is great to have a place like this in LIC. Leaving Manhattan can often mean leaving behind great food and ambience steps from your door. This place rivals any bistro in the city. I would add more mirrors,...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/30/2003
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I love Tournesol...I have been for dinner and brunch and am never disappointed in the food or service. Both are outstanding. I just wish the space could somehow double, because it is so crowded! My boyfriend...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/03/2003
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Authentic french bistro. Ran by very friendly people (authentic french as well!) who make you feel like home. The foie gras is a God sent, as well as the steak frites. Try the cassoulet in Wednesday!
citysearch.com - user review - 02/07/2003
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Brunch is amazing, eggs benedict, croque monsoir, mussels-Ive been so many times I can't count and have loved everything-this place is not yet the scene of Pastis but the food is much better, all in a cozy,...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/25/2003
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I love this place!The food tastes good and is not expensive.They have a good wine list.The staff is great and professional.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/13/2003
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good foie gras, great steack frite, affordable price, a little bistro like they are in small town of france with out the NYC arrogance Bravo Bravo
citysearch.com - user review - 12/16/2002
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The food at Tournesol is authentic home-cooked french fare with a flare. The presentation is creative and the atmosphere couldn't be warmer. And the creme brulee is the best I've had outside of Paris. Be sure...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/24/2002
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a french pioneer settles in long island city...
cityguide.aol.com - user review
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patrons in tournesolis small dining room feast on french country food from the gascony region, like coq au vin...
gayot.com - user review
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like a flower poking through the gritty concrete near the mouth of the queens-midtown tunnel, tournesol, a french bistro in long island city, is a spray of brightness on a field of gray. outside of a couple,...
nytimes.com - user review
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"this place is consistently great and consistently busy. and cheap: amazing steak frites for well under $20. i go as often as i can--perfect french food, wonderful service plus a comprehensive and reasonable...
nymag.com - user review
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