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Last updated Saturday, March 13
By Michelle Bowers

The Blue Lemon received a warm welcome when it opened in 2003, replacing the French restaurant, Tartine. They even garnered a review in the New York Times, an honor shared by just a handful of local restaurants. And the Times rated them "very good," at that. I wish I could share the same enthusiasm for the downtown spot, but today it seems a bit faded and out-of-date. What's off-putting straight away is how maddeningly slow it is. It takes quite a few minutes to even get a menu or a glass of …

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    James Simon reviewed leFarm:

    We ate there last night as part of a party of four. The food was excellent. I had the baratta and the tagliatelle. My complaint had to do with the service. Our server was not helpful when one person in our party simply asked for another couple of minutes to decide on her selection. He actually … more ›