This place is always packed (ok, after NOON) because it is smack dab in the middle of Sunset in between a lot of high end boutiques (plenty of stars to see if you keep your eyes ...

in all of Zagatland. A "17" for Decor. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? Its a "23", minimum.j..c'mon, you're sitting curb side at Sunset Plaza on the Strip! The food is a solid 19 in my book and the waiter we had ...

Clafoutis is very disappointing in terms of its customer service. It has a great location with sidewalk tables at Sunset Plaza. However, neither the food nor the location is worth the bad service.

The reason this place is so popular is because 1) followers think they 'should' eat here cos it's on Sunset Plaza so that makes them feel important 2) rich bald men (or young hotshots) just want to show off their fancy car if they can find a parking spot out front and 3) it really does offer some great people-watching. The restaurant is named after the French dessert, but i've never even had it here. The food -- LIKE ALL THE PLACES ON SUNSET PLAZA -- is pretty substandard in the same vein that I find Red Lobster, Olive Garden and Chili's substandard. It's like a glorified Mimi's Cafe or something. So yes, it's great for ogling people ogling other people, but beyond that, not much below the surface.

The meal was fine and the service OK until the bill came.That's when things went sour.

For some reason, the waitress felt that it was necessary to UNDERLINE and CIRCLE MULTIPLE TIMES the blurb on the bill that states "GRATUITY IS NOT INCLUDED". It seems the myth that black people do not tip is alive and well in this restaurant. We respectfully brought it to the attention of the waitress and manager that this sort of action was unacceptable and unprofessional. Of course, the waitress denied that her decision was discriminatroy and said that she does this on ALL her bills. The manager, whom I'm most disappointed in, said nothing if you can believe it.

All this leads me to conclude that this is an establishment that thinks that it is OK to discriminate against people who are deemed not to be tippers. It was a good evening spoiled, and I hope Clafoutis never does this sort of thing to another customer.

ps
We left a big tip for the service we received up until we were disrespected.