Le Soufflé
A charming French restaurant specializing in exquisite soufflés, offering a refined dining experience with impeccable service.
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Le Soufflé
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A charming French restaurant specializing in exquisite soufflés, offering a refined dining experience with impeccable service.
"Le Soufflé is the place to go in Carmel for a memorable French culinary experience!"
Book Ahead: Limited Seating
Reservations are essential due to high demand and limited seating. Plan accordingly.
Explore Savory & Sweet
Try a variety of soufflés, from garlic with crab sauce to chocolate with ice cream.
Quick Facts
Cuisine
French
Price
$$$
Phone
(831) 250-5314
Address
SE corner of 5th Ave and, Dolores St, Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93921, USA
Website
lesoufflecarmel.com/Highlights
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Magical Soufflé Experience
Indulge in authentic French soufflés described as fluffy, magical, and fantastic. A unique culinary journey awaits.
Refined Ambiance & Service
Experience refined dining with exceptional service and attention to detail. Antique serving pieces add to the charm.
Unique Flavor Combinations
Savor unique flavors like crab soufflé, garlic with crab sauce, and passion fruit/mango soufflé.
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Book Ahead: Limited Seating
Reservations are essential due to high demand and limited seating. Plan accordingly.
Explore Savory & Sweet
Try a variety of soufflés, from garlic with crab sauce to chocolate with ice cream.
Consider the Prefix Menu
Opt for the prefix menu for a delightful salad followed by a main course like crab soufflé.
Dessert Service: 1-2 PM
Visit between 1-2 PM for dessert service to savor their renowned sweet soufflés.
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Book Ahead: Limited Seating
Reservations are essential due to high demand and limited seating. Plan accordingly.
Explore Savory & Sweet
Try a variety of soufflés, from garlic with crab sauce to chocolate with ice cream.
Consider the Prefix Menu
Opt for the prefix menu for a delightful salad followed by a main course like crab soufflé.
Dessert Service: 1-2 PM
Visit between 1-2 PM for dessert service to savor their renowned sweet soufflés.
What Travellers Say
Reviews Summary
Diners rave about Le Soufflé's authentic and magical soufflés, with many calling them the best they've ever had. The refined ambiance and exceptionally attentive service create a memorable dining experience. While the menu is focused on soufflés, the unique flavor combinations and quality ingredients impress even discerning palates. Some minor critiques include a preference for warmer sauce with certain desserts and wishing for more sauce with dishes.
"It's a very small place but we were able to get in though for dessert service between 1-2pm😁 Souffle are so legit!! Fluffy and magical and fantastic!"
Mel Mo
"A quaint restaurant staffed by folks who are doing it for the love of it. The service is very personal. They are friendly and the food is amazing. We had the prefix menu for $78 PP which came with a freshly made salad. It was sliced sugar peas with carrots and herbs. The sauce was buttermilk style ranch , but herbs were amazing. For main course we had the crab savory soufflé. The desert was amazing. We both had the Grand Marnier. All in all it was amazing."
Tareq Barakzoy
"An amazing meal. The starters aren't souffles, but almost everything else is. The atmosphere speaks of refinement, which nicely complements the food. Wine pairings (all French) are available by the glass or bottle; almost all the ones we tried were great (the Bordeaux was merely good!).
Small niggles: we would have preferred the sauce with the Grand Marnier dessert to have been warm (but apparently the chef disagrees); and we could have done with a bit more bourguignon sauce. But these are nit picks on an otherwise wonderful meal.
Highly recommended."
john wilkes
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Frequently Asked Questions
Le Soufflé is renowned for its authentic, fluffy, and magical French soufflés, offered in both savory and sweet varieties.
Yes, reservations are highly recommended as the restaurant is small and demand is very high. They book up weeks in advance.
This is a prefix menu offering a delightful sequence of a freshly made salad, followed by a choice of main course soufflé.
Popular choices include crab soufflé, garlic with crab sauce, chocolate, Grand Marnier, and passion fruit/mango.
Yes, visiting between 1-2 PM is recommended for dessert service to enjoy their sweet soufflés.
The menu features several vegetarian soufflé options, such as spinach, mushroom, and cheese soufflés.
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Carmel Restaurants | Top 21 in 2025
With a name that translates to "the breath," Le Soufflé is nothing short of a breath of fresh air on the Carmel restaurant scene. This spot is known for its traditional French soufflé dinner menu and exceptional fine dining.
Food – Best of Monterey Bay® Visitors Guide 2023-2024 | Visitors
Here they treat souffle and other French classics with proper elegance. Diners choose either a two – or three-course menu with several options each round. The menu changes seasonally, but you can be certain of one item.
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