Napoleon's Steak & Seafood House

very good

always good, garlic bread excellent, salad with house dressing to die for if you lke garlic, should make reservations due to the popularity Friday nights and Saturday evenings are usually busy

Could use a bit of updating

A Small place in a mall although the linen, table setting and wait staff are clean and elegant this restaurant needs a bit of "polishing". 1st. the chairs need reupholstering they are worn down and hard to sit on. 2. The noise level - good acoustical ceiling panels could do the trick 3. Heating - it gets hot in this place when it's packed. Food...well fine dining this is not. The food tasted good but not to fine dining standards the portion sizes are TOO BIG and the presentation is at peasant level. Their side salads alone could feed a family of 6 when my Cesar salad landed in front of me I felt like a pig's trough was placed in front me. I nearly lost my appetite just by the mere size of the portions. Btw, The Cesar salad was too cold and I bit into a few ice crystals. The steaks and fillet mignon was excellent but again the presentation could use a bit of polishing. We had good service and a lot fun in this place but with a few updates on the place and food presentation it could be more.

Our visit to Napoleons was great from the service to the food . The steaks we had were delicious. The ceasar salad was to die for. I considerd Napoleons the best in Burlington.

stay away from this expensive old style place

my wife and I dropped in because our kitchen is being renovated. we were quite hungry but it was only 7.30 pm. we ordered med rare filet mignon(me) and chicken and caesar salads. Salads were enormous, almost silly sized. my wifes meal arrived and was enjoyed. my steak was overcooked, which I noticed immediately by cutting the side. the server did not come to check on our meals, I decided to locate him and let him know. At our table he requested that I cut the MIDDLE of the filet, he said "it is overcooked" Now as anyone who cooks knows, cutting the middle of the filet creates heat/moisture loss. he took it away to prepare another. we waited 30 minutes, my wife finished her meal, and offered me some which I declined because I wanted my steak. finally after no more info from the staff,I went looking for them again. I told them I didn't want it. we were done. he said " why are you talking to me like this, it is here now" he was hostile because I would not accept it. When couples go to a restaurant they expect to dine together at the same time. anything else is unaccepable. STAY AWAY

And take-out too!

We used to go to Napoleon's at least a few times each year. The food was always perfect (and lots of it), the staff attentive (but not in your face about it) but like others do agree the decor is a little dated. More than a year ago, we noticed a gentleman came in and carried out a large box of food...who knew an upscale restaurant like this would do takeout!? We (and this is no slight on the staff or the place in general) haven't been back to eat-in since. Last night we put in a take-out order yet again and this time I'm taking the opportunity to write a review. If you're as home-bodied as my wife and myself (eating a posh meal in your track suit...just imagine!) you'll be glad to hear the meals carried out are as big and as good as those inside. They portion the food separately and as with eat-in, my wife's filet and my NY steak were prepared to perfection. The Caesar Salad is just as large and fresh as it is in-house, and if you love the Clam Chowder, little is lost taking it out. And you might say "what about the appetizers" (garlic bread, feta, olives, and pickles)? Well, they portion those up and send them with you, too (and generous portions). We usually ask that the feta and olives are left out as they're not our cup of tea but as with eat-in, you'd be far too full if you ate everything on offer. As most will know, they go through alot of left-over containers at this establishment as the portions ARE so large so I guess it was an obvious leap to realize they do a nice take-out as well. Regardless, dine-in or take-out, we've never been disappointed with this hidden gem of Burlington. We've even tried "the opposition" (Lord Nelson in Aldershot and Lord Byron in Waterdown) and while they may be prettier, the service (for eat-in), quality and quantity is far superior at Napoleons. And dollar for dollar compared to these others, Napoleons is the better deal. Just a final word of warning...we have found that the use of garlic can be a little overdone (especially in the garlic mashed potatoes). If this is a concern for you (not a huge deal for us so we've never done so), perhaps ask they tone it down. I'd be shocked to find the chef cannot accomodate your palate.