La Nouvelle Maison or Casimir: Two French Dinners in Boca Raton

Boca Raton offers two clear paths to a classic French meal: La Nouvelle Maison for steak tartare, steak frites and dishes associated with Provence and Alsace, or Casimir French Bistro for established brasserie cooking and convenient published dinner hours. Both restaurants list escargot and duck à l’orange, but the rest of their menus can help settle the choice.

La Nouvelle Maison: start with tartare or escargots

La Nouvelle Maison is located at 455 East Palmetto Park Road in the 5 Palms Building in Boca Raton. Its menu covers several recognizable French preparations, beginning with escargots baked in garlic-parsley butter.

The restaurant also lists two steak tartare preparations, giving diners more than one way to build the opening course. Entrée choices include duck à l’orange, steak frites and ratatouille.

A 2014 preview said La Nouvelle Maison drew inspiration from Provence and Alsace. That preview identified Arturo Gismondi as proprietor and Gregory Howell as executive chef. For today’s diner, the most useful distinction is the menu itself: La Nouvelle Maison makes particular sense when steak tartare or steak frites is central to the dinner plan.

Casimir French Bistro: choose the brasserie route

Casimir French Bistro says it was established in Boca Raton in 2007 and describes its concept as authentic French brasserie cooking. It is located at 416 Via de Palmas in Royal Palm Plaza.

The menu moves through familiar brasserie choices. French onion soup and Escargot de Bourgogne provide two traditional ways to begin, while crispy duck à l’orange and beef bourguignon offer substantial main-course options.

Casimir also provides a straightforward schedule for planning dinner. Its dinner menu runs Monday through Saturday from 4:30 to 9 p.m.

Match the restaurant to the meal

The shared ground is easy to identify. Both Boca Raton restaurants serve escargot and a duck à l’orange preparation, so either can anchor a French dinner around those standards.

The deciding details lie elsewhere. Pick La Nouvelle Maison when the table wants garlic-parsley escargots, a choice of steak tartare preparations, steak frites or ratatouille. Choose Casimir when French onion soup, Escargot de Bourgogne or beef bourguignon best fits the plan—or when its published Monday-through-Saturday dinner schedule makes timing easier.

For the simplest decision, choose the dish first: steak tartare and steak frites point toward La Nouvelle Maison, while French onion soup and beef bourguignon point toward Casimir.