I was only at avert one time but I was surprisingly impressed.  I thought it was going to be a stuffy French restaurant, but it was quite the opposite.  My husband and I went there on New Year's eve with some other friends and we found the atmosphere to be very modern and inviting.  The food was delicious and reasonably priced.  I had the ham and cheese croquet which ran about $16, pretty good even for New Year' Eve!  There was a good selection of beer on tap and the bar was beautiful. I would definitely return to Avert.

http://www.avertbrasserie.com/