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Le dessert dans ce restaurant est décevant.

Le dessert dans ce restaurant est décevant.
The dessert in this restaurant is disappointing.
From Lesson 159:Present participles as adjectives (-ant)·French

Questions & Answers about Le dessert dans ce restaurant est décevant.

How is décevant formed, and what role is it playing here?
décevant is a verbal adjective created from the verb décevoir (to disappoint). To form it, take the nous form in the present tense (décevons), drop the -ons, and add -ant. In this sentence, it functions exactly like the English adjective "disappointing".
Since décevant is acting as an adjective, does it change to agree with the noun?
Yes! When a present participle ending in -ant is used as an adjective, it must agree in gender and number with the noun it describes. Because le dessert is masculine singular, décevant is left in its base form. If the subject were feminine, like la soupe, it would become décevante.
Does décevant mean "deceiving" in English?
No, it is a classic false friend. décevant means "disappointing," and the verb décevoir means "to disappoint." If you wanted to say something was deceiving or misleading, you would use a word related to the verb tromper.
Why do we use ce instead of cet for "this restaurant"?
restaurant is a masculine noun starting with a consonant, so it takes the standard masculine singular word for "this", which is ce. You only use cet before masculine nouns that start with a vowel or a silent H (like cet hôtel) to make the pronunciation smoother.

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