Simon Matthews
il y a 15 jours
A true 5 out of 5, I had read reviews that it gets busy so for mine and my partners wedding anniversary I booked a reservation, now I know how to count to 3 and that's about it in French despite spending many hours trying, the chap I spoke with knew slightly more English, but between to two of us we worked out a 7:45 booking.
The next day rolls over, during our pre dinner drinks, we poured over the menu as to not embarrass ourselves when we were asked to order. Upon walking in, the other chap (dressed in a black shirt, and I assume with some seniority) looked at me for a second and warmly gestured to a table. I didn't even get the chance to perform my best French for "we have a reservation"! Within a few mins our host ran through the whole menu, explaining every dish, then recommended to us a local wine based on our orders and what kind of wine we liked, and we strapped in for a delicious meal. My partner started with the crab ravioli, served in a crystal clear but bursting with flavour broth, I opted for pea soup with bacon, neither of us had either dish before but wouldn't hesitate to sample again.
The main course was duck for my partner and beef for myself, the duck was served in a black current sauce, and even though I'm not a fan of duck I had to admit it wouldn't have been upset to have received that for my main. My main was a peppered beef steak, which initially I thought might be underdone, but I didn't need to worry, whatever witchcraft the chef has, it was cooked perfectly.
Dessert was a strawberry and rhubarb tart for me and a chocolate fondant, both were incredible, and worth the calories. Overall the atmosphere was full of good natured conversation with a mixture of group sizes, family dynamics and couples, we interacted with the chap I made the booking with, despite language barriers, along with our host (in black) thought out our meal. We paid a little over €100 a little under 1/3 of that was the bottle of wine we shared, so I think for the quality of what we got, it was well worth it. And another wedding anniversary celebrated (we really are making a rod for our own backs with even maintaining the quality of our anniversary meals).