Eggs & co was quite disappointing. It was a one hit wonder with only one dish that blew us away whilst the rest was forgettable. We heard that brunch is a very new trend in Paris and being quite well known for their breakfast egg dishes we venture into this place, serving mostly eggs in all sorts of cooking methods.
You have your standard eggs and soldiers, eggs benedict/royale, omelette and cocotte (the latter being baked eggs).
The best thing about this place is that you can be creative with your omelette or cocotte, adding as many ingredients to it as you wish for an extra charge per item. For those who find it hard to make a choice, there are pre designed dishes for you to choose from.
There is no English menu here but with the waitress being fluent in French, English and Japanese I am sure you will find that you will have no problem in ordering.
Service was superb, attentive, warm and patient. This place also wins for its inviting atmosphere. We felt very cosy tucked upstairs with the low ceiling, rustic white walls, natural bright light from outside and the wooden tables. There was also a very cute chicken and egg theme going on with the egg shaped salt and pepper grinder and harder to miss, an entire model of chickens in a haystack built at the back- very cute and Ghibili like.
With most mains you can get it as a set that includes a choice of a hot drink, orange juice, your chosen egg dish and a dessert of pancakes with a side of fruit salad and maple syrup. Most people went ahead with this set and we did the same.
I started with my mocha which was lovely and strong. My partner went for the Darjeeling tea. They both came with a gelatine egg sweet which was very cute.
The orange juice was very refreshing being freshly pressed and helped prepared our appetite for the main deal.
Soon to follow was my cocotte, eggs baked with salmon, tomatoes and Beaufort cheese. It was so good I made sure I scraped the bowl clean with the freshly baked baguettes. The egg whites had this sensational silky and milky texture, effortless on the tongue as if it was some sort of savoury pudding and to top it off they left the yolks sitting on top, rich and yolky like all yolks should be. They could have been more generous with the salmon as I only found a few chunks that sat at the very bottom but at least it was still able to add some lovely flavours and with my choice of adding the Beaufort cheese it made it all very indulgent and the perfect dish to savour with the sour cream, side of mixed leaves and boiled potatoes.
Sadly the omelette didn't do as well. We chose the filling of asparagus, ham and Gruyere. It was quite boring to be frank, lacking depth and that silky texture we were after being overcooked. It was also served with side salad, sour cream and boiled potatoes.
Our anticipation for the pancakes let us down. They were very dry and dense being quite thick and no amount of maple syrup was able to save it. I would have been happy with the fruit salad alone that was served in a light syrup.
Now I did enjoy my experience at Eggs and co but €29 is too much to pay for a set menu with only one dish that stands out. The rest is too much of a let down. However I am very curious how good the eggs Royale are as the Japanese lady eating it next us was making a lot of food noises whilst eating it. Maybe worth a try if the cocotte doesn't tickle your palate.
Make use of the free selection of sweets and chocolates after you pay at the till. Maybe it can help you feel less guilty about the damage on your wallet. read more