Here Diane and I enjoyed a fine rustic meal in a comfortable and intimate setting. Intimate…read morebecause tables were placed fairly close together.
I began with Autour d'un Plat: a good seasonal salad with tomato, onion, Red Pepper, Green and Black Olives, radish, carrot shavings, and Vinaigrette Dressing, followed by Onion Soup au Gratin, which was slightly burned on top. But the large crock of soup was nevertheless great the rest of the way: hot, cheesy, graced with Thyme, and filled with nicely broken down breadcrumbs and well-caramelized onions. My first cassoulet ever sported white Cannelini Beans and white sausage with Languedoc confit of Canard. The dish was amazingly filling and quite satisfying. I was only able to put away 3/4 of what was presented before me.
Meanwhile, Diane enjoyed a medium-rare Filet of Boeuf with mushroom Sauce and Galette Potato with Bechamel Cheese (au gratin potatoes). Rolls were undistinguished, and one fly alighted once on our table. But, everything considered, who cared?! Service was friendly and very good.