We (me and the wife) had our first Corsican meal here. And boy was it a doozy!…read more
First, the location is hard to beat, we ate outside on the terrasse overlooking a small and beautiful beach. The restaurant is really secluded, it's pretty much the only building around.
We decided to make the trip to the restaurant by walking there which was so worth it (the small hike is along on a trail along the coast and really pretty). I highly recommend it but you can also drive to the restaurant by taking a rough road.
The service was great, our waiter was really friendly and patiently answered all the questions we had about the menu and the various and unusual fishes they had available that day. All the fishes were local and had been caught the morning of. To help us pick, he even brought a whole bunch of them on a large platter, it was like getting a personalized visit from a fishmonger, awesome!
This is what we had:
First courses:
- Tomato and mozzarella with pistou
- local charcuterie: coppa and saucisson (dry sausage)
Main course:
- Mustelle and potatoes marinated in white wine and eggplant. We went with one of the fishes he had presented and suggested and weren't disappointed. It was super tasty, the meat was very delicate. It's a rare fish so am pretty sure I won't have it again and that's too bad because it was delicious. They prepared it really well and the potatoes and eggplant that came with it were equally awesome.
Dessert:
We tried the mousse de châtaignes and the panna cotta, both were a bit light in flavor to my taste but still welcome since it was such a warm day.
We accompanied all of this with the local beer (very refreshing), local white wine (light and great for the summer), and finished the meal with a taste of their Myrthe liquor (you should definitely try it, it's a very local drink and it's a great way to end a meal).
