There are two listings for Mon Amour at the same address, but the other one seems to be focused on…read morethe patisserie, so I will think my dinner review is best placed here.
I, like most of my family, am a francophile, and I just love French food. So when my mom was visiting, I decided to take her to dinner (which she ended up paying for, oops, but isn't that just what parents do?).
I would call Mon Amour a sort of "hverdagsrestaurant", so nothing super fancy, but a nice place to have a sit-down meal when you don't want to cook yourself. From the second we walked it, we felt at home here. The place isn't very big, and it was completely full on a Tuesday night - which to me really speaks volumes! Lots of people were ordering the Moules Frites, so I'm guessing that they are very good - unfortunately, I'll never know because I'm not a fan of mussels at all.
We were seated at a small table by the window, relatively close to the tables to our left and right, but the atmosphere didn't suffer from the crowdedness - on the contrary, it just felt that much more cozy and homey with the waiters buzzing between the small tables and all those people around us enjoying their food and company. But I guess that's a question of personal preference, other people might find the place crowded.
For starters, I got a champignon soup with homemade croutons and a hint of truffle oil drizzled on top, which I really enjoyed. It had a great mushroom taste without coming across as stuffy, and it wasn't too heavy either. Some bread on the side would have been nice, because I ended up stealing about half of my mom's bread! She had the starter consisting of two different pâtés, imported from France, which we both liked as well.
For the mains, my mom went with the pan-fried Sole Meunière, which was served with mashed potatoes and a salad. When she asked about the bones, the waitress said it'd be no problem to remove them before serving, but unfortunately they must have forgotten. It wasn't a big deal, though, and she came back later and apologized (without us actually having complained), so I'll give some points for good style here. I chose the Coquelet à la Provençale, a poussin with Provence spices, accompanied by fries with a delicious dipping sauce and a salad. I absolutely LOVED the chicken, with its crispy skin and tender meat, it reminded me of summer days in the South of France! Definitely recommended!
Finally, we got Profiteroles and Crème Brûlée. They were both amazing. The Profiteroles were fluffy and filled with delicious ice cream, smothered in a chocolate sauce, and the Crème Brûlée came in a very flat dish, meaning the ratio between crème and caramelized sugar was just as I like it. It had just the right vanilla taste, and the crème wasn't too sweet, which balanced out nicely with the sugar coating.
They also have a wine menu to go along with the three courses, which I tried and found quite nice. All in all, it was a lovely evening and both my mom and I really enjoyed the food and the atmosphere at Mon Amour. I will most definitely be coming back here!
