While on-foot in Versailles, it's hard to pick between the legitimate eateries and the tourist traps. The revolutionary name of this joint doesn't lend itself to distancing itself from the tourist traps nearby.
We were greeted by a host unlike most of the Frenchmen we'd met on this journey. A caucasian man with long dreadlocks and a beard. He would have been right at home in the East Village of New York City, or the Paris' artist squats around Rue de Rivoli. He started in French with... what was that accent, anyway? In moments he clued in that we natively spoke English, and he switched over to fluent English without missing a beat.
I could swear I also heard him speaking Spanish and German to other guests during our stay.
The cappuccino here is great. I ended up having two.... BUZZZZZZZ... This was also my initiation into escargot, which I have to say was done really well here. We'd tried it a couple of other times since at other establishments, but Coup d'Etat did it better in our estimation.
There were a lot of hamburgers on the menu. I ended up getting one with goat cheese and honey, which was fantastic.
The place is pretty small and cramped. There was one guy behind the bar, our dreadlocked host serving all of the tables. I'm not sure how many people were in the kitchen, or whether the kitchen was up or down. But the food showed up in a dumbwaiter just behind our table.
This was a solid choice made on a whim, and I'm glad we stopped here. Good food choice after wearing yourself out at the Palace of Versailles, before heading out on-foot to explore the modern town. read more