This is a place that serves very reasonably priced food on par, or better, than what some entry ranged Michelin restaurants can provide.
At €65, the five course menu, including a 'mise en bouch', was a bargain.
We are talking high end standards, in the presentation, the sourcing of ingredients, the cooking techniques and flavors. Moreover, portions are in my mind far more generous than that of your traditional gastro establishments. In fact, when battling through the five course meal, we found it hard to get to the end of it.
The restaurant is nice and cosy, not too big with space for around 15/20 and includes an open kitchen, bright clean colors and nicely set tables. Not too elegant or pompous, just right in fact for a good meal out without having to dress up unnecessarily.
We started our festivities with aperitif to accompany the mise en bouche, followed by an excellent white from the Loire valley. Not too costly either. All of our starting dishes were excellent. The fish was particularly well done and the opening mise en bouche was nicely presented inside a sardine tin. The only negative was the unnecessary use of foie gras in a few of the dishes, be it as a foam, sauce or other, a little is better than too much in my opinion.
We also particularly enjoyed the scallops with the many accompanying textures and flavors. The star of the show, to me, was the venison. The meat was splendid, the sauce devine, and once again they were more than generous with the portions.
Despite the little luxury of the drinks, we still managed to keep the bill below €90 per person. It can seem a lot, but we took the most expensive menu (bar one that included truffle in each dish), a very good bottle of wine, aperitif and red by the glass for the meat. Overall, it still remained reasonable if you consider how other similar establishments compare.
I have to recommend this place to anyone who would like to try or enjoy slightly more gastro food without having to fork out every last penny of savings. read more