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    Lou Capel

    4.0 (2 reviews)
    ModerateTapas/Small Plates
    Closed 12:00 pm - 2:00 PM, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    Le Point Rouge - Superbe Cave vitrée dans le restaurant

    Le Point Rouge

    4.8(25 reviews)
    117.0 kmGare Saint Jean - Belcier
    €€

    I'm writing this review in English rather than French because I feel that it will be more relevant…read moreto non-French speakers. I visited Point Rouge tonight with three friends: two of us were British and two were American. The food and wine were both delicious, beautiful, and beyond reproach. However, the service failed to meet the standards the kitchen had established. Although the restaurant was far from full on a Monday night, we consistently waited much longer than every other table for every course, every glass of water, and every drop of wine. Determined to enjoy ourselves anyway, we watched several tables order crêpes Suzette, which were prepared tableside with great pageantry (several diners videoed the preduction), so we ordered them, too. But we were the only table who had our crêpes delivered cold without the tableside drama. I took one frosty bite and retired my fork, and when the waiter asked if there was something wrong with my crêpes, I told him I was disappointed not to have had them prepared tableside. He laughed and took my plate away. We were all charged full price anyway, and I might just mention here that the bill for four of us totaled €288. I am very sorry not to be able to recommend a restaurant with such wonderful food, but of course inferior service can destroy any meal. I cannot prove that the service we received was related that we weren't French, but by the time we left, it certainly felt that way. I might also mention that the toilets are quite...unusual. The doors are clear glass until you enter and lock the door, when they become opaque. However, there is no sign or other indicator that this will happen, so it looks for all the world as though you will be using the toilet in full view of everyone who walks by. I found this to be a very odd, almost cruel, décor decision.

    Fantastic experience. We came really late - near midnight and were hungry. They could of turned as…read moreaway but they improvised and made us a delicious chaucaterie board. The restaurant was hip, trendy, and had a gorgeous bar. It was probably the largest cocktail menu I have ever seen. I think there were close to 200 drinks and they were delicious. W

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    Two Stews and a Cockatoo - This bird is absolutely stuffed.

    Two Stews and a Cockatoo

    5.0(1 review)
    85.1 km

    Polly wants a five spiced duck with passion fruit jus!…read moreHeydon Young had a brilliant french restaurant in Crowie for many years called La Goulue. Typically its hard to find an English translation. Academics say there are two very similar English meanings. The first is 'the glutton' and the second is 'Andrew O' Two Stews and a Cockatoo is a new place in Gordon where Heydon has finally returned to the pans. It is absolutely fantastic. Quirky, fun, but mainly just great great food. We went with another couple and the concept just fits perfectly. All shared plates and all well explained by friendly intelligent staff. Wine can be ordered by 'flight' meaning that when you have decided on say, a pinot noir, you get three generous tasting glasses from three different wineries, for example a. somewhere I have now forgotten but was called 'Mud', b. Victoria and c. Central Otago. There's a coaster underneath the glasses explaining which wine is which. So you don't get confused the glasses are even marked a b and c. I ordered a flight of Pinot Noir because it would have been criminal not to revisit Heydon Young's duck and God only made Pinot Noir after a big night on the duck, or was it the other way around? Other stuff included fried goat's cheese, beetroot jam & char grilled ciabatta that just dropped jaws , smoked fresh salmon, pulled pork, a duck pork and pistachio terrine with pickled cherries, and roasted beetroot, orange, blue cheese & caramelised walnut salad with pomegranate dressing. My friend Maria would say 'Good Lord' and so would I. The two owners are somehow called Stew, even though one is a woman. They buzz around making sure the place hums. It is super value when you remember that this is high end food and produce cooked by a highly skilled classic chef. All up we got out of there for less than our target of $70 which is what we would have paid if we had gone to a parents function at Kirribilli RSL like we were supposed to. Instead of mankety tarts and party pies we ate extremely well, didn't have to mingle, didn't have to drive to Kirribilli in a downpour and find parking, and we didn't have to salute the Queen at 9.30. We nearly did the salute anyway because we also had Champagne and a couple of glasses of Coopers and a couple of glasses of Burgundy as well as the pinot flight - we would have saluted Bronywn Bishop if she walked past , oh yeah - the Central Otago won hands down. This place is just fantastic - go!

    Lou Capel - tapasmallplates - Updated May 2026

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