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    The Route 66

    4.0 (2 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Pizza, Burgers
    Closed • 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 6:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    L'Ovale - Cow head

    L'Ovale

    3.3(12 reviews)
    49.9 km
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    I came here for lunch on a Sunday as many other restaurants are closed in town…read more I went for the most exotic entre on the menu and also the most adventurous one. Cow head. It's surprisingly tasty and tender. It's a bit like beef shank and pork feet/skin, but a lot better in texture. It's originally flavor without much sauce, just sauce by itself. I tried my friend's burger. It was kind of bad on the ground beef. It's completely not comparable to the American burger. In France you should go to foie gras burger only.

    Ahhh, France. That was what I thought as I took my first perfect bite of this wonderful meal. Eight…read morehours on a crowded plane, an hour in the taxi, a quick shower and dropoff at the room, half an hour on the metro, an hour on the SNCF and half an hour on the bus: what is that, an entire day of travel?! Yes, I needed some good food and wine before I could even think about appreciating anything architectural. L'Ovale has a great setup outside, under the shade of trees and umbrellas and a nice distance from the street. Perfect for people-watching, but not too crowded either. It was hot enough that we wanted something light, so we all ordered salads. My husband's had mozzarella, tomatoes and tomato confit, and my friend and I each got the plat du jour, an adventurous salad whose title translated as "Paella Revisited." A bed of lightly-dressed butter lettuce was scattered with a light paella mixture (saffron rice, peas, bell pepper) and crowned by a generous skewer of grilled marinated chicken. The plate's edge was a parade of shrimp, chorizo and tomato wedges. Every bite was a new opportunity for innovative flavor combinations. Our elegant glasses of kir were fairly inexpensive: the perfect indulgence in the heat. I felt the stress of all that travel melting away, and by the time l'addition arrived, I was ready to conquer the chateau. It was beautiful, by the way. But the meal might have been even better.

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    L'Ovale - Mozzarella salad

    Mozzarella salad

    L'Ovale - Love this little restaurant. Dine inside or out in the middle of Fontainebleau.

    Love this little restaurant. Dine inside or out in the middle of Fontainebleau.

    L'Ovale - We had a lovely bottle of Chablis with our dinner. Perfect!

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    We had a lovely bottle of Chablis with our dinner. Perfect!

    The Route 66 - salad - Updated October 2026

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