Warning - if you're not someone who enjoys being blindfolded and taken on an adventure, go somewhere else. That's really what it felt like. The restaurantuer was very happy to use his tiny English and we used our tiny french to understand each other as best we could. We made it work.
The scene is extremely rustic and homey. The food is apparently traditional farm-style french food. We were served oodles of cold appetizers:
-fresh sliced tomatoes with pesto sauce
-carrot salad
-pate
-radishes and homemade herb butter (he seemed to be indicating that they went together, but I may have misunderstood)
-hardboiled eggs and homemade mayonnaise
-fresh bread
-fish salad
-cured meat
It seemed to go on and on. We'd snacked beforehand since our reservation was at 8, so I began to worry how I'd find room for the hot and cheese courses! I managed somehow...
The hot course was stewed duck in a cream sauce with boiled potatoes on the side. This was the course that impressed me the least, but was comforting and simple.
The cheese course displayed various cheeses, a flan, rice pudding, and stewed pears and prunes that were delicious. Fresh fruit and a hot chocolate cake rounded it out.
We thoroughly enjoyed it, but again, if you're not up for having someone else take the wheel, this might unnerve you. I also felt a little internal pressure to eat everything and say I liked it, even if it wasn't my favorite, just as I'd do at Grandma's house.
Worth a try and very memorable and authentic. read more
