Le Chaland in the 10th: Well it was a beautiful day along the Canal St Martin, why not?

4.9 (and that's being charitable) Le Chaland, 163 Quai de Valmy in the 10th, 01.40.05.18.88, open 7/7 except Monday night is a place my pal N. noticed a few months ago when flanneuring and said "It's on the Canal, it's full, not everyone there was a hipster and on a nice day it could be nice."  So me, I'm game, right?

Well, you cannot complain about the prices - 6 E for starters, 11-17 E mains and 5.50 E for desserts.  But the choices did look rather banal excepting the special main - gambas, so we ordered them - out at 12h45!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The waitlady immediately asked if we wanted some wine (it apparently being primarily a wine place) and I ordered the Talmar, a Pays d'Oc that my companion thought was if not the cat's meow, at least the cat's yelp.  And we both had a salad of terrific gesiers which were cooked perfectly, then sliced and mixed in and atop a salad of green beans, lettuce and hot-house (in August?, ah no!) tomatoes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then she had the tartare of salmon with frites she simply adored and I had an entrecote which was OK/standard/etc., cooked to my liking, with the fries and those dang hot-house tomatoes again.

With 2 coffees and no desserts, our bill was 46.80 E.

Go?  Nah, even on a nice day, with a nice lady, eating nice fries and drinking nice wine.

Comments

[Sauteed Radish]

i can't read the menu... but i think the food was ok... right?

[John Talbott]

A 4.9/10 is just below average, so no it wasn't great.