Spring: Fun, fun, fun.

Spring again yet; just as fresh as the first time in 2006.

 

 

 

 

We were offered (all of us that is) three starters - oysters with a grapefruit jelly, unbelievable pickled eggplant and slices of Iberic porky things on quartered figs.  We also started working on a wine marked simply Bourgogne and had a fantastic (unpictured) bouillon parmentier with smoked potatoes and coquillages.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fish main was red mullet with Kalamata olives, olive oil and mint sauce; the meat was loin of lamb with pomegranate seeds, a puree of cepes with a cut cepe on top, raw squash and more pomegranate seeds.  The lamb was a standout.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

As tempting as the cheese offerings were, we went straight to desserts: a glorious flourless nutcake with white wine, blackberries with butter-cream and a lemon curd nummie.

With two bottles of wine, one bottle of fizzy water, and two coffees our bill was 240 E for four or 120 E a couple.

Comments

[Bob Benites]

John, I really appreciate your posting prices! It
would be great though if you could list the price of the wine
separately, say "With two bottles of wine (60 E,) one bottle of
fizzy water, and four coffees our bill was 240 E for four or
120 E a couple." Shockingly, sometimes I don't have wine with
a meal so it helps to know what just a meal would cost.

Thanks again for your great info! Whenever I see one of your
posts, my mouth starts to water! ;-)

[John Talbott]

OK, Bob, will do, if I can remember. Today I think it was in the 20's.