7.1 Capitaine, 4, impasse Guemenee in the 4th, 01.44.61.11.76, closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday lunch (Metro: St Paul), is a place my friend who lives nearby and I tried to go to two days ago during Snowmageddon and rather than break a hip, femur, elbow or clavicle, we postponed it til today, when voila, it snowed again, but Chauffeur Privee came through after much delay and I entered Capitaine where no one seemed bothered by the weather. My codiner friend reminded we'd been here under different ownership - once Gorille Blanc, once Les Cotelettes and once L'Impasse, maybe others as well. Humm, feng shui or not?
The carte says lunch is €29 for 5 shared entrees and a choice between 2 mains and 2 desserts. What it didn’t say was that the 5 starters are both terrific and sizable: scallops, cooked mackerel, pickled crudité salad, a grilled ham and cheese sandwich (I’m serious) and a celery and cream veloute. Not to mention terrific bread.
For mains we both had the lacquered quail with spinach, white beans and a lemon condiment which again was not only superb but generous.
For dessert we split the apple tart and chocolate mousse with crushed macarons.
The bill: With a bottle of wine, house water and two coffees, our bill was €90?
Return? You betcha, despite the deafening noise level, even though my meter said only 72.7 dB, it lied.