Millesimes 62, 13, place de Catalogne in the 14th, 01.43.35.34.35, closed Saturday lunch and Sundays, (Metro: Gaite) is a place I fell in love with last month for its warm welcome, prompt service, great food and nice send-off. Boy, was today's experience the opposite, except for the food.
We entered and were greeted but hardly recognized, despite my having reserved on La Fourchette. Seated and given cartes with no wine list, which we had to ask for. After a long wait, our orders were taken and water delivered but without glasses in which to pour it. Long wait to get superb first course, given to me, with no plate or utensils for Colette, sautéed cepes with outstanding bread.
Long wait for our mains, same for everyone around us. Finally Colette got her bar with carrot purée with cumin and I, my leg of lamb, cooked perfectly, but with a non-sharp knife and a salad/desert fork. (I had asked for the rarest slices (I'm familiar with legs of lamb) and the waitguy snapped and said I'd take it the way it was cooked, "thank you." Not nice.). The beans with a touch of garlic, were also superb, but there was too much of both so I asked to have them wrapped to take home for dinner. "It's not possible," huh, no aluminum foil in a fancy kitchen like this? And the media are raging on about "gaspillage."
For dessert Colette had a fondant of chocolate with a caramel interior - again superb food.
Our original bill was 117.60€ for this superb food, along with no bottled water but a bottle and glass of wine and 2 Illy coffees. "Wait," I said, La, Fourchette said there was 30% off the carte." "Oh." Now it became 93.45€.
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