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We arrived at 9pm and were welcomed by a professional valet service. We then walked through the corridor that leads you to the restaurant entrance. The place occupies the corner of a building. The setup is typically French in style. Covered with green painted wood, the large glass facade shows the warm ambiance inside. The place described:
- Black wooden facade and at the end a red door showing the entrance
- An "L" shaped restaurant with a more private space at the end
- The bar on the right with six pending lights
- Round tables with red chairs fill in the space
- White table covers with a nice setup
- Arthur Krupp cutlery and fine crystal wine glasses fill in the tables
- Flowers decorate all the tables
- Dimmed lighting create a nice warm ambiance
- Old authentic Lebanese tiles cover the floor
- White ceiling absorbent for the echoes is one of the most intelligent things created
- A more cozy area at the end of the restaurant hosts some rectangular tables under the arcade. This part of the restaurant enjoys wood flooring
- A red wood cover, follows all the walls in a decorative way around the restaurant
- Pending lights decorate some of the walls while nice French paintings decorate the others
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Dinner started with warm bread and Echire butter. Carrots and nuts were also served. The bread buns are good, warm and slightly crunchy. As for the French baguettes-like bread sticks they were too chewy. The menu:
- Les Entrees
- Les Tartares
- Les Viandes
- Les Poissons
- Les Pates et Riz
- Les Desserts
The culinary experience:
- Crabe Frais (E.S): Crab with three half sucrine lettuce covered with lemon dressing. Interesting flavors and textures in a simple plate
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- Salad Maison: Home salad with a fresh sucrine lettuce cut in slices with tomato, avocado, endives, iceberg with mustard, lemon, oil dressing
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- Saumon fume D'ecosse: Thick salmon that's unfortunately way too salty served with an enjoyably lemony juice and served with four soft and tender semi toasted brown bread
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- Cote de Beau Blanc Grille: This is a very good piece of meat. It's juicy, perfectly cooked and served with potato cubes and sautéed mushrooms
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- Escalope de Beau Blanc: Soft and tender. Simply WOW. I like how the french fries are cut in cubes
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- Risotto aux Cepes: Mushroom risotto: Aldente and enjoyable
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- Filet Mighnon de beau Blanc Grille: Delicious
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- Boeuf Strogonoff: This is a plate you have never tasted before. It's the stroganoff preparation we all know, yet created in a fine dining way
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- Tagliatelle a la Creme: Excellent and aldente
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- Mille Feuille Chaud (pour deux persons): Doesn't the picture speak for itself? Rich and tasty. Two thumbs up
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- Sorbets masons: I enjoyed these homemade sorbet ice cream a lot
- Baba au Rum: Exactly like it should be. Filled with rum it's juicy and fresh. Served with homemade whipped cream
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- Pain Perdu, sauce caramel: Yummy! A fine dining version of the pain perdu covered with caramel and almonds
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- Frette table napkins
- The ambiance of this place and its calmness
- The finesse of the food
- I would have wished to see the waiter’s smiles. A more welcoming attitude would have been appreciated. This can make all the difference
- The ashtrays with their cigarette supports do not fit this fine setup