There are only places for 24 and a set menu with only two choices for each of starter, entrée and dessert, but with the quality of food, any more choices and you would be lost. We started with a glass of local Viogniers.
Lovely that the bottles are available by the half bottle as at lunch.........
We both had the same starter, a ravioli filled with crab, a sauce you would die for, topped with sweet grass and some finely chopped celery. As you can see, the pasta is so thin, you can see the crabmeat.
I opted for a main course of cod and Les had the lamb. The piece of perfectly cooked cod, was resting on a bed of finely chopped cod, divided by slivers of mushrooms. At first I thought truffles, but no, just lovely mushrooms, and topped with purple onions which had been almost caramelized.
Les ordered a glass of red wine to accompany the lamb, perfectly cooked with carrots and potatoes. The meal ws so good that we actually took our time eating it as we wanted to really savour the flavours.
And for dessert, we were offered babas au rhum or an array chocolat. Yes, we both chose the chocolate.
From the left: pumpkin ice cream, decorated with the kumquat leaf, sitting on a layer of ground nutmeg, petite gateau with cream, another cream with the kumquat fruit, and then a warm chocolate cake with whipped cream and mushy centre. Oh my!
We didn't like it at all..........much. Finally rolled out of there at 2:30.
Now you MUST try them for dinner. There's a reason it's so hard to get in!! Come April, when the days are warm as well as sunny, you must go down to the beach at Maguelone and sit in the Carre Mer, savour the flavours and stare out to sea!
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