Restaurant in Grimauld.
We spent a night in a small hotel in Grimauld, just up the hill from St Tropez on the French Riviera where we had what we rate as the best meal in our life. Here are some of the pictures. They are unfortunately not in order as I don't know how to rearrange them on this page.
We started with some canapes which we light, fresha and delicious. Then Lynne had the cold tomato starter which consisted of blanched and peeled cherry tomatoes filled with cheese and placed on a slice of toast with a beautiful sauce on the plate. I had the cold tomato soup with a hot langoustine in it. This was served with fresh vread and rolls which were magnificent in the way only the French can bake breads.
Next Lynne had the most wonderful kind of bread/meat loaf which tasted like an onion bread filled with sausage and Provencal vegetables and then sliced thinly and topped with a light salad. Really great. I had the best dish of the trip next. It was a fish and potato/cheese bake with the most delicious creamy dill sauce. The taste of this was incredible and I wish I knew how to make this!
For the main meal Lynne had the rabbit (which, if you know her is a very unusual choice for her to have!). She loved it. The grave added so much to the flavour as it was a salty reduction of the pan sauces. I had a seafood soup which was the best fish I have tasted. Not sure what it was but the was a combination of a white fish, langoustine, calamari and another red fish in a wonderful consomme with fresh vegetables.
Next came the cheeses. Lynne had the cheese board and I had the goats cheese with green and black olive pastes. And finally Lynne ordered the cauflauti which was good but not as good as the one she makes at home. All of this was completed with a coffee and biscuits/chocolates. And I mustn't forget the wines. We had the chef's recommendation as an aperatif which was a mixture of some wine he makes mixed with Champage. Delicious. Lynne then had Rose from the region whereas I had the wines as part of the degustation menu. My wines were a Chablis and a white Bordeaux followed by a red Bordeaux. The whole meal cost just under Euro 170.
Afterwards we walked into the main village where we saw the second half of the European Cup Final which Spain won over Germany. So it was a very special evening for both of us!
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