France
Lovely rooftop restaurant with quite decent dishes: Restaurant Perruche (6. March 2023)
The Perruche is located on the rooftop of the Printemps shopping mall and is absolutely lovely when it comes to location. If you’re lucky enough, you have a nice view of the Eiffel Tower from your table. You just have to make sure to mention that in your reservation, as else the chance is relatively […]
A modern interpretation of the cuisine of Marseille: Restaurant L’Épuisette (16. February 2023)
It is somehow not the first time this has happened to me – I had booked for the wrong evening. Luckily, there was still one table left – for one person, right in the middle of the dining room. So, I was a bit exposed right there, but it was okay. I decided to go […]
Decent Bib Gourmand experience focussing on black truffles: Restaurant Le Lauracée (15. February 2023)
Given they had something special on the menu, a “truffle menu” (EUR 115.00), I decided to give it a try, since it was also the easiest way to pick something from the menu. The first course was a “mise en bouche découverte”, which was basically scallops with black truffle. And while I am always sceptical […]
Unfriendly service, but surprisingly decent cuisine: Restaurant Oh Massalia @ AC Hotel by Marriott Marseille Prado Velodrome (14. February 2023)
Since it was not easy to find a restaurant on short notice for Valentine’s Day, I decided to eat something in the hotel restaurant, and was quite happy there was actually space. The welcome was not really a welcome, as the waiter was somewhat rude. However, luckily the waiter changed, and the second waiter was […]
Lovely on every level – especially when it comes to interior design: Restaurant Loup (24. November 2022)
The Restaurant Loup was picked by a good friend of mine – and I was quite curious what to expect since she’s a vegetarian. Turns out that even places which are frequented by vegetarians offer decent non-vegetarian food. The “pot de rillettes de Jean Carmet, cornichons et tartines grillées” (EUR 12.00) was definitely something I […]
The perfect French bistro for dinner – if you manage to confirm your reservation: Restaurant Au Petit Tonneau (23. November 2022)
When you want to dine out at the Au Petit Tonneau, you have to make sure that you are getting your reservation confirmed. My friend had called to book a table, but they ended up not noting down that reservation – so, we were just lucky that they somehow arranged for a table for two […]
Great for a quick and delicious lunch break: Restaurant Dochilak Opéra (23. November 2022)
I was looking for a simple and swift place for lunch, and the Dochilak Opéra is exactly that – a simple and nice place which offers good food. I went for the “dak gangent (fried chickens with caramelized sauce)” (EUR 8.00) to start, which was good but simple. The chicken wings were nice and tasty. […]
Quite a disappointing breakfast experience: Restaurant Le First @ The Westin Vendôme (23. November 2022)
The breakfast selection at the Le First in the Westin Vendôme is really just basic – I mean, you get everything you want but for the prices you pay, and for the location, and the way the hotel tries to come across, this is definitely not at the expected level when it comes to breakfast. […]
