French Cuisine:

Restaurant LE DALI SLEEPY EYE's PICK!

$$$$ (Nov, 2008)

http://www.lemeurice.com/restaurant-le-dali

Address:

Le Meurice Hotel
228 rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France
(Tuileries station: Métro line 1)

Tel: (+33) 1 44 58 10 10  

Opening hours:

Daily

Breakfast 8:00-12:00

Lunch 12:00-15:30

Tea 15:30-18:30

Dinner 19:00-23:00

Recommend:

butter

Comments:

Lovely interior

Best butter!!...Favourite to date.

   

   

  

      

    

LA TOUR D'ARGENT SLEEPY EYE's PICK!
$$$$$$ (Nov 2008)

http://www.latourdargent.com/

Address:
15 quai de la Tournelle, 75005 Paris
(Pont-Marie station: Métro line 7)
Tel: (+33) 1 43 54 23 31
Opening hours:
Closed Sun & Mon, August
Recommend:
Caneton (Duckling) Tour d'Argent (2 Pers.) EUR75/person
(supplements EUR26 extra & cheese EUR18 extra / person)
Bread
Comments:
The duck is served 2 ways - first with duck 'blood' sauce which brings out the true duck flavour, nothing like any of the duck dishes tasted before; second one came grilled, and boy, did we dance with joy at the first taste of this...heaven was calling..
The bread was very addictive & the best that we had on the trip - it would have been a perfect match with the butter served at Restaurant Le Dali at Le Meurice Hotel.
For those wine lovers, the wine menu was a thick book that reminded me of the one in the movie The Neverending Story...

half bottle 1992 Meursault Perrieres (Matrot) EUR95 - one recommendation from their extensive 'book' of wines

   

best bread we had on this trip!

first duck dish in the course - 'blood duck'

second duck dish - 'grilled duck'

each duck is marked with a unique number and is printed on a postcard complimentary for patrons to keep

       

           

         

MAISON DE LA TRUFFE SLEEPY EYE's PICK!
$$$$ (Nov 2008)

http://maison-de-la-truffe.com/

Address:
19 Place de la Madeleine, 75008 Paris
(Madeleine station: Métro lines 8,12,14)
Tel: (+33) 1 42 65 53 22
Opening hours:
(Boutique) Mon-Sat 10:00-22:00
(Restaurant) Mon-Sat 10:00-22:30
Features:
Specializes in Truffles & Foie Gras
Boutique & Restaurant
Recommend:
French omelette and green salad (with white truffles) EUR95
Warm Escalope of Duck Foie Gras & Lentil salad (with Burgundy truffles) EUR28
Comments:
The omelette with white truffles was the highlight of the night - strongly recommend!!  Would definitely go back just for this.
Foie gras was also excellent.

        

Salad "folle" with prawns (wih black truffle) EUR35

French omelette and green salad (with white truffles) EUR95

Tagliatelle with truffles & truffled cream(with Burgundy truffles) EUR26

Warm Escalope of Duck Foie Gras & Lentil salad (with Burgundy truffles) EUR28