Le Papillon Ivre

[cassidain]

thanks, MB
I'm also awaiting a response from Julie regarding the two services referred to on their reservation voucher. Only 90 minutes apart ! That’s a non-starter if she replies we’ll be obliged to leave after 90 minutes.

for the record, Julie did respond and clarified that your table is your table for as long as you want. bon.

 

[cassidain]

for the record, Julie did respond and clarified that your table is your table for as long as you want. bon.

we had our first LPI dinner yesterday evening. have to say there seems to me a disconnect between the modest nature of the restaurant and their CC reservation policy (90€/person!). oh well …

the place is a bar à vins just like they say and not a conventional restaurant. it took us a minute to get our bearings and to orient the staff as to how we wanted to proceed.
the staff was more numerous and attentive than in many (i’d say the vast majority actually) French establishments. the wine duties were performed uniquement by Valentin, le sommelier. i let him know on the front end what price range i wanted to stay in for les vins au verre, and he did a very nice and helpful and patient job of helping with selections. after being informed of our plats selections. Valentin did offer dégustations as others have said, but I must say they were microscopic tastings.

we started with three petit plats. the waiter (we had several) who took the order was slightly pushy and raised an eyebrow at the paucity of it. raclette, salade lyonnaise, et saucisson brioché. we especially liked the raclette. traditional dish of the mountain cheese melted directly from the halved wheel and scraped over jambon with new potatoes. délicieuse. we settled on a lovely Chorey-les-Beaune rouge with this first round.

we followed up with a tartare of marlin, escargots bourguignons, artichaut et sa sauce gribiche, and carpaccio de boeuf. all very nice, but the tartare de merlin the unanimous winner. we washed these four mini-plats down with a nice Chablis.

we split two deserts for the three of us, and both were really good. crème brûlée aux pistaches and baba au rhum. best not to have baba too close to open flame. :nerd:

overall verdict was positive and the place has a certain charm about it but inescapably evident that everything (plats et pours) is très petit.

at maybe 20% less € i would say they would definitely make my rotation. as it is, i’ll have to think on it . . .