Bart -my real name-
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Why have you people been keeping Cote Port from me??!!? Why?!?!?
After walking by this place dozens of times, and nearly eating there a handful of times, we finally had a meal there Sunday night and it was a great sucess! Previously, I thought the entire restaurant was the long, narrow part you see when you walk by the front, and it always looked hot and a little stuffy. Little did I know there was a whole other part around the corner and on the water! You can actually sit much closer to the water here than at BAZ Bar, which I always thought was just about as close as you could get.
The menu is huge and the prices are tiny and everything was great! The double edged sword of this meal is that it's going to get a spot in our permanent rotation, but it will also eliminate a meal at some other place. Such problems!
We started with the Foie Gras with a poached egg, which took a normally great seared foie gras to a whole other level! The foie was damn near as soft and liquidy as the egg yolk was! And at 10 euro, this has to be one of the most economical yet decadent dishes on the island.
Speaking of economical, the grilled calamari at 8 euro was an amazing bargain. It was huge and very tasty. It had a great smoky, peppery/pimenton taste that was very forward without being overpowering. Like the foie gras above, I don't think I can ever go here and not order this dish.
On Kevin's recommendation, we got the small Pilou salad which was enormous. It came with goat cheese, toasted bread, shrimp, hard boiled eggs, and of course a mesclun salad.
We rounded out the meal with the beef carpaccio which also had a salad piled on top. This was another very large dish and very good too. We also couldn't resist getting a basket of fries.
The total bill, including water and wine 90 euro!
The service was excellent here too. This place is definitely a keeper.
PS - I learned the actual pronunciation of this place is not Cote Port, like Coat Port, but Cotay Port (2 syllables on the first word). I suspect most of you knew that, but I'm offering my services to the other French challenged people.
After walking by this place dozens of times, and nearly eating there a handful of times, we finally had a meal there Sunday night and it was a great sucess! Previously, I thought the entire restaurant was the long, narrow part you see when you walk by the front, and it always looked hot and a little stuffy. Little did I know there was a whole other part around the corner and on the water! You can actually sit much closer to the water here than at BAZ Bar, which I always thought was just about as close as you could get.
The menu is huge and the prices are tiny and everything was great! The double edged sword of this meal is that it's going to get a spot in our permanent rotation, but it will also eliminate a meal at some other place. Such problems!
We started with the Foie Gras with a poached egg, which took a normally great seared foie gras to a whole other level! The foie was damn near as soft and liquidy as the egg yolk was! And at 10 euro, this has to be one of the most economical yet decadent dishes on the island.
Speaking of economical, the grilled calamari at 8 euro was an amazing bargain. It was huge and very tasty. It had a great smoky, peppery/pimenton taste that was very forward without being overpowering. Like the foie gras above, I don't think I can ever go here and not order this dish.
On Kevin's recommendation, we got the small Pilou salad which was enormous. It came with goat cheese, toasted bread, shrimp, hard boiled eggs, and of course a mesclun salad.
We rounded out the meal with the beef carpaccio which also had a salad piled on top. This was another very large dish and very good too. We also couldn't resist getting a basket of fries.
The total bill, including water and wine 90 euro!
The service was excellent here too. This place is definitely a keeper.
PS - I learned the actual pronunciation of this place is not Cote Port, like Coat Port, but Cotay Port (2 syllables on the first word). I suspect most of you knew that, but I'm offering my services to the other French challenged people.
Nice photos.
