One of the newest 3 star of Paris Le Gabriel we were group of four I came bit early so I was waiting at the bar with my cocktail it was my third visit to le gespard (the bar) and cocktails are really good had one with mezcal
We were soon guided to our table. And let’s say it’s one of the prettiest dining hall very relaxed and royale but not stuffy at all
They have two menus one menu is mostly based on sea food as chef is from Brittany and want to show his home region and other menu was inspired from all his travels around the world let’s say it was a tough choice but we decided to go for menu from Brittany partially cause it’s chefs home region and also our nose got enchanted by mackerel which was being served to other table
We started with Amuse bouche
Puff potatoes with paprika
Oyster with hazelnut
Avocado tartlets with wasabi and goat cheese
The carrots and artichoke hearts dish was so delicious
For carrot dish the sauce has strong ginger flavour which paired well with that stuffed carrot
Abalone I thought was chewy and fried broccoli texture wasn’t to my liking
Tuna was another hit especially the toast with aged tuna flavour was intense
Lobster with peach was another strong combination my fellow company thought peach was too sweet overpowering the sauce and lobster I felt otherwise as for me it went well
Now her comes the mackerel I’d say the smell sold us to this menu but when ya compared to what ya smell it doesn’t taste THAT good it’s still delicious tho bourride sauce was delicious
Octopus with miso was delicious but nothing to write too much about
Pigeon was my fav tbh one with broth with was warm and hearty and the meat itself which was tender cooked to perfection and jus added more complexity
Overall experience it was amazing staff were witty and professional relaxed yet synchronised
Every dish had a very strong flavour (server mentioned it this menu has very bold flavour compared to other which is more leaned to softer side) most of them I like some of them were okay
Wasn’t able to meet chef but he gave me a gift a book from him !! I’m very happy to have it and didn’t had kitchen tour cause it was super late when we were done (it was almost 2 am)
Maybe I’ll go again as they’ll have game menu during winter and this time I had no wine pairing as I had to be awake very early next day
by mercuriius