Brasserie
Vacherin
Date of Visit: 10th
July 2013
Ambience
A small and cosy restaurant
surrounded by large sketch-like canvases of buildings on the wall and big
neutral coloured lampshades hanging from the ceiling. Some tables on the side had booths which
added to the cosy feeling and I liked the authenticity of French music playing
throughout the evening.
Food
We had warm bread served with
anchovy butter to start whilst we looked through the menu. Soft warm bread always deserves an extra
point and I enjoyed the anchovy butter – definitely something different. We tried the mussels and Atlantic prawns with
chilli, ginger and garlic for starters which were both quite flavoursome but I
was quite impressed that the prawns were served with most of the shell off and
only the head attached. I get put off
sometimes with ordering prawns if it is difficult to de-shell as I don’t like
to get messy.
For mains, we had a sirloin steak
and the duck confit with sides of fries and dauphinoise potatoes. The steak was average but cooked as requested
but the duck was really good, the meat so soft that it melted in the mouth and
I enjoyed the sweet orange sauce. Whilst
most portions of the food were of a decent size, I was amazed at how small the
pot of dauphonoise potatoes were.
However, it suited us just fine as it was quite rich in texture.
When it came to desserts, we had
a small issue – we had asked for a crepe without the orange sauce and zest
(i.e. a plain crepe with ice cream) but when it arrived, it was in the orange
sauce without the zest. This was quickly
corrected when we called a waiter over but they were apparently unable to
provide a crepe without the sauce so instead we opted for a crème brulee and a
cherry clafoutis. Both were ok, nothing
special.
Service
The service was good and the
small incident with the dessert was addressed adequately. We were served promptly and had no issues
with the time of the food arriving.
Summary
In summary, it was a pleasant
dinner with good food at a reasonable price.
I would say it is worth a visit just for the duck alone =)
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