Y est allé·e le 31 décembre 2024
- Global 5
- Plats 5
- Service 5
- Atmosphère 4
We had the 7 course New Year’s Eve menu with 6 wine pairings. We omitted the optional cheese course. Before we started on the Jerusalem Artichoke we had 6 amusement bouches in 3 servings, including the famous Bibendum egg. The artichoke, paired with a dry sherry, was followed by a Poached Gillardeau Oyster paired with a Swiss wine. The oyster was succulent. This was followed by a Mousseline of Dover Sole in a delicate champagne sauce paired with a 2007 Drapier Reserve Brut champagne which was excellent. We then had a Ravioli containing an egg yolk with white truffle and paired with an oaked Sonoma Chardonnay. The Ravioli was exquisite. The main course was Fallow Deer Rossini which was beautifully rare and tender. It was paired with a 2003 Languedoc - Roussilon which unfortunately had thrown and needed to be filtered. It was, however, an excellent wine. The palate cleanser was New Season Citrus and Chestnut and the desert an elaborately prepared Black Forest paired with a 2017 Valpolicella Classico which complemented it perfectly. We saw in the New Year with a complimentary glass of champagne.
The service was smooth and attentive throughout without being obtrusive, and the Sommelier had a comprehensive knowledge of the wines.
The tables are well spaced to maintain privacy and there was unobtrusive background music.
Overall an excellent, if expensive, experience.
