This is a (maybe several) big update(s).
We’ve been in Nice for the last week, enjoying
(relatively) high temperatures and a lot of sunshine. Also good food (and bad)
and some decent wine.
SATURDAY 8th
September
Le Safari –
this is a bit of a tourist trap in the Cours Saleya (the flower market at the
edge of the old town) though lots of locals eat here too. Friends recommended
it many years ago and we’ve often eaten here at Christmas. The service can be a
bit off, depending on the waiter and the time of year – Christmas is good,
though the food is generally good. This time, the service was pretty awful;
they tried to seat us at bad tables (basically in the middle of the footpath)
and the waiter was clearly not very interested in serving us. The food was
good, though we’ve eaten better here. One nice touch was that it’s now possible
to have half-size starters!
We ate:
Petites farcis
(stuffed vegetables)
Accra (salt
cod fitters)
Lapin rôti (wild
rabbit roasted in a wood-burning oven over a dish of sliced potatoes, tomatoes,
onions, garlic & thyme) – pretty good stuff, but the portions were very
unequal in both size and content.
Mille Feuille of
fraises & rhubarb (Ali).
The Fete du Port was on – a big party in the port – we wandered
over for a look: fun!
SUNDAY 9th
September
Hot: 30C and very sunny: time spent on the beach!
Walked to the port for dinner to L’Ane Rouge (the Red Donkey). This is a
posh seafood restaurant that we’ve been trying to get to for a couple of years.
Problem has been that we tend to be in Nice at Christmas, and their opening
hours (and space) is limited then. Anyway, booked on Internet before we left.
The restaurant itself is very attractive with many images
of L’Ane Rouge himself. Staff were courteous and helpful and completely
bilingual. The service was exemplary and, though expensive, we thought it was
value for money.
We ate:
Amuse: Augegine curry, olive pastry, cheese balls
Patience: Mackerel and gazpacho
Courgette flower
stuffed with a chicken mousse
L’Ombrine (like cod)
with a green bean salad
Roasted peach (Bob)
Lobster Salad
St Pierre (In ½ a
bottle, sliced lengthways)
St Honneur (Ali)
Ch. Bellet Rosé, Côtes
de Provence
More soon ...
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