Editor Pick
Les Glenan
- February 28, 2001
- Rated 4 of 5 by
jmineo from L.A., California
We did one dining splurge - and I mean splurge - while we were visiting with my brother-in-law. We had passed by several interesting and posh looking restaurants and ooohed and ahhed in wonderment. That night, my brother had us pick from a list of starred Michelin restaurants. The Les Glenan would take our money that night. I couldn't begin to give directions to this place, other than we took their business card and knew it was near the French Parliament buildings. Before getting there we decided to each order a different dish, just in case one was a "bomb" so to speak. The restaurant was just like in the movies; black coat waiters with white towels draped over their forearms. Some waiters were standing against the walls scanning the tables for the next customer to raise a hand for service. These guys were at your table faster than you could get your arm stretched. I think they know you need service even before you begin to raise your hand and catch you as you bob your head away from your dinner guests at your table. My meal started with a really wonderful appetizer of foie gras (my favorite) which was served warm and completely melted in my mouth with each bite, then a main course of trout covered with crispy deep fried something scallions. The many flavors were complementing each other and the trout had great texture. Finally I had a cold apple-creme brulee thingy. It tasted good, but I think it would have been better hot. My wife started with a Carpaccio of Tuna appetizer, then moved on to a main course of Tagliatelle with Langostineos, finishing off with a fruit pastry. Her brother started with a terrine of salmon with fresh butter lettuce and a wonderful light sauce of oil and balsamic vinegar, then a Flambe Beef Tornadoes, and finishing with ice cream similar to our Berthillion's ice cream experience, in fact it could be that they supplied ice cream throughout the restaurants in the city. Wouldn't surprise me as delectable as it was earlier. In summary, this was one of the best meals I could remember ever having. We were set back just shy of 1000 Francs for the three of us - and with no wine!
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