La Grande Bouffe
Image: From a mighty fine amuse-bouche of two garlic snails, best consumed with crusty Warm Baguettes ($4.50), to the final quartet of nicely ripened imported Assiette de Fromage ($19), the kitchen here didn’t miss a beat.
From a mighty fine amuse-bouche of two garlic snails, best consumed with crusty Warm Baguettes ($4.50), to the final quartet of nicely ripened imported Assiette de Fromage ($19), the kitchen here didn’t miss a beat. The Wild Hare Rillettes ($18) let the bunny do the talking, against an embedded prune, cornichon slivers and toast. The Bacon Wrapped Scallops ($18) countered the intensity of the foie gras jus with a vividly green pea puree that was wickedly fine… and don’t get me started about the lovely layers in the potato Dauphinoise with the Poached Fillet of Beef ($32)! Okay, I admit I spent upwards of five minutes lifting them off one by one and letting them dissolve on my tongue in my own version of Communion. It’s definitely a sinful pleasure eating here – the food is decadently rich. So do order a bowl of Peas with Braised Onions ($8.50), they provide much needed relief against the aforementioned beef, and the bold porky pleasure of the Kurobuta Pork Chop with Potato Rosti and Calvados Jus ($32). The wine list provokes joy in the Francophile (even if the staff sometimes do not) – our 2007 Vire Clesse Chason Chardonnay ($60) from Burgundy was a fine tipple.
La Grande Bouffe
Shops 1 & 2, 758 Darling Street, Rozelle
Ph: (02) 9818 4333 www.lagrandebouffe.com.au
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