Sunday, May 20, 2012

L'Isle sur la Sorgue - exquisite!


Adjacent to the River Sorgue in this town famous for its antique shops and Sunday market Cafe Fleurs offers a fine dining experience with menus at 43€ to 56€.  The ambience and food quality, presentation and service in our view justifies this price range and makes it a great choice comaparing others charging a similar level.


Karen, ready for lunch, is impressed by the attention to detail from tableware to an e mail confirming our reservation.
An amuse bouche, a cold  intense tomato velouté
Karen started with courgette flowers stuffed with salmon mousse with a perfume of combawa (kaffir lime) and a citrus fruit vinaigerette.

Whilst I ate Foie gras with compote of Granny Smith Apple with figs and Muscat.


Karen's main course of roasted Monk Fish, (Queue de Lotte
Rôtie), had a mousseline de pomme de terre au citron confit et beurre noisette (potato puree with lemon) - outstanding!

Whilst my chicken (Volaille en suprême farci au foie gras poêlé) was stuffed with foie gras and served with small, young vegetables and juice of Corsican Trufle oil - wow!


As you know I can never resist dessert ! I was more than satisfied by the 'Tian d’orange sanguine'
(Bavarois à la confiture du fruit, croustillant pailleté feuilleté et caramel d’orange)

It was like crepe suzette, just gorgeous and with the oranges part of your five a day! the caramel was just divine.
Of course my more controlled wife chose the cheese option.
Coffee with a petit four rounded off this wonderful lunch .
An excellent wine list together with a fine choice of aperitifs and digestifs completes the picture.



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