Fine Dining

I celebrated my birthday last week at the iconic Les Amis! I was SO excited about this meal, given that it’s a three Michelin starred restaurant and it didn’t disappoint.

We opted for the 3-course at $155/pax and although some dishes were definitely more of a hit than others, we still enjoyed the meal overall 😋 Plus, there were so many complimentary dishes that it ended up feeling like a 10 course meal rather than a 3 course! 😂

We started with a complimentary starter - a thin, crispy shell topped with sliced mushrooms and truffle. This was so incredibly light and delicate, and was gone within two bites 🤪

We then had our Entrées served - my partner opted for the 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐄𝐭 𝐋𝐚 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝𝐞 [supplement of $40]. This dish was so beautifully plated, with alternating layers of mushrooms & black truffle on petals of roseval potatoes.

I on the other hand, went for the 𝐋𝐚 𝐍𝐨𝐢𝐱 𝐃𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭-𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐃’𝐄𝐫𝐪𝐮𝐲 𝐀 𝐋’𝐄𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐞. This consisted of a single slow roasted scallop handpicked by a diver off the coast of Erquy. It was mindblowingly good - I’ve never had a scallop so tender and fresh.

We then moved onto our mains. For this, we chose the 𝐋𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐃𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐬, 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐲, roasted challans duck breast from vendee with ginger-caramel pear.

The other main I had was the 𝐋𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐞𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐧 𝐃’𝐈𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐲 “𝐒𝐚𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐭”, the heart of isigny salmon gently cooked & accompanied with civet sauce. The salmon heart was so ridiculously tender and almost had a dory-like texture.

Lastly, we had our desserts which started with a slice of complimentary chocolate tart.

I went for the 𝐋𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐟𝐞, 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 but the sugar sphere was too cloyingly sweet for me 😂

My partner went for the 𝐋𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐃’𝐀𝐧𝐣𝐨𝐮 instead and we enjoyed it a lot more!