Le Jardin des Sens, reputation as the best restaurant in Montpellier, France and 1 Michelin star. The restaurant is run by the twins Jacques and Laurent Pourcel and this is one visit into their world.
# Latergram.Outside it is 38 deg. Celsius, the Z4 is parked and we are roasted. 7th day on our 2014 French road trip has brought us from 3* Auberge du Vieux Puits to Montpellier. Here we have been magnificently received, upgraded and rested.
We are now ready for dinner.
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Classical restraint but beautiful table under roof in the courtyard |
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The Princess awaits wine with utmost patience |
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Flatbread if you are Swedish or hungry :`) |
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The dining room |
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Anne has wonderful Artichokes and Pork fritters with dip |
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Chateldon – The most local water |
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Salmon and possibly tuna for I |
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Melon and a snack |
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2012 Fleur de Cailloux, Jean-Philippe Padie, Calce, France |
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Lobster salad, marinated turnips, melon and fennel sorbet |
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Panfried Turbot, Girolle mushrooms in jus, glaced gnocchi |
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2010 Le Roc des Mates, Cht de Cazeneuve, Pic Saint Loup |
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French Veal in sauce, Potato croquette and tatar with Comté and pumpkin |
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3 cheeses with the omnipresent blue |
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Strawberry, lemon and basil sorbet + lime sorbet |
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Lactose friendly version and small glasses of taste |
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Bon Bon on ice |
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Guanajà Choccolate cylinder, Pepper Mint icecream |
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Still hungry, have a coffee and a snack |
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Again last to leave, enjoying the beautiful Muga |
We had a lovely dinner. Service was immediate and excellent if maybe a slight impersonal. The food and menu was French in style but lightweight, fresh, creative and very tasty.
I found the wine list slightly pricy, this must be balanced by having dinner, breakfast and upgraded to suite package for around 450€ – all in all good value and wine is expensive in France.
A definitive recommendation for a stop for us “Luxembourgers” on the way to/from the coast (parking facilities are excellent too) and I look forward to our return to see if the Pourcel brothers will keep improving.
Lessons Learned
- If you have a pool, you must clean it and not making noise when guests are resting, just saying.
- Putting plates on table, to remove them again, to put them back.. it’s like Ties
- Should travel more often, eat more lobster
- Wines from south of France are only less costly outside southern France
- Life is good.. go out, find out..enjoy
Address
11 av. St-Lazare
34000 Montpellier
France
Phone : +33499583838
Links
Bonus package
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We we upgraded on the room, which is always nice living room behind me. |
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And from our little living room we had a lovely view of the beautiful garden |
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