One fine day we went for a 3-star lunch at a restaurant situated in the middle of a huge and famous park (called Bois de Boulogne) west of Paris. Such a lovely place with abundant natural light shining through their tall glass windows. Exceptional food and in my opinion the best value-for-money lunch menu around (among the 3 Michelin-starred restaurants of course). We took the Un Déjeuner au Pré Catelan menu (unfortunately you have to ask for it) with wine pairing which cost only an additional 35€. I highly recommend this over a bottle of wine especially since the wines they served were excellent. Food wise, the amuse-bouche was so-so but the rest blew me away. I loveee the scallop starter (cooked in 3 different styles) and the lamb dish which consisted of 5 parts of the lamb from head to toe! My favourite part was the brain. Serious! Only for the adventurous :D S' main was good too - deep fried langoustines with risotto and ravioli. Much to our surprise, we absolutely adored the Le Paris Brest dessert (the one that looks like an eclair). I really want to go back there again. A word of advice though - the restaurant is extremely hard to find if you rely on the GPS because many roads in the park are closed. We detoured and went round & round for a good half hour before arriving just in time before the kitchen closed. It's safer to enter from 'Porte Maillot' and follow the signs from there.
Name: Le Pré Catelan
Location: Route de la Porte des Sablons à la Porte Maillot, 75116 Paris, France
Expenditure: 120€ pp (85€ pp for lunch menu, 35€ additional for wine pairing)
Okay I love this place so much I think it should be given one post on its own ;)
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