Maison de la Bourgogne (2010-04-23)
Maison de la Bourgogne gives me the impression of a pretty authentic French bistro in that two of its three floor staff (a Japanese and a westerner) speak fluent French (the third one speaks not-quite-fluent French) and its patrons make up of actual French people. Such is the case when KL and I were there for lunch one day. A Frenchman sitting next to us was conversing with the staff the entire time he ate his Lunch Special.
Lunch Special for the weekend goes for 2000 Yen (US$22) which includes a choice of appetizer and entree (main) from their regular menu. Since entrees are mostly 1800 to 1900 Yen, they are practically throwing you a free appetizer.
We both opted for the beet and shrimp salad with pesto dressing
which was light and refreshing. For my entree, the roast duck
breast arrived rare on a warm plate served over a bed of hot roasted
vegetables with burdock sauce. The duck was flavorful and the
sauce was tasty but the meat was TOUGH, very very tough! What a
shame.
KL's roast lamb was far more tender (I did steal a bite) but its
gaminess is not my thing. He also ordered a chocolate gateau with
cassis coulis which was hard as a rock, very disappointing.
We'd still like to return some day, but I'd definitely be giving the
duck breast a miss.
Maison de la
Bourgogne
Shinjuku (
)-ku, Kagurazaka 3-6-5, Via building 1/F
(東京都新宿区神楽坂3-6-5) Via神楽坂1F
Tel: 03-3260-7280
www.wine-bourgogne.com
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