Sunday, 8 June 2014

A Taste of Paris à Londres

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Restaurant review of Café Rouge


Out for a lovely meal in London this week and found one of my favourite restaurants – Café Rouge.
Café Rouge Atmosphere
With stylish and light décor, entwined with homey cubbyholes, lamps and book shelves, the restaurant delivered the gorgeous atmosphere of Paris whilst amidst the hustle and bustle of London.
Café Rouge Decour
For my starter, I had "Bresse Bleu" (£6.95) a dish of "mild & creamy, melting blue cheese from Burgundy, served with baguette and crisp apple for dipping". I thought the dish was tasty but perhaps a little heavy to start with and quite salty – thank goodness for the crunch and sweetness of the apple to offset the rich flavour of the blue cheese. Additionally two types of baguette were served – the first, a small crunchy twist stick with soft warm centre and the second a thinly cut loaf with a fresh crumbly centre and chewy crusts – perfect for dipping (reminded me of a mini cheese fondue).
For my main I had "Loup de Mer" (£14.95) a dish consisting of a "fillet of seabass and sauce vierge with baby plum tomatoes, torn basil, rosemary & black olive potatoes and green beans".
Café Rouge Main Photo
Well, I must say, this dish was WONDERFUL! Packed full of beautiful complimentary flavours – the sweet juicy tomatoes and rosemary potatoes mixed with salty black olives was sublime. The seabass was plentiful and succulent with a soft, flaky texture as well as the contrast of its golden crunchy skin. Served with a generous bundle of perfect, al dente green beans – a fine accompaniment to this well balanced, light and delicious dish.
With the only shadow of the night being perhaps a little too much of an interval between starters and mains (all though this did give us time to work up some sort of appetite for mains as the starter was so rich and creamy (not that I’m complaining)), the entire evening was lovely – the food was exquisite, company entertaining and staff were very friendly – creating a happy and helpful atmosphere for us to enjoy. I thoroughly recommend that next time you’re out to head to Café Rouge for that sublime impression of Paris – ah magnifique!

Pictures: http://www.caferouge.co.uk/ + Own editing on Paint; Own taken in restaurant (45 - 46 Cannon Hill, Southgate, London, N14 6LH ) 
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