Spoiled at Le St Nicolas Gourmand
The local Caveau des Vignerons run the St Nicolas Gourmand, a beautiful little restaurant alongside the wine-tasting (and buying) shop on the main street of St Nicolas de Bourgueil. We bought some wine there yesterday and got a great welcome when we arrived for dinner this evening. They have three menus and we choose the middle one, four courses for €28.00.
Naturally, we got a little help with the wine and were
delighted with the Lorieux 2010, a terrific local Cabernet Franc for €19.50. We
were also told we could take the remains away in a bag if need be and, as we had
a 25 minute drive back to Chinon, the “remains” did indeed end up in a bag. Along with the bottle, we also got a copy of the menu as a souvenir.
We were delighted with the meal and the service and here are pictures of most of the dishes.
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| Starter of smoked salmon. |
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| Grey snails of Anjou "perfumed" in a soft garlic, a house speciality. Starter. |
Slice of leg of lamb au Porto Truffe (a gorgeous sauce)
Medallions of warmed local St Maure goat cheese
Strawberries on shortbread biscuit
Hot Pave de chocolat moelleux
sauce caramel a la fleur de sel. Translates best as gorgeous!
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