Pickles Restaurant Chartrons — Restaurant in Bordeaux

Great spot for a bite! Me and my mom really enjoyed the food. Waiter was welcoming and accommodating.

We ordered one starter and two mains. Leek in coriander and kiwi puree, mussels, and pork with carrot and cumin puree.

Our favorite was the mussels without a doubt, although the broth was just a taaaad bit salty for my taste - but the flavors were great! The starter, leek with puree, was a good and interesting combination. It felt a little bit like the coriander and kiwi cancelled each other out, maybe one should be more pronounced for a more balanced flavor. The leek could've been slightly more soft. The pork was well cooked and had tasty finely chopped topping of apples and onions which I enjoyed. The only thing that lowers my score from 5 to 4 is that the cumin in the carrot and cumin puree was overpowering. You could only taste cumin, no carrot. The sweetness you expect from carrot was not present. Even paired with the pork it also overpowered the flavor too much. Maybe it was a mistake in measurements of the cumin, as it didn't go nicely together.

Wine was good, had two white wines, which ones I don't remember. They were served in flute taster glasses, which was cute. But I prefer a normal wine glass to get better aroma, personally.

They also put pickle seeds on everything, which I guess pairs with the name, lol. But I didn't feel like it added much to the dishes. However it didn't take anything away either, so I guess carry on!

But overall, really enjoyed the food at Pickles! Would...

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