Tonight, we had a delightful dinner at @les_arpents. We've had some stellar meals in France, from rustic local diners to haute cuisine. For me, this one takes the prize.

Warm and friendly service, relaxed atmosphere and one of those menus that is short but hard because everything reads so well... My kir royalle apperitif helped calm my nerves 😉. Let me walk you through my meal:

After a (complimentary) appetiser and amuse bouche (braised red cabbage and gravlax), my entrée of beef tongue (don't be grossed out, is super tasty) and escargot with greens and beef marrow foam got things off to a cracking start.

The plat principal of roast guinea fowl (breast roasted succulently and leg confit), winter veggies and yellow wine chicken sauce is a strong contender for meal of my life. And I've had a few. I genuinely believe it was possibly the best sauce I have ever had, so good that we are going back later in the week so Cathie can order the same. I probably won't return the favour of eating half of hers 😁. It all went sensationally with the 2015 1er Cru Chablis.

A fromage interlude before dessert... Then a delicious lemon tart (Cathie had pear in red wine with yoghurt icecream).

Finished off with an Armagnac digestif!

Very reasonably priced, for the high quality.

Trés Bien.