La griottine

En manqué de saveurs
Petit resto cosy près de la place Victor Hugo, La Griottine dispose d’une carte qui donne envie (Dos de bar rôti, Cabillaud laqué…) et d’une formule midi intéressante (23 € pour entrée+plat ou plat+dessert). Malheureusement, une fois dans l’assiette les plats, même s’ils disposent de produits de qualité et d’une bonne cuisson, manqué cruellement de saveurs. C’est le moins que l’on puisse attendre d’un restaurant de ce niveau. Les desserts souffrent du même problème: le souffllé à la Framboise au sirop d’érable, n’est qu’un nougat glacé à la framboise, avec un sirop qui né sent pas l’érable, et un coeur coulant au chocolat très classique. Pour finir, service courtois mais un peu lent pour le midi.

Lovely lunch spot!
First the complaint: it is a cold winter here and this restaurant definitely was drafty. They were doing their best with a door cover and a space heater but it still leaked cold air.
That said, this was a very successful lunch. The ambiance was very nice, the server was quick and friendly, nothing rushed but he didn’t leave us languishing either which was amazing as he handled every table in the house.
I had the foie gras mi-​cuit for entrée which was nice. Nothing special which is to say very good but you can get this all over Paris. But they had fresh-​baked rolls which were still warm. That was lovely.
For my main course I had steak tartare. I prefer this slightly grilled and they nailed this. Well-​spiced, just a little crispy on the outside, still cool and raw in the middle. Often for an American you will get a hamburger back if you order it aller/​retour. I am avoiding potatoes this month but the side of smashed potatoes required a small sampling and they were fantastic (and mostly butter anyway) and had slight crust as if they had been pan-​seared after the smashing.

The food is good and the plates are beautifully presented. The affordable dinner ‘formule’ with entrée, main course dessert and then with a bottle of wine for three of us was good. The restaurant is small but one is not cramped while eating.