Franck Enée
closed Sundays and Mondays
reservations accepted
Website: http://www.franck-enee-restaurant.com/
Website: http://www.franck-enee-restaurant.com/
Rating Standards: 5-Stars = Extraordinary; 4-Stars = Excellent; 3-Stars = Average; 2-Stars = Fair; 1-Star = Poor
€ =
Inexpensive: 30€ and under; €€ = Moderate: 31€-49€; €€€ = Expensive: €50
-75; €€€€ = Very Expensive: more than €76 (prices based on minimum 2-courses)
1-Bell = Pleasantly quiet
(less than 65 decibels); 2-Bells = Can talk easily (65-70); 3-Bells =
Talking normally gets difficult (70-75); 4-Bells = Can talk only in
raised voices (75-80); BOMB = Too noisy for normal conversation (80+)
4.5- Star..............................................................€€€............................................................2 - Bell
4.5- Star..............................................................€€€............................................................2 - Bell
We had some friends stay across the street from
the restaurant, and I decided to check the menu when I went to visit. I found it really interesting and vowed I'd try it out, so about a
week later I asked my friends to join me there for lunch. What a wonderful treat.
It’s a small cute elegant restaurant in the 1er
arrondissement. As we perused the menu, which they have in English or French, we
started off with a coupe de champagne; afterall, we were celebrating a birthday
and 2-upcoming weddings.
After we made our decisions we were served an
amuse bouche that was so delightful. It
was a French style cottage cheese topped with fresh figs, what a great
start. We all loved it.
Entrée:
Two of us had the razor claims with Parmesan
cheese and apricots. I loved, loved this dish. First of all, razor clams by
nature are extremely gritty, this can’t be avoided. However, the chef took the
claims out and cleaned them and the shells first before placing them back into
the shell, much minimizing the grit factor.
The sauce was heavenly albeit a little rich for me since I am lactose
intolerant, but none-the-less delicious.
One person had the ravioli with muenster cheese
and chanterelle mushrooms. This was an excellent, excellent dish. Very
flavorful and the ravioli was flavored with a hint of cumin. Again, it’s a rich
dish and not shy, since it had a nice accompanying cream based sauce.
Plats:
How original, all 3 of us got the “crusty”
rabbit with fruit. As it was delivered to our table, I was surprised at the
visual because it was not what I was expecting at all. In fact, it looks like
little nori maki sushis, but brown. It was a beautiful presentation. It was
served with a sweet sesame soy and the shredded rabbit was encased in what I
assume to be also rabbit meat. I did
find parts of it a bit dry and salty, but overall it was a good dish. And, the
accompanying potato with sesame was good. The Chef was definitely thinking
outside of the box, in this case he was thinking “round” and gave it an Asian
twist.
Desserts:
I had the Cantal cheese on toast. This was a nice simple dessert. Nice amount of saltiness from
the Chantal and sweetness from the confiture.
One had the Freysinette banana flaky pastry
with almond cream and kiwi fruit. The crust was flaky and crispy and it was
overall delicious. The Kiwi had been
dehydrated to give it a nice crispness as well.
And, our birthday girl had the Soufflé. Nice,
light and creamy and not too sweet. It was a vanilla soufflé, with a hint of a
cognac or grand marnier, wasn’t sure, but it was delicious none-the-less.
This is a wonderful find. The restaurant is cozy and intimate the staff is friendly and the food is excellent. It's a little pricey for lunch, but well worth it. The menu is not very large, but I like that, it leads me to believe they concentrate on a few things and make them well. Would we return? absolutely, in fact, we’re
going back next week!
We shared a bottle of Sancere Morin and our
total bill, for 3 people, came to 150€.
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