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Normally we would swear by Courte Paille. Until this visit we would have always said that they are consistently good, never having been let down. Always meat cooked to perfection exactly as ordered. But on this occasion something went badly wrong.The starter I ordered was 2 poached eggs in a red wine, mushroom and bacon sauce. The sauce was warm but the eggs were hard, rubbery and stone cold - straight out of the fridge. I mentioned this to the waiter, who said they were supposed to be like that, "rubbish" I replied and declined the dish. They were knocked off the bill. The next disappointment was the menu. I know well that they specialise in cuts of beef grilled to order, but on all previous visits there have been alternatives. I especially remember some superb lamb - no lamb this time. No pork ribs either - they were off. I was left with a choice of duck breast, duck leg confit (which I love), chicken or fish. So it was duck leg confit. It arrived dried to hard crisp like tasteless cardboard. The woman who cooked it over the grill apologised and said she would do another one but my french was not good enough to catch what she said exactly, and I thought she said she would not charge for the dish.My wife's main course arrived.I believe that when out to dine as a couple, it is rather nice to eat together, so while my wife was eating her (very good) vegetarian dish, I accompanied her by eating my tasteless, dry as cardboard duck. Just as we finished another duck leg arrived. Just as the first one, it was tasteless and the texture of cardboard. I wrapped it and thought of my friend's dog. I was not going to eat another while my wife sat and watched me.I don't know why they thought that replacing one piece of badly cooked meat with another would compensate. However, it was still on the bill when I came to pay. A pretty crummy evening out, especially as our expectations were so high based on previous visits to other Courte Paille locations. The final two negatives were the poor house red and the waiter's body odour, inexcusable when deodorants and washing machines are so freely available.