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#328326 12/31/2024 06:05 AM
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Made a reservation the same day via WhatsApp for noon and by 12:30pm they were full and turning people away.

Classic French Bistro food and the best frites I have had on the island, so far!

Amuse-bouche of a carrot soup was a lovely touch, very good meal.

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erb923 #328336 12/31/2024 11:48 AM
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What were the dishes?

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French onion soup, Horse tartare and pork tenderloin in peanut sauce.

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Sorry, "horse tartare"??


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Yes, it’s a French thing! An old place in the Marigot mall called Le Fourmi (small ant) had it and I wanted to try again.

My favorite tartare is from Paris and is veal tartare from a butcher shop called Hugo Desnoyer, sorry animal lovers. 🙈

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Yeah... it's the last thing listed on the menu photograph.

Not gonna lie....it looks really....disgusting. Hope you enjoyed it... it's not for everybody.

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Truth, it’s a less fatty version of beef tartare.

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My dad had Horse meat in France when he immigrated from Lebanon back in the early 1900's when he was 16. Said it was just ok but was happy to have something to eat. I've never tried it and probably won't.

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erb--I grew up next to beef cattle, and we used to get a half of beef butchered from them every year. So anything beef is fine with me. But horse? Sorry, that's a hard no.


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Why I didn't name it from the start, I mean, it looks like beef tartare, no? Anyways, I don't like licorice or overcooked fish!

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I've been bragging about this place since it opened. Carol formally of L"Estaminet in Grand Case told us a friend had opened this place and to be sure we go. Haven't been disappointed in all our visits. But the only thing I thought strange was beef cheeks because I'd never had them. But I've never seen Horse on the menu. Tried Horse tartar in Spain and it was delicious!

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I ate horse salami a number of times. In fact I have a few slices left that I will have it on tonight's dinner


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Enjoying your reports and photos! Have to agree with Carol, though, horsey meat would be a BIG no for me! Thx for sharing!

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Great pictures and I would definitely try the tartar

alecu7 #328369 12/31/2024 07:05 PM
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Wooooo Nelly. Strangest I've had was Coyote in a crock pot.

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OMG, now I'm in serious freak out mode! Blech!!

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Ya. I was a guest at a farmers house invited to goose hunt. Didn't know what it was till the next morning when it was time for breakfast and he told me to grab a package out of the freezer of cube steak marked "coyote " . That's when I found out what we had night before. Won't describe the reaction after I told my 12yr old daughter that morning.🙄

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Be Kool was always our first stop upon arrival but as it becomes more well know, last year we had to drive by, make a reservation for another day's lunch (or two) and find another place for a bite upon arrival.

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Reservations seem necessary for most places this high season, if you don’t arrive when they open you won’t get a seat.

Especially orient beach if dining at a smaller place.

WhatsApp is very useful.


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