Dinner at Ginett. Tried as I did to not be presumptuous - I had already surmised that they aren't going to be at the same level as restaurants like Le Bistrot du Sommelier, Atout, Brasserie Gavroche and Gaston. Not to even mention Claudine. Heh!
Dry and slightly crusty bread which was good for mopping up sauces and little else.
Kronenbourg Blanc is pretty expensive here. $19 a pint.
I'd describe their lobster bisque as decent. Off my head I could easily name a couple from the not too distant past which were a better experience. Like The Ranch, Atout or Bedrock.
Brie de Meaux with truffle and brioche.
Pretty good. I liked that the Brie was flavoured with real slices of truffle.
I liked this - filet mignon and foie gras with morel cream sauce with shaven slices of truffle. Steak had a nice sear and was a proper medium rare. Didn't even mind the rosemary tasting brown sauce there. This was when we used the last of the dry crusty bread to "clean the plate".
We were curious about their pike quenelle and wondered how it was different from the rendition at Brasserie Gavroche. Ginett's was au gratin - dry on the exterior which had a cheesy and eggy flavour. Hidden at the base were mushroom duxelles. Not bad tasting. The dumpling had seafood flavour, not so much just fish as the dish was named. Not bad.
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