My love for L'Ardoise only continues to grow deeper

I originally planned all my meals from reading Hungry for Paris. La Gazetta was whatever; Higuma was average, and Le Baratin was a bust. I decided to change all the reservations I made and go to bistros that I knew were good from experience. Made last minute plans to go to L'Ardoise. It was already 14h00 by the time we got there but the lady on the phone said it was okay to come by. (Hey, I am a cook, I know what it feels like to have customers come in right before closing. They need their break!)

It was so refreshing to be greeted with a warm smile. There were two other tables there eating so I didn't feel too bad. On with the food.

I ordered langoustine ravioli with bisque. Can I just say that this was fucking delicious. It came out piping hot too. Just like my chef always said in school:

"Hot, well-seasoned, and on time!"



And roasted lamb with coco beans. Again, H.W-S.O-T. And delicious, of course.


The "vegetarian" eating scallops! (She ate one for the first time last night!) Her dish came with puff pastry and cepes. Christine thought the food was a bit "weird" since she wasn't used to it. Her coworker, on the other hand, hated everything. But I will get to that in another post. ahhahahaha


It's been a good year since I ordered profiteroles (or in Raf's words - Roger Federals). These are probably some of the best I've had here. F'in bon, man !


AND CHRISTINE STOLE MY LAST BITE OF ICE-CREAM - FROM MY PLATE. WHO DOES THAT???

She claims it's a "Jersey" thing.

L'Ardoise toned down on the size of the portions which was nice. The waitress there was so incredibly sweet and accommodating. (Last time we ate here, we had a stress case as a waitress). I was so happy to have a good meal here in addition to a nice serveuse - especially after the shit meal we had last night.

Je suis très contente.

L'Ardoise
28, Rue Mont Thabor
75001 Paris
Tel: + 33 1 42 96 28 18