La Table d'INOMOTO

Seiji is an artist and today's meal of courgette gazpacho with a low-temp egg, codfish with miso and hazelnut sauce and dessert of peach soup with brownie was out of this world. We drove 70 kms to eat here and were glad we did! Not to be missed if you are anywhere nearby. ¡Seiji es un artista! Hoy comimos gazpacho con huevo a baja temperatura, bacalao en salsa de miso y avellana, y de postre sopa de melocotón con brownie. Todo esmeradamente preparado. Condujimos 70 kms sólo para comer aquí y no nos arrepentimos. No os lo perdáis se estás en la región.

Very small, make sure you reserve first. The menu changes everyday : one starter, a choice of fish or meat one dessert. For fussy eaters, or people on restricted diets it may be a bit of a problem. The food is good an oriental take on French cuisine.

Despite the fact the “cheminotes,” or train workers, continue to take part in the national pastime of French strikes, the local trains around Bordeaux are still running. So we were off recently to Saint Andre de Cubzac to meet friends whom we have known for almost 40 years. The chef came to Bordeaux to work as sous chef at La Pavillon des Boulevards. Now he has decamped across the river to create a little jewel box restaurant, which describes its food as “franco japanese”. Our meal began with a chou fleur cream. A handful of lightly dressed greens and sprouts sat atop a soft cooked egg. It was sitting on a bed of cauliflower “rice” with the creamy soup surrounding it. A thin sliver of crunchy cauliflower stem garnished the dish. There was also a crunchy rice cracker and cubes of smoked haddock topped with edible flowers. It was a work of art to see, but an even greater work of art to taste. The egg yolk flowed into the cauliflower with unctuous creaminess. The salad added crunch and tang. But the smoked haddock added the master touch, balancing the creamy richness of the soup with a bite that was firm and smoky. With this course my friend had brought along an Alsatian pinot gris, Domaine Allman Laugner 2015. It was round on the tongue with a clean, crisp finish. Ideal with the richness of the cauliflower. Next was the main event. My wife and I were both lured in the direction by pork cheeks. The pork was cooked fork tender. It was napped with a brown gravy that had just the merest but flavor enhancing whiff of orange. Alongside were crunchy sweet snow peas, a tangle of earthy enoki mushrooms and a leaf of crisp bok choy. But the side dish that sealed the deal was a butter laced mound of puree de pomme de terre, mashed potatoes. It reminded you of how the French can take something as simple as the lowly spud and turn it into a classic. With this dish, our friend had brought one of my favorite right bank Bordeaux reds, a Chateau Canon Reserve 2011. It was big and smooth with a fine texture. It was perfect with the pork. To finish our “repas” the chef served whipped cream covered strawberries, sitting on a disk of meringue floating in a pool of raspberry coulis. It was soft, sweet and refreshing. We finished at the restaurant with coffees and then returned to their home for digestifs and a chance to relive fond memories of the times were have spent together.

Price for a lunch 18€ . I could be double and still worth it. Best food in the area. Really recommended! Friendly service on top of excellent food!

A reinterpreted, inventive cuisine, flavors combining tradition and exoticism, without too much, everything is cleverly dominated. A meal that is very nuanced that you enjoy with a lot of pleasure until audessert.I am not too dessert, I let myself be seduced by this one.Restaurant to consume without moderation...Number of limited places, I advise you to book.