I love it when I get random messages or invites especially when food
is involved.
Two weeks ago, my former colleague M messaged me to ask if I was free the
following day for food tasting at Le Jardin. Since Le Jardin is one of the
restaurants I wanted to visit, I quickly replied YES! Who am I to turn down
free food anyway?
Hello, Le Jardin.
I’ve read about this fancy French
restaurant befores. I planned to have brunch here one time with a few friends
but it never happened. But thanks to M, I get to try some of its bestsellers.
When I arrived, I was the only guest
there. I thought I was too early for dinner. But throughout dinner, only two to
three other tables were occupied. (All were couples except for the group of
baby boomers near the bar.)
M and I tried the five-course dinner (PHP3,200) which
includes amuse bouche, three entrée aux choix (appetizers), plat principal au choix (main course), assortment de fromage maison (homemade
cheese) and dessert au choix
(assortment of one dessert).
First served were a plate of freshly
baked bread and a small serving of amuse bouche (truffled scrambled eggs).
The amuse bouche was delightful with
its soft and silky texture. It went well with the warm bread.
It took roughly 30 minutes before the
first appetizer arrived.
The Saumon Fumé Maison or house smoked salmon
was quite ordinary for me. It was also not as salty as the other smoked salmon
I tried before.
The Tartare de Homard au Pamplemousse was served next and it was quite
bland.
The lobster
was fresh though and the chilled pomelo
was refreshing.
It took almost another half hour
before the Lasagne D’ Agneau was
served. But it was worth the wait.
