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| - We just returned last night for our third meal here. Needless to say, it's quite good. We were hungry when we arrived last night and selected our dishes from the small menu. We placed our order and asked to speak to the sommelier for wine suggestions. We selected our wine, and as she went off to get our bottle, our starters arrived. I don't know if it was because we were eating so late (10 pm), but the timing of the meal was a bit off to start.
The wine arrived in short order and we tucked in to our first course: the lobster with crispy chicken skin, and the beef tartare. The lobster was delicious---perfectly cooked, plump bites, topped with a sprinkling of crispy chicken skin and a sabayon. There was some cumin in there somewhere, which was surprising and not altogether welcome, but overall the dish was very good. The beef tartare, I'm afraid, was grisly. The flavours were okay, but the texture was not. After the first course, we asked that they slow down the pace of the meal, and they happily complied. The service is good here--attentive and efficient.
Next, we received the main courses: Scallops with french beans and wild mushrooms in a buttery lobster bisque with curry (Indian spices again, but it worked better here). The scallops were sweet and tender. Excellent. My companion had the veal sweetbreads, which he loves and orders whenever they are on the menu, anywhere. They came in a tasty yuzu sauce. He likes his sweetbreads to be really crisp, and there were portions that he didn't eat, but overall, he enjoyed the dish.
One thing that is always perfect at Les 400 Coups? THE DESSERTS. Do not, under any circumstances, skip dessert here. It is wonderful. We had "The Green"---yogurt, apple, pistachio, olive oil....you get the picture. Totally interesting, fresh and delicious. We also had the vanilla cardamom mousse---also good (but if it's your first time, get the chocolate pot-de-creme---it's awesome).
All in all, a good meal. I would have given another half star if Yelp allowed it.
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