LES DÉLICES DE FRANCE

BEST FOR Meals with lovers of French food. FOOD There’s a comprehensive menu of French regional dishes on offer. You should seriously consider selecting from chef patron Robert Baxa’s mouthwatering rundown of the day’s specials. Perhaps a duck salad starter with crisp duck skin morsels on lettuce topped with a perfectly poached egg, or mussels marinière in a delicate white wine sauce. Follow up with a piping hot cassoulet of simmered Toulouse sausage, confit duck, lamb and haricot beans in the traditional earthenware pot. The fish of the day or a selection of starters will satisfy vegetarians. If you have the patience to wait a few extra minutes, end your meal with a perfect puffed cloud of soufflé au citron. DRINKS A good selection of expensive but not overpriced French and South African wines, brandies and liqueurs. SERVICE Warm, polite and efficient. AMBIENCE The décor is unpretentious, in the homely style of French village restaurants. (PC)