Dans les Landes – Paris – France Visit Review: 9,2

Bienvenue at Banal Landes

Sometimes I get to wonder if I would rather eat in a really “bad” restaurant than in one of those commonplace establishments that dot the streets. Archetype of the fictional restaurant with sports scarves, noisy, with disastrous lighting, anonymous service and a “traditional style” concept.

Is it a Landes tradition to offer the smallest towels imaginable? In any case, what serves as a mouthwash could in no way satisfy a half-nostril of the so-called Gascon Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac.

Dans les Landes Assiette

Chilli chipirons are presented in a fun way in a hoof. It’s cooked. Simple and good.

Dans les Landes Chipirons frits

Duck spring rolls are non-existent. The amount of duck is microscopic. As a result, I suspect that apart from the frying, the taste of the materials is more than evanescent.

Dans les Landes Nems de canard

The fried camembert is of industrial origin so no real interesting taste if not the frying already mentioned.

Dans les Landes Camembert frit

The centerpiece of the menu, the duck breast on vine shoots made in the smoker. Many fumaroles for not much. The duck has no taste of meat, hence the usefulness of smoking that offsets.

Dans les Landes Magret aux sarments de vignes

The mussels, without being exceptional, save the meal.

Dans les Landes Moules

The wine list is not original, with the inevitable Irouléguy Abotia. I write inescapable but it could be indestructible, rot-proof, fireproof …

Dans les Landes Irouleguy

The digestive, a raspberry Armagnac (offered), is original in its variety of dosage. The impressions were so different that we reciprocally tested each glass. To see that, on 4 glasses, the amount of alcohol varied from very little to normal.