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Main courses are divided into fish and meat, where you might find roasted fillet of turbot on a bed of venere black rice (very fashionable these days) with squid à la plancha (don’t forget that there is a lot of Spanish influence in the cooking of the Languedoc), grilled Breton lobster with long macaroni gratinée aux cêpes, with sweet-sour vegetables and fruits with truffles, fillets of roasted pigeon with a paté of its offal flavoured with curry, poached pears and the juice of the pigeon with a fondue of cocoa; and a perfectly cooked mallard – the breast served first with a salad of mushrooms and raisins and the leg cooked with wine, an escalope of foie gras and the cooking juices – all cooked and presented to a very high standard.
There is also a long list of desserts of varying shapes sizes and flavours with some incredible presentation, but the hot/cold dish of nougat, iced caramel, with warm fruits in a Banyuls sauce was outstanding.
In addition to the à la carte, there are three set menus – a simple one at €46 which looks good value, but it is only available lunchtimes on Tuesdays to Fridays, and then only if it is not a public holiday (it reminds me of “terms and conditions apply”), a “Menu Sens et Saveurs” – three courses plus cheese and dessert (and the amuses bouches you would get with the à la carte) for €110 and a ten-course ‘blow out’ at €170, which under the circumstances looks to be better value, if you can stay the course(s!). Since this menu is available only for the whole table, we suppose that, on balance, the pigs would make up for the rabbits, so there could be a lot of musical plates at the table.
The wine list is good with naturally the emphasis being on the wines from the Languedoc, and there are plenty of top properties as well as some lesser known ones. But the prices! We found a wine on the list from a Languedoc producer we had never heard of.
There is also a long list of desserts of varying shapes sizes and flavours with some incredible presentation, but the hot/cold dish of nougat, iced caramel, with warm fruits in a Banyuls sauce was outstanding.
In addition to the à la carte, there are three set menus – a simple one at €46 which looks good value, but it is only available lunchtimes on Tuesdays to Fridays, and then only if it is not a public holiday (it reminds me of “terms and conditions apply”), a “Menu Sens et Saveurs” – three courses plus cheese and dessert (and the amuses bouches you would get with the à la carte) for €110 and a ten-course ‘blow out’ at €170, which under the circumstances looks to be better value, if you can stay the course(s!). Since this menu is available only for the whole table, we suppose that, on balance, the pigs would make up for the rabbits, so there could be a lot of musical plates at the table.
The wine list is good with naturally the emphasis being on the wines from the Languedoc, and there are plenty of top properties as well as some lesser known ones. But the prices! We found a wine on the list from a Languedoc producer we had never heard of.
...It was one of the oldest vintages - 1995, and we asked the sommelier (at least the junior one who was patient enough to wait whilst we made our choice) if it was still any good. He replied that it was superb and very special. Well, it was special. It was from one of those old-fashioned producers who made wine with everything thrown in – it must have had the kitchen sink as well as the stalks and the pips. Perhaps we should have remembered the vintage – the wine was still as hard as nails and somewhat over extracted with ‘hot’ alcohol dominating every mouthful. When we told the sommelier about it he said, “yes – that’s how it’s supposed to be!” Well, we suppose that’s true – in the past it was probably one of those wines that used to bolster up the Bordeaux wines in poor vintages – but at €70 (wasn’t the cheapest Languedoc wine on the list, but it wasn’t the most expensive either), every mouthful was rather painful.
Restaurant Ratings...
Food 49
Wine list 14
Service 7
Ambience 5
Value for money 9
Total 84
Le Jardin des Sens, 11, Avenue de Lazare, Montpelier, France. Tel: +33 4 99 58 38 38,
Fax +33 4 99 58 38 39 .
Email: contact@jardindessens.com
Website: www.jardindessens.com
Open for lunch and dinner. Closed, All of January. Otherwise, Sunday and Monday all day, Tuesday and Wednesday for lunch. In July and August – Sunday all day, Monday and Wednesday for lunch.
Credit cards: All major cards.
Average à la carte spend (excluding wine): €100-180. Fixed price menus: €46 to 170. Terms and conditions!
Restaurant Ratings...
Food 49
Wine list 14
Service 7
Ambience 5
Value for money 9
Total 84
Le Jardin des Sens, 11, Avenue de Lazare, Montpelier, France. Tel: +33 4 99 58 38 38,
Fax +33 4 99 58 38 39 .
Email: contact@jardindessens.com
Website: www.jardindessens.com
Open for lunch and dinner. Closed, All of January. Otherwise, Sunday and Monday all day, Tuesday and Wednesday for lunch. In July and August – Sunday all day, Monday and Wednesday for lunch.
Credit cards: All major cards.
Average à la carte spend (excluding wine): €100-180. Fixed price menus: €46 to 170. Terms and conditions!
