The 6th Day

We didn't take the decision lightly. We reasoned that the opportunity to experience a Michelin rated restaurant doesn't present itself that often; we accepted that we would have to budget an amount that could feed a family in SA for a week and we knew we had no idea what to expect. So, we threw caution to the wind and booked a table at Auberge du Lac for lunch expecting something outstanding.

We started off on the deck for a drink where we could enjoy the view of the lake and the surrounding mountains but were quickly chased inside when it started to rain. Undeterred we chose a table on the veranda behind the "lapa curtains" with a view over the lake and protected from the rain and wind. 

What we hadn't thought of was that the menu would be in French - OK, we accept that was silly. But, we had hoped at least one of the waiters was an English speaker but found the best English speaker they had was not very good - he tried very hard but there were just too many explanation asked for that soon fried his brain. He did, though find an old English menu that had most of the same items as on the French version which did help us decide.

The first item delivered to us was the Amuse Bouche which consisted of some Gazpacho (Rose assures me my version is better) and some Turnip cream that was new to both of us - I quite liked it but Rose wasn't impressed.

Rose ordered a fish dish (Petite Friture de l'Auberge, Pommes-frites, Maison) because it had a salad and chips, but what she didn't realize was that the fish were tiny ones, fried to a crisp.

I ordered a starter and main - Tomate mozzarella façon Niçoise d'ici followed by Agneau, Le carré Chlorophylle. As you can see in the pictures, the salad was beautiful and really nice, but my lamb had a piece of plastic in it that the chef claimed was a piece of cartilage. Mmmmmm.....

All in all we were underwhelmed. It wasn't bad, but we really expected more.