tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post5843522106440890577..comments2024-03-29T06:17:51.779+00:00Comments on Hollow Legs: RoussillonHollow Legshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-14761642387006138632010-01-31T02:49:26.365+00:002010-01-31T02:49:26.365+00:00oh thanks for posting this I was looking for a pla...oh thanks for posting this I was looking for a place in London where you can find that amazing dessert after just seeing it on TV. Strangely, although there are very few women sommeliers we should in fact make better ones because our palates are more developed than those of men.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-35178967349965235672009-12-21T14:34:39.678+00:002009-12-21T14:34:39.678+00:00Sounds like a real bargain. To get all the amuses ...Sounds like a real bargain. To get all the amuses and little extras as well? Wow.Just Cook Ithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17035386609851308100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-2298191520960803062009-12-17T17:53:42.881+00:002009-12-17T17:53:42.881+00:00The food looks every bit as good as I remember it....The food looks every bit as good as I remember it. I've loved my trips to Roussillon and have a lot of admiration for Alexis. Your venison looks particularly amazing.<br /><br />We had an amazing experience with their wine list. The wines were incredible, but we never saw a price list and my old man got the shock of his life when the bill came!Brownershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09494760235889452922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-52085504008039653082009-12-17T09:30:45.586+00:002009-12-17T09:30:45.586+00:00I'm pleased you had a wonderful time at Rousil...I'm pleased you had a wonderful time at Rousillon and yes, what a bargain. For £35, you really had a great meal. The vol au vent of veal sweetbreads look very nice and I will definitely go back to enjoy very good French cuisine again!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-58520713318979071402009-12-15T18:00:28.375+00:002009-12-15T18:00:28.375+00:00Sounds really good. Starters that tiny would be ve...Sounds really good. Starters that tiny would be very depressing indeed haha. Your venison looks amazing.Wild Boarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02804140074422464566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-43985682167118422932009-12-14T21:52:53.840+00:002009-12-14T21:52:53.840+00:00I've been eyeing this menu for a while - it...I've been eyeing this menu for a while - it's been a constantly open tab for weeks now - but if there's one thing that grates on me, it's snotty service, would he have preferred the call be taken at the table?!<br /><br />If the food's still worth it, as you say, then, well, perhaps I'll just swallow it (no pun intended). I'll report back on snottiness.Martinhttp://wiwret.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-52971881214387554622009-12-14T17:28:22.883+00:002009-12-14T17:28:22.883+00:00Sounds good, but I'm with you on the annoyance...Sounds good, but I'm with you on the annoyance of sommeliers who only address the man on the wine OR (even worse) pour them larger glasses.Greedy Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114726748321671965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-51129367185882717102009-12-14T13:56:34.880+00:002009-12-14T13:56:34.880+00:00That looks like the luncheon bargain of the year. ...That looks like the luncheon bargain of the year. And I like the idea of taking a day off work just to have lunch. I need to stop wasting my holidays on going away and spend more of them on eating out.ginandcrumpetshttp://ginandcrumpets.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-46642086928903929652009-12-14T10:58:43.772+00:002009-12-14T10:58:43.772+00:00I'd really like to try this place, wonder what...I'd really like to try this place, wonder what the veggie menu is like.<br />Completely agree with you re:the sommelier...I've had that even when I'm paying!<br />Still, it's a great deal, thanks for the report on something I've been meaning to check out.theundergroundrestauranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07595882288876011436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-46484368686282339172009-12-14T10:50:52.758+00:002009-12-14T10:50:52.758+00:00Kavey - very outdated indeed. I can forgive them b...Kavey - very outdated indeed. I can forgive them because the food was lovely - but only just. <br /><br />Anon - That's a very idealistic view, but perhaps employers should be banned from calling employees at lunchtime? <br /><br />Anon - it was very decent of them, and I suppose that's why I forgave them somewhat. <br /><br />Su-Lin - I think it is available on the weekend, I didn't see anywhere that said Monday - Friday only. <br /><br />Alex - the venison was gorgeous.<br /><br />Dragondays - I know! I can imagine any kind of snootiness if my friend took the call inside, as that I find a bit rude. <br /><br />Shayma - thanks, as always! It seemed like the sommelier had made it a point not to look at me - I even leaned over to have a better look at the label. Hmmpppff. <br /><br />Helen - definitely worth the money. I kind of wish I'd insisted on tasting it now.<br /><br />Tehbus - absolutely - go!<br /><br />LexEat - it was very over the top. No one walked me to the bathroom though :) <br /><br />Krista - I know! What is it, 1902? I did get the priced menu though. <br /><br />Catty - all the dishes were beautifully presented. <br /><br />Gastro1 - Thank you :) Ah yes, I think that was him. Odd indeed it was.Hollow Legshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152329184111658897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-78200795426649414382009-12-14T10:42:32.127+00:002009-12-14T10:42:32.127+00:00Lovely and measured review !
Interesting what you...Lovely and measured review !<br /><br />Interesting what you say about the comment made was it made by the Maitre D / Restaurant Manager ? He does have an odd sense of humour !Gastro1https://www.blogger.com/profile/12100960618329536493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-17489069102985845632009-12-14T10:41:12.189+00:002009-12-14T10:41:12.189+00:00I'm glad you chose the meat option - the veal ...I'm glad you chose the meat option - the veal looks ridiculously good! Awesome for £35 as well, I think I need to go too.cattyhttp://www.thecattylife.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-53371168738659908702009-12-14T10:18:06.349+00:002009-12-14T10:18:06.349+00:00£35 for all that seems like a pretty fantastic dea...£35 for all that seems like a pretty fantastic deal. Must add this to my to-do list!<br /><br />But hate that "We only talk to the man" thing. Did they give you a menu without prices on it too???Kristahttp://www.londonelicious.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-59065512239910723612009-12-13T21:49:20.905+00:002009-12-13T21:49:20.905+00:00Your entree looked delicious!
I find over the top...Your entree looked delicious! <br />I find over the top French service bizarre - usually because it's excessive but not done well. E.g. at La Gavroche they break into a sprint to beat you to your own chair, but then we had to ask for more toile paper in the bathroom ...LexEat!http://www.lexeat.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-7350736665219573712009-12-13T19:49:53.675+00:002009-12-13T19:49:53.675+00:00Been meaning to try Roussillon for quite some time...Been meaning to try Roussillon for quite some time and this may well just give me a nudge in the right direction.tehbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16593283607297429793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-46944461101947758192009-12-13T19:47:31.655+00:002009-12-13T19:47:31.655+00:00Well what a bargain! Strange how they were good en...Well what a bargain! Strange how they were good enough to swap the dessert and yet made a rude comment afterwards about the phone call. They should be doing everything they can to make you feel as comfortable as possible. In a restaurant recently, I ordered the wine yet they brought it to my male friend and asked him to taste it. You can imagine that I wasn't having any of it. He was actually drinking beer anyway!Helenhttp://www.helengraves.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-12113032329057224002009-12-13T17:01:45.709+00:002009-12-13T17:01:45.709+00:00i agree with kavey, formal french place or not- le...i agree with kavey, formal french place or not- let the couple decide who will taste the wine. (my husb hates driving, likes to be driven, i love how everyone gives HIM directions and he just laughs, while i, in my true form, intervene and tell them off! er, sorry for the side track, but you DID mention the word feminist in your post ;)<br /><br />i love your descriptions of the meal, esp the meat which is cut like butter. the Lousi XV looked beautiful, one could see that the ganache was like a mirror. really great write-up with wonderful descriptions, Lizzie.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14316092310251306421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-82465141774231632342009-12-13T12:51:26.208+00:002009-12-13T12:51:26.208+00:00How can the head waiter complain about taking a ca...How can the head waiter complain about taking a call outside - he ought to be bloody lucky that he had a client thoughtful enough to go outside, rather than shouting into his phone so the rest of the restaurant could join in (can you tell me why people shout into mobile phones? Do they only talk to deaf people?).<br />Sommeliers are a strange race - I have chosen wine in restaurants and invariably they make my husband try it - why? I ordered the wine!<br />But apart from that, looks like a very good deal.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-411277395298327312009-12-13T11:39:30.761+00:002009-12-13T11:39:30.761+00:00Such a shame when service is like that, but the fo...Such a shame when service is like that, but the food does sound fantastic for 35 quid (that venison looked beautiful!).Alex Englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844098278749749707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-21784106113890229852009-12-13T11:39:06.507+00:002009-12-13T11:39:06.507+00:00Sigh... any idea if their lunch menu is available ...Sigh... any idea if their lunch menu is available on weekends? It's so hard to get time off on weekdays for a luxurious lunch...Su-Linhttp://tamarindandthyme.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-29598189632967165252009-12-13T07:40:02.438+00:002009-12-13T07:40:02.438+00:00The service was a bit bonkers, wasn't it? I gu...The service was a bit bonkers, wasn't it? I guess they assumed that as we were a bloke and a girl, I'd be paying for the meal – but even that is arguably quite weird.<br /><br />Letting me have the pudding off the ALC was very decent of them. xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-5857545005023330692009-12-13T02:21:03.908+00:002009-12-13T02:21:03.908+00:00mobile phones should be banned from restaurants. W...mobile phones should be banned from restaurants. We managed for centuries without them and yet now they dominate many peoples lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4148635935379992641.post-39406063322223400362009-12-12T18:29:14.974+00:002009-12-12T18:29:14.974+00:00The food sounds fantastic, and I really enjoyed yo...The food sounds fantastic, and I really enjoyed your write up and photos.<br /><br />I've seen that Croustillant de Praline dessert on the telly - looked fantastic. How nice of them to allow the swap without charging extra. Nice touch.<br /><br />But I'm with you on the service niggles - that comment from the headwaiter was very rude, especially if your friend popped out to respond to just one single call! And the sommelier's behaviour is just plain outdated, regardless of whether they provide formal French service or other.Kaveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16662875905365870280noreply@blogger.com