Château Cordeillan Bages - Pauillac

We had come a few years ago, it was time for the thierry chief MARX, and it had been an enchantment. Our children offered us a gift box in which this restaurant was located. So we went back. Big disappointment. The frame is always as beautiful, but the quality of the menu is not up to it. How can we have menus at this rate and offer as the only entry a half-cuit foie gras in July with 35° in the day. We'd like freshness with these heats, not fat!! In the flat there is the choice between, the pigeon: dry and its abats prepared with too loaded alcohol, or the redt without great flavor, served with green beans without great research either. Finally, the dessert, unique in the menu, comes out a little bit of the lot with a pleasant freshness. The service is impeccable, but the quality of the dishes is not at the height of this house.

We ate lunch at Château Cordeillian-Bages right before our Château Mouton Rothschild tour. It was an incredibly hot July day so we decided not to take our aperitifs on the patio, which looked so peaceful and visually beautiful. The meal itself presented so many beautiful sights, starting with our first amuse bouches, which were served on a dried section of grape vine which included edible leaves. I ordered a three-course lunch, with wine pairings, which was specifically created for those who have a short (2-hour) window in which to eat due to upcoming tastings. The menu itself was ~110 Euro, with pairings, and the restaurant provides an additional 7 amuse bouches, sorbet palate cleaner, pre-dessert, and post-dessert. All were beautiful, delicious, inventive. One of the favorite meals on our trip!

The setting and exceptional and the excellent cuisine, however the service in general and the service of the wine leave us desirous to the views of the standing of this restaurant. I went there with foreign collaborators who made the effort to speak in English in order to facilitate exchanges with the service, however, they asked me, client, to translate them into French because "they did not speak very well English". A joke about leaving more than 500€ in a lunch.

We came back one noon a week. lunch costs 45 euro (or 60 with the wines). It was a pauillac particle day but it is very good at the establishment. the staff is always as professional and the meal is tasty. You have to go there at least once in your life. and in relation to some good restaurants that add supplements, here everything is understood. No surprise.

The new chef Julien Lefebre originated in Normandie and trained at the well known Pres Catalan in Paris. He is looking for his first star and will no doubt succeed with his fantastic farm to table gourmet cuisine. Every dish was meticulously presented and perfectly delicious.