Paris Restaurant Review: Domaine de Lintillac (2nd Arrond., Paris, France)
// August 22nd, 2009 // Comments // Restaurants
This was the second time I’ve eaten at Domaine de Lintillac, but the first time since I started AmericInParis.com, so I had to take the time to briefly review it. Domaine de Lintillac was recommended to me by a former coworker and as soon as she described her experience, I had to give it a try.
To begin, I like the fact that the restaurant is located on Rue Saint Augustin, a relatively quiet street in the 2nd Arrondissement. There are only a couple of shops on the street and the restaurant’s bright red exterior makes it stand out nicely. We made a reservation ahead of time online, as this place can get pretty busy at night and you can’t be guaranteed a spot without a reservation.
Domaine de Lintillac, 2nd Arrond., Paris, France
If you don’t have your own booth (there are several around the restaurant), then the seating can be a bit tight at times–you might find yourself seated directly next to another party. But if you have a larger group or don’t mind cozier seating, then you shouldn’t have any issue. The interior is nicely decorated and this place would certainly make for a good dinner party spot or even a date, though again, you might not have much privacy if you’re doing the latter.
Each table comes with it’s very own toaster, something you don’t see every day, but it’s definitely an interesting touch. The wine selection is pretty good, with about 20 different wines to choose from. I’m not a connoisseur (yet), so I’ll spare you any attempt at a wine review. For an appetizer Duck a L’orange Pate (3.65 €) which was delicious. The portion was plenty for our party of 3 to have a nice pre-dinner taste of what was to come. For my main course, I chose to go with the Duck Carpaccio (they don’t have this listed on their website, so I can’t give the full description w/ price). I was happy that I went with this, as opposed to one of the larger cuts of duck. It had a delicious flavor and came with a side of salad and potatoes. However, one of my fellow dinners got the “Breast of fattened Mulard duck with Sarladaise potatoes” (9.70 €) which was quite good as well, though I would still go with the carpaccio if you’re having trouble deciding. Both of these meals are certainly enough to fill up any one person, as they don’t skimp on the serving. For dessert we split the “Brive la Gaillarde nut cake with a scoop of vanilla ice-cream” (3.05 €) and the “Praline ice cream sundae with chestnut cream, nut liqueur, whipped cream and nuts” (4.70 €) The Brive la Gaillarde dessert was very good. Deliciously warm cake and the vanilla ice cream adds a nice touch. The Praline Sundae, on the other hand, while decent, had much too strong a liqueur taste to it which ended up overpowering (and ruining) the flavor.
While the service was a bit slow at times, the overall experience was a very positive one (as it was the first time I went). I would definitely recommend Domaine de Lintillac to anyone visiting Paris and especially to those of you who are duck (eating) lovers.
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