Friday, March 6, 2009

Fine French Cuisine

Each morning I look out my window and see the chateau calmly presiding over the village of Divonne, France. And each morning I think, "What would it be like to have lunch there?" Today Stephanie and I sampled their service.

I started by making reservations for 1pm and I knew that we would be treated well. The receptionist could speak English and she had obviously had a class in customer service - she was the most pleasant telephone person I have spoken with during my visits to Switzerland. Our coats were taken, we were shown to the dining room, and were offered our choice of any of the tables by the windows.

We ordered our drinks - Coca light and a local French beer - and then were served a dish of mini appetizers, three each. I got lucky because Stephanie only ate one of hers. We decided to order a main course followed by dessert. These were presented as works of art (see the pictures) and were delicious. This was followed by our choice of some little sweets.

Our service was superb - a waitress that could speak Anglais and a waiter-in-training, trying his best to do everything right. We were treated royally!











After two hours, we decided that it was time to get back to Switzerland, pick the kids up from school, get Bryan from the train station, get some pizza for Friday night dinner - in other words, "get back to the real world".

3 comments:

  1. Hehe...the real world you say?
    So, just wondering, how did the price of this fabulous meal compare to others? I remember the righteous indignation about the cost of a good meal from your last trip.

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  2. What would it be like to have dinner there I always thought when I saw that chateau!

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  3. At dinner you're expected to have wine and the full treatment. At lunch you can get by with just a French beer and prentend like you're saving your appetite for the full five course evening meal.

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