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Review: La Tabular array du 11

A superlative table in Versailles that as well manages to be affordable for a refined Michelin-starred lunch.

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La Table du 11, Versailles France, Restaurant

Give us an overview of the space and the area.
This Michelin-starred restaurant is steps away from the Palace of Versailles, but worlds abroad from the crowds. The setting is sublime; the Cour des Senteurs ("the courtyard of fragrances") was restored a few years ago and is now a tranquil, cobbled courtyard lined with fashionable shops (like one devoted to Toile de Jouy fabrics), a tea room, and La Table du 11. The Cour des Senteurs was imagined like an urban promenade, with a landscaped walkway leading toward the oldest quarter in Versailles, where y'all'll find the Potager du Roi (the Rex's kitchen garden). La Table du xi moved here from its previous location in May 2017, replacing the shuttered Guerlain and Diptyque shops. The interiors are simply equally pretty as the exteriors, with wood tables, armchairs in a dashing green and bluish, covetable tableware, and brilliant ceramic foot stools. What was the crowd like?
Versailles, through and through. This refined accost is adored by well-heeled locals, and can fill up upwards two months in accelerate (especially on weekends). Locals as well capeesh the sister eating house, Le Bistro du 11, which chef Jean-Baptist Lavergne Morazzani opened nearby with his 2d, chef Gabriel Gras, in May 2017. What should we be drinking?
The eatery'due south sustainability ethos is also found in the thoughtfully curated wine list. The 450 references showcase domaines working in organic or biodynamic viticulture. Happy about a find? Yous tin can choice up some vino to go at the eatery'due south wine store, La Cave du 11. Here you tin also stock upwards on cheese and charcuterie, and partake in onsite tastings. Main event: the food. Requite the states the lowdown—particularly what non to miss.
It's pure poetry. The color! The finesse! Young Morazzani (he's non even 30 years old) trained at meridian addresses, including the Trianon Palace, Cobéa, and Le Meurice (nether super-chef Yannick Alléno) before striking out on his ain. With his contemporary French cuisine, Morazzani besides looks to promote sustainability; he's all about organic vegetables and line-caught fish. His menus change every fifteen days, featuring vegetables that come up from their garden at Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche or local producers. The five-form dinner carte du jour might highlight lieu jaune (pollock) with Jerusalem artichokes, or complimentary-range poultry absolute with root shoots and effluvious herbs. The 3-course lunch menu at 45 euros ($48) is a groovy bargain. And how did the front-of-house folks treat you lot?
Splendid, knowledgable staff. What'southward the real-existent on why we're coming hither? This is a top table in Versailles, so bien sur y'all could celebrate a special occasion here, only it'southward also affordable for a refined Michelin-starred lunch after touring the chateau.

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