Le Winch- poisson in the 18th

[lucas thomas]

There were four of us for dinner. We were all a bit tired, it being a Sunday evening and the inevitability of a Monday looming. We were lucky and happy to have landed at the Winch.

It is difficult in a major market to find a restaurant which is quiet, spacious, well-lit and comfortably modern without spending a respectable amount of money. Our dinner worked out to 75 euros for two and included three courses with a well chosen and affordable Macon Villages. The restaurant is tastefully done in wood tones and white with colorful large format photographs of the Cotes d'Armor in Brittany. I would go back if only to have a cocktail in the cozy lounge and bar.

The food was casually but thoughtfully well-plated and the dishes reflect a restraint of seasoning which may be the intelligent course to follow with a menu focused on fish. I am thinking here of mache dressed barely and with only oil, or of a lightly creamed fish broth that, to my taste, wanted a little salt and pepper.

How do you tactfully object to service which is warm without being overly personal but could be a little tighter? It is unacceptable to auction plates--'who had the tartare'--even in a restaurant that is casual.

These observations didn't take up much of my thinking however. We had a very pleasant and relaxed dinner with good friends and what more can one ask for on a Sunday evening?

[VivreManger]

Thank you for the report. Could you be a bit more precise about what you ordered?

Le Winch

44, rue Damrémont 75018

Tel: 01-42-23-04-63

Metro Lamarck Caulaincourt

Open Everyday (except Monday lunch) Lunch 12h00 à 14h30 et de Dinner 18h00 à 22h30

That, if correct, is a daunting schedule. I wonder how it might affect the service and cooking.

Did you try any of the following?

- Mille feuille de saumon fumé façon parmentier

- Sardines bretonnes marinées

- Salade de langoustines

- Bar rôti aux herbes

- Gateau de sandre à la moelle

- Tarte tatin à la poire

- Paris-Brest

Recommending those dishes in particular, Resto a Paris gave it a very positive review, (3 hearts) which they recently updated with the summer menu.

http://www.restoaparis.com/fiche-restauran...s/le-winch.html

Edited July 8, 2007 by VivreManger (log)

[John Talbott]

FYI my review is here. Three of us had the sardines with crisp bread strips and langoustines wrapped in pastry (wonderful); then I moved on to as-good-as-they-get scallops with roasted veggies but my co-diners had an even better Breton white fish soup; then they both had a tarte tatin.

[VivreManger]

Are the smoking laws in effect yet?

[John Talbott]

Are the smoking laws in effect yet?

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Yes for all buildings but bars & restos, no until I think January 2008 for them. But we've found more & more places say they are no smoking this summer. Indeed at Villaret the patron told us hardly anyone smokes anymore and quoted some data about differences by sex and age.

[lucas thomas]

Thank you for the report.  Could you be a bit more precise about what you ordered? 

Le Winch   

44, rue Damrémont 75018

Tel: 01-42-23-04-63

Metro  Lamarck Caulaincourt 

Open Everyday (except Monday lunch) Lunch 12h00 à 14h30  et de Dinner 18h00 à 22h30

That, if correct, is a daunting schedule.  I wonder how it might affect the service and cooking. 

Did you try any of the following? 

- Mille feuille de saumon fumé façon parmentier

- Sardines bretonnes marinées

- Salade de langoustines

- Bar rôti aux herbes

- Gateau de sandre à la moelle

- Tarte tatin à la poire

- Paris-Brest

Recommending those dishes in particular, Resto a Paris gave it a very positive review, (3 hearts) which they recently updated with the summer menu. 

http://www.restoaparis.com/fiche-restauran...s/le-winch.html

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VivreManger,

Firsts included

-Mille feuille d'espadon aux aubergines

-Veloute d'asperges, mousse haddock

-Salade de langoustines aux oranges

Main Course,

-Cotriade bretonne(white fish stew)

-Trio de tartare: saumon/wasabi,dorade/mangue,fletan/olives noires

Dessert,

-Fromage blanc de St. Malo facon tatin

-Paris Brest

-Poire tatin glace au caramel

It looks as though we chose from the Summer menu. Everyone was content with their food-raves for the cotriade and the paris brest. Cheers.

Edited July 11, 2007 by lucas thomas (log)