Le Bistrot d'Arthur sur Rouen

31/03/2024: THE BIG BANG IS BORN IN SAINT-MACLOU! Our pleasure when we come to Rouen is to have a good lunch (we are not French for nothing) and especially at the Auberge Saint-Maclou. We are never disappointed. Everything is enchanting. The storefront already invites you to open the door after reading the mouth-watering menu outside. Once inside, we feel good. It is a perfect harmony of good tastes where the old Norman style combines with touches of modernity. The welcome is simple and warm. Now, the meal. Already everything is homemade (vade retro Metro!). As a starter, we had different dishes. For one thing, it was a velouté of a tuber from the sunflower family with an artichoke flavor but I forgot the name. Héliantis, I think. Oops ! Sorry to those who took ancient Greek as a first language or botany bac +12! . It was so good that I wished it wouldn't stop. It was divine. For the main course, the same, we had different dishes. The pork was of a tenderness never encountered before. The cassoulet au gratin with neufchâtel was apparently to die for. But from the earth to the universe, there is only one step... of stardust because the deconstructed lemon tart was a galaxy of flavors, of creaminess, of crunch, which after a few strokes of the spoon was transformed the plate into a big bang. Plus one star for this delicious dessert on the plate. See the photos as proof (galaxy of lemon flavors then after the big bang🙃). Homemade makes all the difference. In addition, the chef dares to introduce flavors without going too far so as not to “lose” the traditional people that we are. This is the happy medium. We will come back to this, of course. You will see the boss is very nice and has a kind word for everyone and his employee is also very pleasant. I don’t know if they will read it but we say a big BRAVO to them.

23/03/2024: Great setting in the old town. Refined cuisine but for starter and dessert (3 cubes of pineapple...) the quantity is very small! 35 € the menu seems excessive. Otherwise the rest was perfect.