Translated to english, it simply means 'lunch at Le Soufflé in Paris'.
I felt it's necessary to clarify that we did not go to Paris to eat at the same restaurant we have in Manila... hahaha.
The specialty of Le Soufflé is... soufflé!!! Surprise Surprise!!! Hahaha... you can order a set meal with a soufflé starter, soufflé lunch and soufflé too for dessert. I tried this with Auntie Stella... and it was just too much soufflé. You get sick of it after a while (umay) that you don't get to eat much... and that's a pity. We discovered that the best strategy was for someone to order the soufflé set while someone ordered normal food, and then share but this is TOTALLY not a French thing to do... so be discreet!
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| The restaurant on Rue du Mont Thabor in the 1st Arrondissement looks very simple and quiet. |
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| You would not realize it is very full inside. Reservations recommended. |
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| JJEB with Jillie and Sofia. |
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| Sofia with the statue they had as decoration. |
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| Lia and Jillie. |
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| I made the reservation through email a few weeks back and I told them we had 2 kids. | They gave us the whole back salon. |
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Soupe à l’oignon gratinée €8
French Onion Soup |
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Six escargots au beurre d’ail €12
Snails in garlic butter |
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I am not a snail fan, but the garlic butter is absolutely divine!
Sofia loved it too! |
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Millefeuilles de betteraves rouges et chèvre frais €8
Layers of Red Beets and Goat Cheese |
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| Jay and Lia taking pictures of their food. |
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| The two little girls enjoying their yogurt course, served by Chef Lia. |
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| Jillie loved playing with Achi Fi and kept on calling her Sofie which is totally apt for Paris. |
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For the main course... I had to order off the set menu for the soufflé because I wanted this.
Soufflé au foie gras duxelle de pruneaux €18
Foie Gras and Prune Soufflé
It was so good but I don't think anything with Foie Gras can be not good. |
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JJEB chose the Emincé de filet de boeuf strogonoff et riz pilaf
€24
Beef Strogonoff with Rice Pilaf |
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Lia opted to have the Suprême de poulet fermier à l’estragon, mini-soufflé Henri IV €20
Chicken Tarragon served with a mini Henri IV Soufflé
(a cheese soufflé served with the sauce on the side with chicken and mushroom) |
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| Me with my anything foie gras!!! |
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| Our finest group picture with the kids horsing around. |
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| After the yogurt and bread course they did some exercises! |
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and when they settled down it was iPhone/iPad time!
Thank you Steve Jobs! |
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I wanted an action shot... but since I tried to do it myself while taking the pic, it got messy tuloy.
Soufflé pistache chocolat €20
Pistachio Chocolate Soufflé |
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| The OC in me had to take a picture of the less messy side. |
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JJEB chose the Soufflé glacé au caramel salé €10
Cold Salted Caramel Soufflé |
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| Anything salty and Sweet is yummm... |
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| Sofia loved the chocolate pistachio one. |
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| Lia and I capped off the lunch with un café. |
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| I had un café au lait. |
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| Jillie and the sugar, Sofia (not in pic) was attacking the chocolate. |
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| I think Fif and I just look totally at home lunching in Paris. |
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| with my future God daughter. |
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Fif and her Ninong Jay wearing her shirt with French Pastries from Tita Anna.
Thanks Tita Anna for providing all of Sofia's shirts for our Paris Weekend. |
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| The kiddos dragging our picnic gear... off to our next meal now! |
The all Soufflé set meal (starter, main, dessert) is €33 and the Traditional set meal with the same is €38. Our lunch for three adults with two sets and an a la carte starter, main and two coffees was really good value for €110.
Le Soufflé
36, rue du Mont-Thabor - 75001 Paris
Tél. 01 42 60 27 19
Fax 01 42 60 54 98
you may also email them for a reservation at restaurant.lesouffle@gmail.com
They reply very promptly and you can request for them to send you a menu before hand.
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