[3 course "Bistrot" menu]
- Seafood plate (oysters, whelks, shrimp)
- Salad with warm goat cheese on toast
- 5 oysters (#3, raw)
- Mixed salad plate
- Mussels cooked in white wine, served with French fries (all you can eat)
- Savoy-style buckwheat crêpe (with potatoes, bacon, and cheese)
- Grilled steak served with French fries or green beans
- Dessert of the day (local specialties)
- Crêpe with sugar
- One scoop of ice cream, any flavor
["Specialties" menu]- Grilled rib steak (10 oz.) with French fries or green beans
- Filled buckwheat crêpes (starting at 6.20 euros)
- Luncheon salads
The Boyardville boat harbor and restaurants
The channel leading out toward the bay
The channel entrance, stabilized by a groin and a jetty
Finally, Fort Boyard, built on a sandbar in the 19th century to defend the area — especially the French navy base on the mainland at Rochefort — against attacks by British ships
This little island is getting higher and higher on my Go Here list!
ReplyDeleteGreat fun, reading the menus, that is about the extent of my French
ReplyDeleteI'll have five oysters #3, moules marinières, and raspberry ice cream, thank you!
ReplyDeleteFort Boyard is also famous in many different countries as the location of the game-show concept (called Prisoners in the castle, or something similar).
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that the Fort Boyard TV show was popular in other countries. I don't think I've ever seen it, but I know host Olivier Minne from other shows and American connections (not personally).
DeleteSalad de chevre chaud today plus the local desserts. Sometimes I find the script handwriting a challenge to read. Thanks for the translations, Ken!
ReplyDeleteIt's true that French handwriting is very different from American handwriting, as a general rule.
DeleteMerci pour cet excellent post j'ai beaucoup appris !
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