L'Oronge
A boutique hotel and restaurant waiting for the exhausted hikers and village explorers! At the end of our 75-mile tour through the Cévennes, we wanted to reward ourselves with a good French meal at a good French restaurant. So, we were told about the L'Oronge in St. Jean du Gard...and we were not disappointed!
A boutique hotel and restaurant waiting for the exhausted hikers and village explorers! At the end of our 75-mile tour through the Cévennes, we wanted to reward ourselves with a good French meal at a good French restaurant. So, we were told about the L'Oronge in St. Jean du Gard...and we were not disappointed!
This four-course dinner started with an artichoke bavarois, made with tuna, Mediterranean style. It was a cold composition of tuna and artichoke, refined with a bit of vinegar. Since we love culinary experiments, we were not disappointed with this imaginative delight.
The main course was three small skewers of rabbit, lamb, and pork. Any meat lover would have enjoyed this small feast of tender bite-sized sage and rosemary pleasures.
The dessert was the most convincing of the chef's professional attributes blending science and art: a small bowl of melon and ginger, topped with nougat and calisson ice-cream. The chef at this restaurant is a true artist: It was a thoroughly enjoyable meal, made by an imaginative, artful chef.
