Gastronomic show at Guy Savoy

My girlfriend and I live for gastronomy. On Saturday, to celebrate our 5th anniversary, we had lunch at Guy Savoy. It was our first time in such a restaurant, and we didn’t know what to expect.

Arriving at the restaurant is like a theater scene. Once at the top of the stairs of the magnificent building of La Monnaie de Paris, nothing. No more signs. Suddenly, a large door opens, and Chef Guy Savoy stands there, welcoming us into his restaurant. The atmosphere in the lobby is cozy and luxurious. The salon where we are seated is refined and bright.

We chose the “Don't Look for Noon at 2 pm” menu (a French saying and pun) and the food and wine pairing. We start quickly.

First amuse-bouche with nettle. Original but not revolutionary, but a lot of work for an amuse-bouche.

Second amuse-bouche – Lentil, Caviar – Langoustine.
The tone is set. Noble and popular products will mingle.

First starter. The Tomato.
Visually very beautiful. Taste-wise, we didn’t understand it. Either we've eaten too many good tomatoes in our southern France homeland, or our palate isn’t sharp enough to grasp the subtleties of the preparations.

Second starter. Tuna – Caviar – Oyster.
Back to luxury. This iodized starter allows us to truly discover and enjoy caviar for the first time.

First main course. Lobster – Carrot.
The goal was not to be original. Everything was perfectly executed. The sauceboat left with us didn’t last long. Forbidden to sop up the sauce on your plate at the restaurant? Idgaf.

Drawback: so far, we are disappointed not to have butter on the table.

Continuation and end of the tasting in a second post to avoid being too long.

Menu:
Amuse-bouches
The Tomato
Tuna – Caviar – Oyster
Lobster – Carrot
Artichoke – Truffle
Chicken – Lettuce
Pre-dessert grapefruit
The Peach
The dessert trolley