“LE CHEF”
Timbaline tiède de Brandade de Morue sauce écrevisses, originally a specialty of Nîmes, yet exclusively on the menu at LA GASTOUNADE -- the only restaurant to offer this dish in the entire region! The epicurean festivities move on with the delights of the Salade de Chèvre chaud et ses lardonds à l'huile d'olives (wild field greens topped with baked goat cheese, small pieces of salty strips/cubes of fat used extensively in French cooking and drizzled with olive oil), Salade d'Escargots à la provençale (a mesclun mix bombarded with fresh escargots and topped with a homemade dressing), Salade de Caille tiède à l'huile de noix (a medley of greens delicately flavoured with walnut oil served alongside baby quail), Foie gras poêlé au miel et au muscat et son mesclun de salade (pan-fried foie gras with honey and muscat and mesclun salad... a sundry of entrées to choose from!
Main dishes include marvels such as Rouille de seiches (cuttlefish), Gardianne de taureau (marinated stew of black bull beef), Sauté de porcelet à la provençale (sautéed baby pork provençal style), Magret de Canard sauce Forestière (steaklet of duck in a mushroom based sauce), Filet de Boeuf aux cèpes et bolets (filet of beef with wild mushrooms), Brochette de St. Jacques et de Gambas sur un lit de poireaux (skewered St. Jacques and prawns on a bed of leeks).
Le Restaurant Du Mas De La Tour Carbonnière
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A perennial favourite among locals, not to mention German, Swiss and British tourists, Restaurant LA GASTOUNADE du Mas de la Tour Carbonnière offers a superb traditional cuisine. Its cavernous wood beamed dining room presents a warmth that is accented with regional art and the coziness of a sizable fireplace that crackles on cool Autumn days. Tucked away in the heart of Petite Camargue, this popular eatery allows for outdoor seating amidst a shaded garden of pine trees overlooking the Rhône Canal à Sète. A perfect Summer haven to simply relax and enjoy reputed Chef Thierry’s salubrious creations...
LE RESTAURANT DU MAS DE LA TOUR CARBONNIÈRE also known as “LA GASTOUNADE” opened its doors more than 6 years ago.
For seafood lovers: Fresh seafood impeccably grilled, a simple reason why clients are drawn to the diversity of classics... dishes that rekindle the memory of one’s own childhood. Slow cooked specialties such as head of veal, tortières (meat pies), good old fashioned pot roast and homemade foie gras are nostalgic of Grandmama’s cooking.
All the while sipping on an award winning Gris de Gris Vin de Pays des Sables du Golfe du Lion “Médaille d’Or au Concours Général Agricole Paris 2008” Domaine du Petit Chaumont, an aromatic fruity rosé... a splendid accompaniment!
After dinner drinks & a promenade along the canal -- an engaging landscape of watercrafts. And within close proximity, the opportunity to become one with nature -- an extremely remarkable occasion when visiting the landmark Tour Carbonnière (at the distance of 100 meters) with its panoramic view of the wildlife and marshes which encompass the flora of Camargue.
But the French gastronomy does not end there! Fabulous desserts seduce one’s tastebuds... A platter of goat cheese & olive oil, along with an assortment of other cheeses... Nougat glacé sur son coulis de fruits rouges (nougat ice cream with berried fruits), Tarte tatin tiède et sa glace vanille (like an apple pie, only better, served up warm & topped with vanilla ice cream), Omelette Norvégienne flambée au Grand Marnier (Norwegian omelet flambéed in Grand Marnier)... and perhaps the most decadent of them all, Craquant au chocolat sur sa crème Anglaise, a crunchy chocolate creamed pastry floating in a blissful pool of English cream!
LA GASTOUNADE’s Stéphane “Gaston” Perchey is on site to meet and greet patrons who come from both near and far to enjoy the menu and pleasant ambience of this waterside popular eatery.
Light, creative dishes using the region's famed specialties are carefully prepared by veteran Chef Thierry Rohmer. Warm atmosphere makes it an inviting choice to relax and enjoy. Ideal location for baptisms, communions, family dinners, birthday celebrations, weddings, or a romantic tête à tête. Arrive on horseback, or by boat. Situated in the heart of Camargue, 5 minutes from Aigues Mortes and 10 minutes from the beaches. Affordable traditional restaurant specializing in creative cooking. Restaurant La Gastounade sits on the edge of the Rhône à Sète Canal. A range of quality wines from regional domains. Inside dining area seats 50. A Premier Epicurean Experience à la Gastounade!
PAINTING OF “LE CHEF” BY ELYAHOU LALLOUZ
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