Alexandra BissettLocal guide
★★★★★8 months ago
Visited La M on two separate occasions. Overall it was an enjoyable experience. Dinner: Pate en croute (chicken, liver and pistachio), Boef bourguignon, and special of the day dessert fresh fruit and light cream tart. Brunch: Le cocotte (baked eggs, cream, mushroom brioche), La complete (buckwheat crepe, egg, ham, Comte cheese), Truite Fume (smoked trout with crème fraiche), Crispy chicken, chocolate and almond cream croissant, and special dessert of the day French flan served with ice cream. My dinner highlights were Pate en croute and Boef bourguignon. The pate starter was great, very classic but I wish the pate slice was thicker though, for price point (and because I’m a big fan of this dish). The meat in the Boef bourguignon was tender with a deep and rich red sauce. It tasted like it was cooked for hours. To be honest, I was surprised by the choice of elbow past as its side dish. I don’t think there was enough sauce to warrant such a choice. A flat pasta like a tagliatelle would have been more appropriate. But over it was a satisfying dish, one that I’d order again. For the brunch we liked the crepe and the crispy chicken. The buckwheat crepe was thin and married with the classic sunny side egg, ham and cheese, drizzled with crème fraiche, was very tasty. The chicken was moist and the bacon infused sauce was really excellent. The chocolate and almond cream croissant was heavenly. Generously filled with almond cream, chocolate and topped with almond slices, it can be a meal on its own. The not so great: I expected a lot more flavor from the cocotte. It definitely needed seasoning; the airy brioche was the best part of the dish. The trout dish was ok. I hope the restaurant takes to heart my critique on both desserts. The flan and fruit tart were displayed on the counter so they were served room temperature. They really need to be chilled before serving. Especially the delicate cream in the fruit tart suffered from being served this way. The service was attentive and having a restaurant inside a furniture/lighting store was certainly a new experience. The place is popular.