Fantastic diner with my wife yesterday at the Hôtel de Ville restaurant (Crissier - Switzerland) | Food & Wine

Fantastic diner with my wife yesterday at the Hôtel de Ville restaurant (Crissier - Switzerland)

Hello everybody,

Yesterday (after several months of wait), my wife and I had the chance to savour wonderful dishes in one of the best restaurant in the world. The Restaurant de l'hôtel de Ville at Crissier (45 mn by car from Geneva).

This restaurant is a 3 Michelin stars with a 19/20 mark in the Gault & Millau and was ranked best restaurant in the world last year. So, that turns on the power! ;-)

Unfortunately, the 31st January 2016, his emblematic head chef Benoit Violier committed suicide. RIP for this young and great chef.

Below are some pics of our meal (sorry for the bad quality of my shots mainly due to the light... and me). They not give thanks to this marvellous meal unfortunately.

Hope you will enjoy (as usual sorry for my bad English!).

Best wishes

Alkiro

First, a good companion to enjoy this meal (AP Star Wheel)

The menu (sorry it is in French but I have a translation for all dishes)

Scallops from the Opal Coast
with Oscietra caviar and lobster coral

"Droplet" of duck foie gras
served with chutney, apples and grapes from Lavau

Elegant bite size powdered vegetables
perfumed with White Alba Truffles

Sole from the Seven Island Lighthouse steamed
and served with a parsley and Meursault sauce

Atlantic green sea urchins lightly cooked
in Rosé Champagne and served with spicy fennel

Médaillons of Langoustine cooked in the shell and served
with tempura vegetables and young purple artichokes

Hare "Royale"...

...and its vegetable side dish

Selection of fine cheeses (I was really happy but I'm not the guy behind this superb cheese plate)

Frozen chocolate ball with a lime zest sauce

Refreshing Williams pear from the Valais with Absinthe

And mignardises to conclude

What a feast!!!

By: Julian C : December 10th, 2016-02:05

I don\'t think there\'s one dish on there I wouldn\'t order. Thanks for that gastronomic journey and the timeless (no pun intended) timepiece goes so well with the ambience! Julian

Many thanks dear Julian

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-02:34

Happy you loved this gastronomic (and a little bit AP) post ;-) Best wishes Alkiro

Were I not full to bursting...

By: KMII : December 10th, 2016-02:14

Then the post would qualify as a form of torture Delectable, all of it, including the Starwheel! Your favourite?

I know that you love food my friend ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-02:36

About my favourite, you talked about my Star Wheel among all my watches or a specific yesterday dish? Best wishes Alkiro

Both :) [nt]

By: KMII : December 10th, 2016-03:07

Well, regarding our diner the best dish for me was powdered vegetables perfumed with White Alba Truffles

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-03:13

About watches, the answer is, by far, much more complicated. Really hard to answer. I would say... the next one ;-) Best wishes Alkiro

LOL :)

By: KMII : December 10th, 2016-04:27

Always the next one

Absolutely. I think it's the best answer a watch collector can give to someone who ask this question ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-04:57

Best wishes Alkiro

White truffles

By: brauner : December 11th, 2016-02:58

No wonder! When I saw your fotos I immediately wanted to get it.

I missed Marc Veyrat restaurant but not this one ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 11th, 2016-03:16

Best wishes Alkiro

Lovely!

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : December 10th, 2016-02:46

Now I really think that after this gastronomique fest you have green light for attending GTG 19/20 now that is brutal Cheers D

I hope so. Green light is growing into me ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-02:55

Best wishes Alkiro

Happy to hear that.....

By: Ares501 - Mr Green : December 10th, 2016-04:29

soon you'll meet my Ambassador

:-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-04:55

Best wishes Alkiro

I think I just gained 10 lbs. reading your post! Worth it too! What a meal! Thanks so much for sharing. [nt]

By: Chicolini : December 10th, 2016-08:09

My pleasure ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-08:52

Best wishes Alkiro

Looks great and I'm hungry :)

By: Clueless_Collector : December 10th, 2016-09:06

I'll be traveling to Switzerland in Feb, staying in Whitepod, Montreux and Geneva, maybe a good place to start since it's not far from Montreux. Thanks for the info...btw, are you able to take a window shot of watch prices from ADs, like PP and Lange, Rol...

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By: jkingston : December 10th, 2016-09:16

You will be close to two of the best. Crissier is fantastic and I am completely devoted to it. But don't forget Le Pont de Brent in Montreux. It is also fantastic. You should go to both!!

Nice! That is very good to know.

By: Clueless_Collector : December 10th, 2016-09:27

Any good local, authentic, family own style restaurants you recommend? This is a good start. Thanks, jkingston.

Didn't know the one in Montreux. I keep the name. Thank you for the info ;-)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-09:31

May be you also know the gourmet restaurant of the Lausanne hotel management school called Le Berceau des Sens. Probably the best price to quality ratio all around the lake. We already went there this summer for a diner and I posted some shots. Below is t...

Be careful my friend for this restaurant. Book now as I'm not sure you will have a table for February (especially if you want one for Friday or Saturday evening)

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-09:27

Regarding PP and Lange (no flagship in Geneva but there\'s an AD called "Les Ambassadeurs") prices, I will try to take pictures for you as the both shops are almost in front in the same street. Best wishes Alkiro

You should call them as I already tried to book a table thanks to their website and, finally, no date was available at the opposite of what they showed

By: Alkiro1 : December 10th, 2016-10:09

Best wishes Alkiro

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