[Stef]

Hi everyone, the Dame Jouanne restaurant has open again ! cool.
Same opening days than previously, so thursday to monday, and the menu looks rather similar to what it was.
I am going there sunday evening to test it and will all let you know !
Cheers, Stef.

[hairich]

thats great news.i love it there

[fatdoc]

fantastic!!!

I will be regular en famille over the easter week!!

[Stef]

Ok, been last night with my family.
They have defenetly kept the spirit on how it was in the good old days.
Actually, the decoration is nicer, the settings of the table are the same, and there is kinda of big stove instead of the open fire.
Toilets are also very clean and nice. Wasn't so hard to do better than it was though !
Food. the menu, now 25.50euros instead of the former 23, is at least a third less to eat. No cheese plate, no green salad. we could easily count the fries on the fingers of 2 hands in my son's plate. Pudings were good, but half the size at it was. Portions are defenetly a lot smaller. And they charge you for a little more.
They even charged us for extra puddings as they were included in the menu.But I checked and they felt sorry.
Wine list is nice. Offers variety at good price. Leffe is still there, plus a couple of other good ones.
Service was ok, not more than ok.
Finally, I can still recommand the place as its atmosphere, location, and spirit is still unique and will always deserve a visit !
Good luck to them all for the future.

[Norton Sharley]

Thanks for the info Stef.

And the quality of the waitresses?

[dontfollowme]

Sounds like they've had their day.

[neil h]

not really a glowing report there stef, I didn't like the old place, got food poisoning from there once, gave it a second chance and got it again

[Jaspersharpe]

not really a glowing report there stef

  To say the least!

I don't know if something's lost in translation but I found it quite amusing that after saying the prices have gone up, you get fewer courses, the portions are smaller, they fuck the orders up and the service isn't very good stef said.....

Finally, I can still recommand the place

 

[Stef]

Yes, I can still recomand the place thanks to its location and state of mind that is just unique.
On top of it, it is open sundays, but maybe you are right, I may react from the old good days...
it however defenetly is not the same.
Seems someone has delicate belly ? ahahaha !! no, for sure, and especially for the last 3 to 4 months they were open, the quality went down like super depp, so unfortunatly, your story sounds familiar if it was at this period.
I've been hundreds of times, for almost 20 years, I have sent so many poeple for 10 years and never had any worries.
We might have feed back from "outsiders" soon as the season gets real busy everywhere and that poeple start to know it is open again.

[slackline]

Lets see if cofe ends up with Delhi belly.

[cofe]

Well I do have a delicate constitution. It was always decent when I've been in the past, but it would be a shame if they'd ditched a lot of the stuff like the cheese plate, and if the portions were smaller. There's always Buffalo Grill. Every cloud...

[dave]

Fuck the cheese plate, good riddance.

[slackline]

This is where I discovered Desperado's, thats plenty enough reason to visit for me.    (Oh no, my favourite beer smiley has gone, the one where the pint gets ordered and slides in from the side  )
 

[galpinos]

This is where I discovered Desperado's, thats plenty enough reason to visit for me.    (Oh no, my favourite beer smiley has gone, the one where the pint gets ordered and slides in from the side  )
 

Cheap nasty beer with flavouring to make it taste less bad? 

[slackline]

Cheap nasty beer with flavouring to make it taste less bad? 

Chilled on a hot day its delicious, and its not like you're going to get a pint of Black Sheep in the forest. 

[galpinos]

They used to do Leffe if I remember correctly. 

[slackline]

Yeah I already knew about Leffe though and my curiosity was piqued by the Desperados.

[fried]

Jesus! Leffe and Desperados, haven't you heard of Stella Artois?

[slackline]

Jesus! Leffe and Desperados, haven't you heard of Stella Artois?

Thats what they drink in Belgium, in France its Kronenberg 1664

[fried]

Jesus! Leffe and Desperados, haven't you heard of Stella Artois?

Thats what they drink in Belgium, in France its Kronenberg 1664

Now, that is a quality beer!

[Jim]

I seem to remember it was fischer

[fried]

I seem to remember it was fischer

There's a really nice bar 'round the corner from me that I refuse to set foot in 'cos they only have that on tap. Disgraceful beer!

[Richie Crouch]

schneiderweiss, chimay and some imported real ales would do fine.

What's the steak like?

[Jim]

the kangaroo used to be excellent. the beef was always too fatty for me

[SA Chris]

Cheap nasty beer with flavouring to make it taste less bad? 

Agree. Desperado is a good name for it.

[Norton Sharley]

I don't know if something's lost in translation but I found it quite amusing that after saying the prices have gone up, you get fewer courses, the portions are smaller, they fuck the orders up and the service isn't very good stef said.....

It's France, what the fuck do you expect?

Once asked in DJ: Qu'est que vous avez pour les vegetariens?
A:  "Rien!"

I look forward to getting back there for some more of that unique French culture.

[Jim]

that's a usual response in most french restaurants

[Stef]

That's right, we're too concerned with our food to have restrictions !!! ahahah !!!
however, you can find veggie food in english restaurants here. oups, I mean indian ones...