Le Tir Bouchon - Paris

ohhhh, this was yummy. We thought that the restaurant would open for a late dinner at 7PM. You know that we are new Europeans. WELL, we discovered once we walked to the restaurant that they don't open until 7:30. We pretended to read the menu, as if deciding if we were going to actually eat there, and then went for a walk in the nearby "passage" (Covered shopping street)
We were back at the door of the restaurant, with our American tails wagging, desperately wanting to come inside, precisely at 7:30 PM. We were accepted with the graciousness of our hosts, and selected a seat (all of them were open!). This is what the restaurant looks like when you are the only one in it.

I ordered a "menu", which is their entre (appetizer), plat (main course) and dessert (same for us...no one messes with that word!). I had this yummy dish of lamb and veal in a dark gravy with mushrooms. Brought tears to me eyes with the first taste. This went very well with the first bottle of red wine.

My main course was salmon. It was thinly sliced with a nice sized slice of mozzerella cheese in between. Basil dribble was over the entire dish and the fish was on a wonderful bed of vegetables, all thinly sliced. This went very well with the second bottle of red wine.

We took our time and after dining for about 80 minutes, were ready for dessert. I ordered creme brulee and dug in, then remembered to take a photo for you. It was sooooo good.

This was a great dinner at the cutest little restaurant. With 14 tables serving maximum 44 people, it was a cozy and delightful place to spend the evening meal. We finished and left just as the locals were starting to crowd the place.

Oh, and earlier, as we walked past Cafe Etienne Marcel, our waitress from the night before nearly hugged me. She was very warm and asked when we were returning. I think that we are all NBF.