The flies that invade our bucolic abode in the summertime are enough to send the most patient person mad. So they don't go down very well with Monsieur Gourmand. It's so bad that I can't even have a humble basil plant without it being ravaged by some miniscule marauder in a matter of hours.
I blame the cows and the corn fields.
We've been thinking about getting one of those blue electrocution devices you see in Mediterranean restaurants; it would solve our insect woes while giving us the pleasure of watching them sizzle to death. I'm guessing they don't have one of those at the Auberge de la Réunion where Monsieur Gourmand and I struggled to get through our meal such was the insect onslaught.
It might have been my soupe de poissons that initially attracted them, so fiendishly fishy it was, but after that they didn't go away. Monsieur Gourmand meanwhile had a modest mixed salad, mainly because there didn't seem to be any other starter options for less than 25 CHF, which seems a little steep for a place that hardly markets itself as super swish.
The flies continued to attack, ticklishly landing on my hand as I sliced into my grilled entrecote, which was so perfectly proportioned and the criss-cross grill marks so straight that it looked like a cartoon steak. A bit too twee for my liking, like one of those straight GM carrots.
As for the chips, Monsieur Gourmand thought they were like McDonalds'. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad? We skipped dessert, unable to face the sugar-fuelled fly-fest that certainly would have ensued.
The insects might not be the management's fault but the inflated prices and mediocre meal are. If those could be improved to the standard of the friendly and efficient service and the inviting front terrace, this auberge might be ripe for a return visit.
Auberge de la Réunion, Route de la Tourbière 3, 1267 Coinsins, Vaud
+41 (0)22 364 2301; www.auberge-coinsins.ch/
I blame the cows and the corn fields.
We've been thinking about getting one of those blue electrocution devices you see in Mediterranean restaurants; it would solve our insect woes while giving us the pleasure of watching them sizzle to death. I'm guessing they don't have one of those at the Auberge de la Réunion where Monsieur Gourmand and I struggled to get through our meal such was the insect onslaught.
It might have been my soupe de poissons that initially attracted them, so fiendishly fishy it was, but after that they didn't go away. Monsieur Gourmand meanwhile had a modest mixed salad, mainly because there didn't seem to be any other starter options for less than 25 CHF, which seems a little steep for a place that hardly markets itself as super swish.
The flies continued to attack, ticklishly landing on my hand as I sliced into my grilled entrecote, which was so perfectly proportioned and the criss-cross grill marks so straight that it looked like a cartoon steak. A bit too twee for my liking, like one of those straight GM carrots.
As for the chips, Monsieur Gourmand thought they were like McDonalds'. I'm not sure whether that's good or bad? We skipped dessert, unable to face the sugar-fuelled fly-fest that certainly would have ensued.
The insects might not be the management's fault but the inflated prices and mediocre meal are. If those could be improved to the standard of the friendly and efficient service and the inviting front terrace, this auberge might be ripe for a return visit.
Auberge de la Réunion, Route de la Tourbière 3, 1267 Coinsins, Vaud
+41 (0)22 364 2301; www.auberge-coinsins.ch/
.JPG)
No comments:
Post a Comment