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A quick report on my culinary travels over the past week..
First stop was Amiens, where we dined at a nice place on the riverfront called Le Quai, it's situated along the riverside which is where all the other restaurants are, but this one stuck out.
Turns out it was a good choice, reasonably priced, excellent service and excellent food. Would recommend.
Next stop was Arras, sadly we fell foul of trying to find a good restaurant as it was a Sunday night, in August, in France..so we'll move on swiftly
Next stop Rotterdam, after an incredibly long walk to the place I wanted to eat at Vis en de Maas, we found that it was only open Wed to Saturday, as was the Ivy - just down the road. So we ended up eating in the Eurotower restaurant, which is situated right at the top of the Rotterdam TV tower - fantastic views and very good food - however our waitress clearly needed a lesson in customer service - she was surly and just bad at serving food. Apart from that I can't fault it.
After camping in Northern holland for 5 days we were suitably looking forward to The Novice in Vierhouten, our expectations were surpassed! We both had the 7 course suprise menu, although I faltered at 5 courses and almost lapsed into food coma at the table - MOC managed the full 7.
Amazing, still the best restaurant I've ever been to, still amazed that not many people know about it.
Second to last stop was Lille, where we were lucky to dine in Le Lion Bossu, we somehow managed to get a reservation - as this place is very small. Fantastic food and great service - totally recommended.
Last stop was Le Channel in Calais - a surprisingly good place in the hole that is generally Calais, we had a great lunch before hitting the eurotunnel. Impeccable service and food and apart from my translation fail and ordering veal kidney, the meal was excellent, and a great deal at €29 for a 4 course menu, include starter,main,cheese,dessert and an amuse bouche. Strangely the a la carte menu was ridiculously expensive (€35 for a starter!) but the 'meal deal's made it all worthwhile.