Moon

19100 BRIVE-LA-GAILLARDE

12.5/20
Gourmet Restaurant

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Chef Nicolas Laval

Cooking French

Gault&Millau's review

12.5/20

Gourmet Restaurant All Brivistes were familiar with Olivier Maurin's Toupine, and they'll soon all be familiar with Moon, the elegant moon with its midnight-blue tones, parquet flooring and light wood, which has succeeded it. Amandine Renault and Nicolas Laval, winners of the Dotation Gault&Millau, have all the trump cards up their sleeves; accuracy, modernity and lucidity accompany their first steps. They have managed to retain a part of the previous team, setting a fresh, contemporary tone that does not exclude tradition. As these first plates show, the foie gras ravioli on a precise beef broth, the langoustine tartare with a small bisque (the size of the starters has been reduced to keep prices down), the veal chuck is superb, both in quality and cooking, again with impeccable juices, and even the desserts show attention and care (a citrus mont-blanc torch-style). Amandine enlivens the dining room with simplicity and naturalness, Christophe, an old hand of the house, serves with precision, and the small cellar, still developing and classic, has the merit of variety, with a good small selection by the glass.

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Address 27bis Avenue Pasteur
19100 Brive-la-Gaillarde

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Nicolas Laval Chef

Amandine Renault Chef de service

Menu A la carte

Starter Ravioles de foie gras, bouillon de courge, citron confit, basilic thaï €14 Effiloché de joue de bœuf, mousse de panais, réduction de vin, estragon €13

Main course Paleron de veau, gnocchis à la sauge, oignons, ail confit, sésame €24 Pêche du moment, choux fleur, gremolata à l'orange, pomelo, vinaigrette agrumes €23

Dessert Tartelette chocolat, crémeux chocolat, ganache montée, biscuit moelleux, meringue €9 Mont blanc agrumes, crème vanillée non sucrée, brisures de marrons glacés, orange confite €9