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In many ways, finding L’Oiseau Bleu, a little jewel of a restaurant in the right bank Bordeaux neighborhood of La Bastide, brought to an end a search we had been conducting for several years. What began this search was desire to find a restaurant on the right bank where we could meet old and dear friends who live on the right bank and who detest driving in the old city of Bordeaux.Of course, we didn’t just want a right bank restaurant with good food. We also wanted one that has considerable finesse. L’Oiseau Bleu turned out to be exactly what we were looking for.The setting is a lovely sunlit patio in the back of the restaurant shaded by umbrellas and overlooking a garden.There are grape vines (merlot, I’m guessing), and an loaded fig tree. During our first visit, there was also an apricot tree loaded with fruit.The owners, Sophie and Frédéric Lafon, had returned to Bordeaux, Frédéric’s hometown, to open a restaurant on the left bank of the Garonne river in the old wine merchants district. But in a short time, they were running out of space and decided to move across the river to their current location.Not only is it quieter on this side of the river, but calmer as well, and easy for us to reach because it is only three tram stops from our apartment.We all chose the “Menu confiance” where you trust the chef to come up with seven courses. A pairing of five wines is also offered with this menu.We have come to love eating this way. The portions are not large, you get to taste a lot of things, and the chefs get to show off. After apartifs of Lillet rose, we began with an amuse bouche, little cubes of bread with a texture much like Southern cornbread. Each cube was covered with an arugula pesto and a slice of parmigiano reggiano cheese. Next, we were served a lobster bisque. The lobster flavor was intense. The bisque was covered with foam and included espelette peppers and chips of roasted onion. For the next course there was an egg, slowly and softly cooked until the white was just set and the yolk runny. There were dollops of a creamy mousse on either side along with a slice of Bayonne ham. Toasted kernels of kamut, an ancient grain, were sprinkled over the top.Once pierced, the yolk forms a yellow gravy that plays off the crunchy kamut, the creamy mousse and the salty ham. It’s a wonderful tour de force for egg lovers.The wine served with this course was a 100 percent sauvignon blanc, Ch. Penin Bordeaux Blanc 2014. It was fresh, dry and citrusy. The fish course featured one of my favorite fish, John Dory, also known as St. Peter’s fish. The tender morsels of fish, perfectly cooked, lay atop a bed of tiny vegetables. A warm tomato sauce was brought to the table and poured over the fish, which was finished with fresh, crunchy tendrils of sweet peas.With the fish, we were served glasses of La Croix de Carbonnieux, a lightly oaked blend of semillon and sauvignon blanc. This white, the second label of Chateau Carbonnieux from Pessac-Leognan, was rounder than the first wine we had been served. It stood up well to the tomato sauce and the sweet, tender fish. The next course was the main event. Morsels of tender roasted veal were accompanied by a wonderfully cooked morsel of veal sweetbread, a slice of roasted sweet potato and a deeply rich veal sauce. There was also a crunchy crouton as well as a creamy puree of broccoli. A lot of people don’t care for sweetbreads or thymus glands. But this one, crunchy on the outside while soft and tender on the inside was so good that my wife, not a big fan of eating glands, allowed it was pretty spectacular.With the veal, we were served, not the Bordeaux red you might expect, but a Ch. Des Demoiselles, a red Côtes de Provence. While the grapes were not described, you could taste the round, rich flavor of syrah and I would bet with notes of mourvedre.What followed is a quintessential part of any long and pleasurable French lunch -- a platter of cheeses. The giant platter with cheeses selected by noted fromager Pierre Rollet was brought to the table and you were invited to sample from the selection of more than a dozen kinds of cheese. They were all delicious, especially a hard but mild blue from the Alps. But the most interesting was soft cow’s milk cheese covered in bene seeds. It’s name, we determined after consulting our server, might be translated as “A little pinch of love.” It was smooth, creamy and fairly melted on your tongue with the bene seed giving it just a little crunch at the end.With the pre-dessert and dessert, creations of Pastry Chef Guillaume Verdier, we were served glasses of sauternes, a Les Remparts de Bastor-Lamontagne 2010. It had a wonderful flavor of old fruit, sweet but with just the right balance of acid to leave you wanting more after each sip. The pre-dessert was a combination of a praline ice, passion fruit, crushed hazelnuts and, of all things, tiny ears of grilled sweet corn. Completely novel, it had amazing flavors, and even a couple of kernels of popped corn.Then came the dessert featuring two mousses, one of them a deep rich chocolate, set down over kernels of caramel popcorn. Now, after all this, you might think we were done, but not quiet.At the suggestion of our server, I had a mellow rich armagnac, the brandy of Gascony as my digestif. That was followed by coffees all around. Then, just to polish it all off, we were served a platter of mignardises -- tiny desserts -- in this case little strawberry macarons and cubes of vanilla custard tart topped with shavings of chocolate.What I haven’t attempted to capture here was the laughter and good times, shared memories from more than 35 years of friendship. We had arrived just after the restaurant opened at noon. When we left and were the last to leave, we had been at the table for more than three hours.To me, spending time eating good food, telling stories, sharing memories, are some of the very best times in life. It was a wonderful meal which left us eager to return.
Located in a rather bland neighborhood, you wouldn't go in unless you're specifically looking for it. Once inside and seated in their back terrace, it is simply a nice surrounding and by then, you hope the food is as good! Both the fish and meat came out well prepared and tasty. It was a 34C day thus managing the food presentation and the client expectation cannot be easy. I give them credit for doing it well. Being outdoor, there are the flies to deal with but it did not spoil the good meal that we had. Certainly a repeat candidate for us.
Our final night in Bordeaux and late into the night, our local friends chose this restaurant for our farewell dinner. Place was 94% full on a Wednesday night. Setting very clean and modern spaced well between tables. Waiters spoke not much English and menu in French but very pleasant and helpful. Two nibbles were presented no charge - the mouse was delicious. The wine list was excellent, we chose one from the Pomerol region and it was very good. Entres to deserts were prepared with love and extensive details. See photos! Too difficult to even describe one by one. The meal ended with a platter of sweets that were devine! The cost of meal was very reasonable and value for money
What a gourmet delight. The staff were very attentive from the moment we stepped through the door. The restaurant wasvery well laid out, we didn't feel stuffy or cramped. We chose to do the 5 course "Trust the Chef" menu which ended up being about 8 courses from start to finish. The wine list was more than adequate and the chef was very easily able to accomodate for a food allergy. Lovely wait staff, lovely night.
I took my wife here for her 60th Birthday. We both had the main tasting menu with accompanying wines. Every dish was well thought through, excellently presented and tasted wonderful. The service was also a delight and the waiters were happy to translate anything we didn't understand. I will return again next time I am in Bordeaux.
We went here for my 60th birthday, and I'm glad we did, because I will have a good memory of the occasion.We went for the five courses with matching wine option. Almost every course was superb- the starter was a little ordinary, but everything else very unusual and played with the taste buds in a good way. The pigeoneau was particularly memorable and the dessert soufflé. Good wines to match. Extras included amuse bouche & sweet bits at the end.Some people have mentioned slow service. I would agree it wasn't rapid, but this isn't fast food and it was fine for us. Though our dinner did take from 8-11, it felt well paced.Helpful waiters with good service techniques. Good English, though also prepared to tolerate my substandard French.It is near the tram stop 'Jardins botanique' and quick to get to from centre.
