Marco Le Restaurant - Lamagdeleine (Cahors - France)

Marco Le Restaurant
Lamagdeleine
Cahors
France
tel : +33 5 65 35 30 64
http://www.restaurantmarco.com/restau_en.htm
 

Started with the house cocktail. A version of the Kirr but refreshing, perfect for a sunny day like this. Served with the amuse bouche (a potato mesh with truffle and octopus), you could start the menu worse ....

Took the Menu Gourmand - we're in France after all - :-)

Foie gras de canard poêlé, poire et ananas aux dix épices
do we really need a translation between us food lovers ... 

First the seize of the portion, two beautiful pieces of foie - Dutch chefs this is a piece of foie, I know we're in Duck town but even than ... baked to perfection, tender full flavor ... still remains a favorite of mine by far. Beautiful accentuated by the pear and pine apple. The ten spices nice not on foreground, perfect way to enrich the dish. 

Cabillaud sur une galette de pommes darphin, sauce à l'ail doux et persil fumé
Cod on Pommes Darphin (potato baked in duck fat with a cheese) with two sauces made of garlic and smoked parsil.

 Again high on taste, cooked to perfection and what a piece of Fish ....

Granité thym et citron
Presentation and taste perfectly in balance

Demi pigeonneau rôti, pommes de terre nouvelles, jus de corsé a la coriandre
Half a pigeon (from the region of course) as well perfectly cooked. New potato,  and sweet potato in a very nice Coriander 'gravy'.

Perfect always a treat when meat is cooked like this, perfect combination with sweet potato and the coriander sauce.


Infusion de fraise 'Gariguette' son croustillant sablé et sa glace de yaourt au poivre
Strawberries to finish, fresh combined with a soup of strawberry, ice cream made of yogurt with black pepper and a 'cookie' in between.

Nice way to end a perfect lunch 

Ended with coffee (actually good coffee, better than expected in France) with it's friandises ... :-)


If in the neighborhood really visit this place, not expansive (not the normal around 15 € for a 3 course lunch of course) but for the food, the portions and the quality ... I would say till next time. Just around the corner of Cahors.