Tapas, eel in a fast food restaurant in Bordeaux where the customer chooses his meat on the butcher's stall.
In this former th century cellar, you can sit on the debout near the counter, in height or on the large dining for a moment of pure conviviality. The decoration is successful: vaults with apparent stone, cleverly studied lighting, metal heads of metal and very pleasant pop-rock music. The concept is also original: Come select the piece of meat directly at the butcher's gate among a wide selection of meat (veal, beef, lamb but also horse and bull), specify quantity and then cook and enjoy a few minutes later, with a generous decoration among five different choices. The carnivores will be the angels! No worries for others since the card also offers tapas, salads or eels! With glass or bottle, the selection of wines will happily accompany your delicious meat or tapas. On the evenings, the flat screens provide the atmosphere. To do nothing, the team is cool and listening.
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Members' reviews on LE BAR DU BOUCHER
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La viande est bonne mais par contre vendre des frites à la graisse de canard alors que ce n'en est pas c'est inadmissible, c'est un mensonge.
Étant un enfant du sud-ouest je peux dire quand s'en est, et ça n'en était pas (confirmé par le serveur du restaurant).
Je pense que l'établissement devrait réfléchir à ça plutôt que d'essayer d'arnaquer les gens qui n'ont pas l'habitude de ce genre de produit.
Une honte !
Me and my wife were here for dinner - 8pm in the evening and the pace was quite busy. We could see why as the evening progressed. If you are wanting somewhere quite intimate/private there is no point in coming here though as seating arrangements are on long benches we equally long tables. There is more than enough room though so don't let that put you off. As many have said it's a case of select your preferred meat at the butchers counter, which is then cut based on the size you want and then taken away to be cooked as you asked for. The waiter takes your order for sides, drinks etc. and your cut of meat is delivered along with the sides. Me and my wife both chose a fillet but cooked differently - take care before you tuck in as we'd been handed ours the wrong way round. It wasn't a massive inconvenience to check this out and swap though. The quality of the food is outstanding (including desserts) even though it's kept quite simple. The wine list is huge and it caters for every taste (and pocket)! I opted for a reasonable red that was excellent. We would have been more than happy to visit again but, given time and the sheer number of restaurants in Bordeaux didn't. If we return to Bordeaux I have no doubt we'll be back though.
Finally, my poor grasp of French and the staffs equally poor grasp of English wasn't a problem in the end. With a smile, pointing to the menu or the counter and an acceptance that as someone from the UK I really should make an effort to learn the local language all was fine. We all had a chuckle at my fairly feeble attempts at French. My tip would be just be polite and all is fine.