La Table de Mamy Nounou

La Table de Mamy Nounou Review

If you looked at the business card for this dining room, you'd expect a creole menu served by an elderly island lady. Not! It's owned by a French family. The elegant Madame Mahler will greet you; her husband, Jean-Paul, presides as chef, and her son, Bastian, eloquently describes the menu in the King's English. Sip an aperitif while listening to the mesmerizing music and admiring the view from the lounge decorated with fascinating African antiques. The chef is outdoing himself again this year, as the à la carte menu becomes more inventive, definitely au courant, with additions like the foie gras crème brûlée. An amuse-bouche arrives before outstanding appetizers. A member of Euro-toques, a group of European chefs who are dedicated to wholesome food, chef Jean-Paul wisely keeps on the menu perennial favorites such as the crawfish (z'habitants) in a sauce flamed with vintage rum; octopus (chatrou) with various preparations; and fish, shrimp, and scallops with a cinnamon-cider sauce. Even the sides here are special, like the pineapple tarte tatin with eggplant caviar. Finish with the moelleux au chocolat (a rich chocolate pudding) with caramel sauce, or sample a trio of desserts, which might include gingerbread ice cream. Lunch is served outdoors on the terrace and has a similar menu but is less expensive, and includes some salads.