Thanks for posting about this restaurant. I am going to echo all of the positive reports for Montée above. My meal here ended up being one of the best lunches of a recent trip to Paris.
Menu
In addition to the €40 tasting menu at lunch, there is also a 3 course menu available for €32. I had the tasting menu.
Amuse Bouche
Parmesan crisp, dried mushrooms, and a candied walnut.
Betterave/ algues/ oeuf du caille
A bed of chopped beets topped with a soft boiled quail egg. The algae in this dish tasted of seaweed.
Thon/ asperge/ avocat/ truffe
This was an asparagus, then a layer of chopped raw tuna, then surrounded by slices of avocado. With a few slices of black truffle on top. Delicious mix of the fatty avocado and the tuna, with a little fresh crunch from the asparagus and the perfume of the truffle.
Morue/ pomme de terre
Salt cod brandade, not overly salty, very balanced, with a perfect little potato.
Barbeau/ poireau
A delicate piece of flounder covered with softened leeks, with a simple butter sauce.
Agneu confit/ Parmesan
Was asked to select a knife out of a box for this next course which was kind of amusing. Lamb confit. It had a crispy exterior and a tender slightly gamy interior. Very flavorful lamb. Served with some artichoke hearts, mushroom, and greens. The lamb is under there somewhere. Chef came out and poured some sauce on the whole thing that was clear-ish and had a bit of a gelatinous consistency. Delicious! My favorite savory dish of the meal. I forget where the parmesan was in this dish, maybe it was in the sauce.
Pavlova/ fraises/ citron
First dessert was an airy pavlova with strawberry and a lemon sorbet. Refreshing. I’m not the biggest pavlova/meringue fan but this was pretty good.
Chocolat
Second dessert was a chocolate crisp thing on top of chocolate sauce.
Oreillettes
Little deep fried crispy dough sheets dusted with powdered sugar.
I really enjoyed this meal. Could definitely taste the Japanese influence in the dishes, especially in the entrées. Très oishi!
