L'iguane - Mérignac

The right time and end up on such a good dessert is perfect!

Nice restaurant with white tablecloths and silverware made of real silver. Friendly and helpful staff. But beware: this a Nouvelle cuisine degustation restaurant with small, artistically presented portions. In my three-course meal, the entree was small bits of a special Spanish beef wrapped with sardine filets. Very original, good, but not much to eat. Very comprehensive and expensive wine card. With a Jack Daniels and one of the cheapest wines, my tab was EUR 110.

I didn’t stay here but my impression was that the hotel was pretty ordinary. But, the restaurant is of a very good standard with very good quality food, well served. It’s not cheap, but it is worth a try.

Though this restaurant is in a working zone, it is worth to have a dinner here. The cuisine is fine and has the level of a star chief, with sweetest prices. The owner is an expert in wine and made us discover some unknown wines which were really nice surprises.

The first course foie gras way too big for a started, but price tells to truth 22 euro per portion : rip off. Main course veal was ok, dry but eatable. The pigeon came in frist all raw , bllod all over the plate and the apple?onion gratin over done. The next try for the pigeon still tasteless. And the desserts: the waiter flipped over the art piece of the chef and the rhubarb straberry sherbet was hidden on a half ball of merigne. The rhubarbs around the plate were raw.. All this costs us for 155 euro two glasses of champagne , 2 glasses or red wine and a bottle of sparkling water) The drinks were at the right temperature. Talked to the chef personally, but he did not change his attide of the pigeon portion: it is the first time ever he get a complaints. Please Michelin people check the rating again. The restaurant is location in teh same building with hotel Quality Suites what a joke that hotel is... ruined down and smells bad, spills of different liquids I cannot even name all over the establiswhment). I left my jacket to the restaurant and now flight back to home country and of course the hotelsw does not have the keys to the restaurant.. let's see if I even get is back...