Auberge Michel
Area location:
Gauteng - Johannesburg - North + Sandton - Sandton
Address / how to get there:
122 Pretoria Avenue
Open for...:
lunch,dinner
Contact:
011 883 7013
Published:
18 Feb 09
Service:
generally competent but can be intimidating/unfriendly
Winelist:
compiled for and by serious oenophiles; award-winning
Cape estates feature alongside French imports of pedigreed vintages at matching prices; numerous course-matched wine-by-the-glass
options enhance the menu dégustation; no BYO
Other features...:
Child friendly, Wheelchair Friendly, Smoking Permitted.
Avg Price:
R240 - R280
Food:
french
Auberge Michel’s sleekly uncluttered, modern styling and fashionably restrained culinary philosophy are perfectly pitched at Johannesburg’s moneyed dining cognoscenti. The quality of fresh and imported ingredients is irreproachable, with nary a day off for cuisine’s Holy Trinity (truffles, foie gras, lobster). Confits and fondants underscore chef Frédéric Leloup’s classic training, although he is not averse to challenging sensitive palates with avant-garde combinations such as chocolate foie gras brûlée and prawn-stuffed quails. This well-executed, self-contained formula aimed at consistent proficiency, is a refreshing contrast to so many restaurants that over-ambitiously aim at magic that they can only delver erratically. If there is a criticism of what is a truly marvellous restaurant, it is that while the skill levels are unsurpassed, the passion is sometimes missing. Mechanical professionalism rather than culinary magic are the order of the day.
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