Le Pot d’Etain

24 Rue Bouchardat

89440 L’Isle-sur-Serein

France

BY NEAL MARTIN |

The Food:

Fresh salmon with tomatoes, dill and sour cream (Saumon mariné aux agrumes)

Stewed lamb with spring vegetables (Navarin d’agneau aux légumes printaniers)

Iced verbena parfait with seared cherries (Parfait glacé verveine et cerises poêlées)

The Wines:

“Pot d’Etain? Are you sure about that, mate?”

“Yeah, I know Pot d’Etain. Went there years ago. Didn’t it once have a great wine list?”

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If pure enjoyment is the measure of a restaurant, then Le Pot d’Etain scored highly – certainly far higher than circumspect naysayers had led me to believe.