Culinary Vignette: Cafe La Table Ronde, Grenoble France

Cafe La Table Ronde restauraunt in the center town area of Grenoble, near the Isere river.

The owners state that the restauraunt has been in operation since 1739. Cafe La Table Ronde is right next to the St. Andre Chapel, a chapel which still offers the traditional Latin Mass in Grenoble.

Cafe La Table Ronde is located on 7 Place St. André à Grenoble, France (tel: 04 76 44 51 41).

I started my meal with raviolis in cream, a very popular starter in Grenoble restaurants. The raviolis are stuffed with cheese and herbs, and are very tasty and filling.

I chose a Tavel (Rhône Cotes) for the wine. This is a substantial, and relatively dry rose, which went well with the ravioli and the main course (chicken).

My main course was Chicken filet with a blue cheese sauce. The blue cheese sauce was very mild to accompany the chicken, but very tasty. The chicken was served with sliced potatoes in the same sauce.

For dessert, I had a Chartreuse ice cream tart. It is very typical to flavor dessserts with Chartreuse in Isere.

I finished this with an espresso, which was served with the typical square of dark chocolate (after a meal like this, some anti-oxidants are good). The entire meal as described here was 39 Euros (includes a 37.5 cl bottle of Tavel).