Anthony's Restaurant Rating: 75/100 X
Welcoming: 6/10 Menu Choices: 8/10 Food Presentation: 8/10
Food Temperature: 9/10 Food Taste: 18/20 Service: 6/10
Ambiance/Music: 7/10 Architecture/Interior: 6/10 Air Quality: 7/10
Total: 75/100
As much as I like M&S Food, La Fayette Gourmet is even better. A fine and luxurious piece of heaven where one can go and spend hours satisfying his senses with colors and aromas. Different foods from around the world, wines, various types of beverages, fresh seafood, vegetables, chocolates, cakes, bread, ready to eat food and much more, are here to satisfy all your needs.
In the heart of Cap3000 Nice is a high end grocery store and definitely a chef’s haven stands La Fayette Gourmet. Located close to Nice airport, this gourmet spot offers a good selection of fruits, vegetables, fresh fish, fine epicerie and a bakery, plus a large variety of international food types in the ‘foreign foods’ section, with a great choice of English and American products….
A food court is set in the middle of La Fayette Gourmet where dozens of high tables and stools are found. Four restaurants and their display fridges are here to serve you lunch until 3pm: La Boite a Pates, Le Traiteur, Mavrommatis les Saveurs du Sud, Stand Italien.
Choosing the restaurant which serves salmon, hot preparations and Foie Gras, -Le Traiteur- even though the pasta smells were haunting the place, we ordered a couple of fresh items from the tiny little menu:
- Foie Gras du Sud Ouest
- Foie Gras de Strasbourg
- Le Saumon Fume (Norvege, Ecosse)
- Salades
- Quiches
- Chauds
We ordered:
I invite you all to try the Norwegian and Scottish salmons to check out the difference for yourselves. The Nordisk one is beige, lighter and less oily with a stronger and fresher taste, while the Scottish one is orange, contains more fat and is oily with a stronger fish taste. They are not to be compared on all levels: quality, taste and price, the Norwegian salmon is by far better.
The salad that accompanies all the plates is also very tasty:
- Green beans
- Cooked pine seeds (Those add a magical flavour)
- Tomatoes cut in little cubes
- Rocket leaves
- French lettuce
- Balsamic vinegar dressing
The waiter, although not smiling was welcoming. She took all the necessary time required to answer all my questions. Sitting on the bar facing her working tablet, we had a quick yet worthy lunch.
Want to enjoy a pleasant premium meal in Cap 3000 shopping mall, La Fayette gourmet is a recommendation.
After lunch, I took all my time to walk along the aisles of this magnificent food haven. I enjoyed each and every color, absorbed all the fresh aromas – discovering the origin of each item from different parts of the globe… Check out the mouthwatering pictures.
