As a youngster, I was fascinated by how perfectly French food was prepared – this was at the same time that I was getting into my French language stride, and a similarly aged to me Vanessa Paradise crooned her tribute to Joe the taxi and his experiences of the embouteillage – or traffic jam:
Soon after, I began to discover the thing that would steer many of my tastes – wine. In particular, French wine, which despite the efforts of other European countries and the ‘new world’ remains the best hooch there is.
Ginett delighted us by revealing that on Wednesday evenings, bottles of wine are buy one get one free up to a value of $100 for a bottle – this means that bottles of Chateauneuf du Pape are on the buy one get one free list. This makes the brasserie one of the best values in town for relatively good wine at reasonable prices.
To go with the lashings of wine are various kinds of meticulously prepared steak – which are best shared – as well as a charcuterie board that was beautifully presented. The snails – always have to have those – are best avoided at Ginett as they were somewhat rubbery.
The staff are very pleasant and the place was packed – in the main, steamy, steamy bar- restaurant area, you’ll find the best people spotting…
Ginett is in the G Hotel, Middle Road
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