Park Inn Hotel's Three Course French Meal (France, Nancy)

Park Inn Hotel, Bar, Restaurant

We had our dinner, a three course French Meal at Park Inn Hotel's restaurant in Nancy. The hotel by Radisson Nancy is located opposite the train station in central Nancy. The restaurant is know for its traditional French cuisine. It was 830pm and there were no one in the restaurant except for the group of us. 

We were all waiting early waiting for our food as it was late. Service was extremely slow. 

The bread was served first. We polished them off although they were cold and hard. Supposed to be taken together with the soup.

Vegetable (Pumpkin) Soup

It seemed ages before the first course was served. Vegetable (Pumpkin) Soup! The soup was wonderful! Thick, robust and full of flavour. Heart warming dish, a perfect start to the meal.

After the waiter cleared the bowls, we had to wait eagerly (again) for the second course. We waited so long that, I had the time to causally walk back to my room to charge my phone before coming down again. It was nearly a 20 minutes wait from the time our bowls were cleared to the second course being served. 

Pork Loin with Plum, Tomatoes and Potatoes

The second course was the Pork Loin with Plum, Tomatoes and Potatoes which was outstanding. The portion might seems small, but after drinking that bowl of soup it was just nice. The pork loin was well-flavoured and surprisingly tender. The sauce which had a unique plum flavour was so impressive that everyone were trying to use their meat to soak up as much sauce as possible. The slices of potato that were served as a side nearly stole the show as well. They were soft and were coated with a immense buttery fragrant aroma.

Now that the second course was completed, we had to wait for the third (final) course. 

Ice Cream (Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry)

We were shocked when the third meal was served. It was Ice Cream! 3 Scoops per person consisting of Chocolate, Vanilla and Strawberry. Why were we shocked, well because it was winter during the time of visit, below 0 degrees celsius and it was snowing the day before. My personal favourite was the chocolate ice cream as it was made of thick bitter chocolate.

Overall, I quite like the food I ate although ice cream was served during the last course. The only issue I had was the slow service.

Side track to recommend one of their local tradition product which I quite like after trying: When you are in Nancy, I would recommend that you buy the Bergamots Nancy. The Bergamots is a small citrus fruit which is inedible when it is raw. In the 1850s, a candy maker in Nancy succeeded in creating the Bergamots Nancy Candy by extracting the essence from the Bergamots and mixing it with cooked sugar to form the candy.

Bergamots Nancy (in yellow boxes on the right)

It was a pity we purchase 2 boxes of Bergamots Nancy. The candies were pale yellow in colour and transparent just like a greased marble. The candy had a unique taste; a mysterious sweet flavour. Not overly sweet, just nice.

The shop owner, an elderly man told us that the photo shows a screen grab of the candy being featured in a French Movie called 'Amelie'. Not sure how true this is. If you are in the area and interested in purchasing such a candy, you may refer to the map appended below. (I am not receiving any benefits/commission, thought that its good to share as it was real good and unique.)

Park Inn Hotel's Three Course French Meal (France, Nancy)
Park Inn Hotel, Bar, Restaurant
11 Rue Raymond Poincaré
54000 Nancy, France
Tel: +33 3 83 39 75 75
Website
Location

A: Location of Park Inn Hotel by Radisson Nancy
B: The shop which I bought the Bergamots Nancy from

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