La Table d'Ogre Alexandre

Review of Le Prince Maurice

I was very pleased to return to the Barachois, ama...

I was very pleased to return to the Barachois, amazing restaurant of Prince Maurice, one of the most beautiful hotels in Mauritius.

The hotel is true to my memory, a wonderful place where luxury is brought to its pinnacle. A superb pool, efficient and discreet staff. But the reason for my visit is elsewhere.

The restaurant has not moved a hair. At the end of a long wooden bridge, the floats on the lagoon always welcome 4 to 5 tables in a most peaceful environment.

Before, you could enjoy the sunset on a floating bar too. Classic cocktail menu.

What's happening ? The card seems very light. The description of the dishes is not very gastronomic. But do not have a priori.

But hey, all the same, these Chinese steamed buns do not bode well. A little sticky, without real taste.

The appetizers are not very fun.

Choose the nem duck Souillac. It did not come from Dordogne but from the south of the island which has a commune of the same name.

And here, the drama ...

A rice pancake steamed but not fried, a bit elastic, a duck bland. That confirms the first impression. The papaya puree can not but.

The cassolette of grated bread and braised bread is only worth the rougaille.

The cassolette of shrimp and squid is all that is classic in the local cuisine, without special adaptation that one could expect from a restaurant integrated in a hotel of this level. The same quality can be found in several canteens in Mauritius.

The tip bar with mirin sauce is a distressing presentation. Any apprentice would do better. The cooking is a little push without spoiling the dish, the sauce is good.



I found at Barachois the same disappointment, worse, than I had at the Blue Penny, the restaurant of Constance Belle Mare, which belongs to the same group.

All this is understandable if one analyzes their commercial and marketing policy through their wine cellar.

Bizarre? No.

This group focuses all its communication on a collection of exceptional bottles in the Indian Ocean (which is quite true) and totally neglects the "solid" side of the restaurant.

This gives quite banal, even uninteresting maps to Barachois, which have not at all the gastronomic level of the hotel or the oenological offer.

This was especially noticeable in the wine board, which led me to a Hamilton Russel much too young and dreadfully expensive.

Rest Johnny, the shark locked in the lagoon since its closure a few years ago. But do not worry, it's a nice beast less than two meters, not a big white!

And the frame. But at night, everything is black!

There is nothing worse than arriving at a restaurant filled with positive memories and coming out with an immeasurable disappointment.
That does not mean that we have eaten badly. Simply, the standard of the plate, the originality taste, the culinary research are not there.
Addition of 250 euros for 2, half of which for wine. So very, very expensive for what it is.

The note is not catastrophic thanks to the frame and the service.