Le 9 O Plat - Bordeaux

Back in Bordeaux again after 12 months, and we again visited this delightful restaurant.Sebastian and Mathilde remembered us from last year, and the welcome and service remain both good and very friendly/personal. The food continues to impress, and is probably the best value meal in Bordeaux.We have now also taken friends, and they were equally enthusiastic.

We dined in this small but fabulous restaurant. The menu is imaginative and perfectly executed. The chef is a gem, coming out to the table to explain anything. This restaurant is in the chartrons district and tucked away but I would strongly advise you to seek it out as you will not be disappointed. It is the 2nd time I have dined here and I will certainly be back.Please venture out from the tourist trails and you will not be disappointed!

This is a small but wonderfully friendly restaurant in the north of Bordeaux. The food was fantastic, fresh and beautifully presented. We can definitely recommend the tuna starter, lamb cutlets and the white chocolate mousse dessert. Great value for a wonderful meal.

After hunting round Bordeaux for an evening meal with a group of 7 we happened upon this restaurant. After a very warm welcome we were in for a series of culinary delights!!! A real gem of a restaurant. Thank you for a great evening!!

We returned for another lunch time visit this week and were just as impressed as the first time. The three courses were excellent, particularly the Salade Lyonnaise entree and the Clafoutis aux Abricots dessert....if I'd had any room left I'd have had two of the latter! Unfortunately we're moving on from Bordeaux at the weekend but will certainly come back to this little gem when we return to France next year

We went here for lunch on Saturday and thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience. From the warm welcome, friendly service to the excellent meal with a fun twist. The menu choice was large enough to give good options but small enough to know that each meal would be cooked fresh and well. As was the case ! We liked the "egg" theme running from the restaurant name to various decorative features and food. Another example of the thought that the owners have put into their venture.If in Bordeaux then do visit. You'll not be disappointed. A quality restaurant with excellent food at reasonable prices and good service.

I am not sure how I found this restaurant, but I am thankful that I did. The whole evening was fantastic....from the food to the service.We were greeted when we entered by the owner/chef, who was very cordial and welcoming. After ordering, he asked if any of us had a dislike for mushrooms, as that was the primary ingredient in the amuse-bouche he was planning to bring to the table. I told him that my 11-year old daughter did not care for them, figuring that he would just not bring her the amuse-bouche. Rather than not serve her, he brought her toast with foie gras. While my daughter is not a huge foie gras fan, she ate it without much complaint. I have no idea what else was in the amuse bouche that he brought us, but It was so good! It was beautifully served in demi-tasse cups. Our meal continued with two fantastic entrées....the first was a soft boiled egg that had been rolled in breadcrumbs and lightly fried, served over a bed of mushrooms. Wow! What a combination! The French description was much nicer than the way I just described it...oeuf mollet is what I think the dish is called. Scrumptious!The second entrée was ravioli stuffed with escargot and walnuts (I think). Again, wonderful flavours....such unusual ingredients to find in ravioli.For the main course, two of us ordered the lamb shoulder that had been cooking for 7 hours with fresh thyme and served with white beans and toast. Delicious! The lamb was very tender. My husband ordered a whole sea bass, which he thoroughly enjoyed. My daughter had the butcher's cut, which happened to be entrecôte tonight, and she said it was delicious. My son's girlfriend had the duck which came two ways, magret and in a sort of egg roll, accompanied by puréed carrots which she said were better than any carrots she had ever had. Her duck was so tender and perfectly cooked.For dessert, my son and his girlfriend shared the millefeuille with pear, which they had no problem polishing off! I had a gourmet coffee, which had four desserts along with an espresso. It was a perfect way to finish off the meal. But this is the most unbelievable and special part about the meal. I asked the chef if he had anything chocolate for our 11-year old, as she was not wild about any of the dessert offerings. I was really just hoping that maybe they might have some chocolate ice cream in the back freezer. He said that he would come up with something. When he brought her dessert to the table, he had put together a dessert for her that was perfect. You should have seen the smile on her face when he poured the chocolate sauce over the vanilla ice cream and crushed specaloos.What a wonderful evening!PS - The next morning, my husband realised that he must have left his hat at the restaurant. We stopped by the restaurant the next morning around 11:00. They had his hat on the coat stand, and immediately brought it to us when they saw us at the door. :-)

While walking to another restaurant, Le 9 caught my eye and we decided to enter. What a pleasant surprise! First I have to say that FINALLY we entered a restaurant with very pleasant staff and we were thankful for it because other places in Bordeaux we've been to, weren't as keen on tourists, sadly. We had the lunch menu for 15€ that included bread, a starter, a main course, a desert and a glass of wine. All of us ordered different dishes and we all enjoyed each and every one of them very much! I especially enjoyed the mille-feuille de betterave. This is Le 9's first month open and as fellow restaurateurs I can only congratulate them for how well they're doing, and I know they'll be very well known in the future! Bravo et merci! Taly, Lila and Lynda from The Best Burger Ever in Sagres, Portugal :)