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La Vie en Rose Frommer's Highly Recommended


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Cuisine Classic French
Hours Mon-Sat noon-3pm; daily 6:30-10pm
Location Bd. de France at rue de la République, Marigot, St. Martin
Reservations Reservations recommended
Phone 590/87-54-42
Web site www.lavieenrosestmartin.com
Prices Main courses lunch 10€-18€ ($15-$27), dinner 20€-33€ ($30-$49)
Credit Cards AE,DISC,MC,V

La Vie en Rose Review

The dining room in this balconied second-floor restaurant evokes a tropical version of Paris in the 1920s, thanks to flower boxes, gold gilt mirrors, arches, ceiling fans, candlelight, and time-honored culinary showmanship to match the show-stopping harbor views. The menu is classic French, although Caribbean overtones often creep in. Lunches are relatively simple affairs, with an emphasis on fresh, meal-size salads, simple grills like beefsteak with shallot sauce, brochettes of fresh fish, and pastas. Dinners are more elaborate (attracting a dressier crowd), and might begin with a lobster salad with passion-fruit dressing. Main courses include grilled filet of red snapper simmered in champagne with pumpkin risotto; breast of duck in a foie gras sauce; lobster paired with boneless rabbit in honey-vanilla sauce; and an unusual version of roasted rack of lamb in a mushroom and truffle sauce. Even if you just stop by while shopping, the near-definitive lobster bisque in puff pastry is a must.

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