Le Bistro 30 - French Onion Soup, Salmon in Bearnaise, Apple Tart with Ice Cream - Paris, France

This was my big fancy French dinner for only 15 euros!

The soup was more delicate in flavor than previous versions I had had. I loved the soggy chunks of bread inside the soup with the melted cheese on top. Not too salty, the flavors intensified as it cooled. It was difficult to eat with decorum, because of the super stringy cheese.

The rosemary-crusted salmon was tender and refreshing. The bearnaise was slightly bitter. The egg noodles were tossed only in butter and therefore perfect as a side. It's hard to believe that this fish and the substance in that nauseating sandwich in London came from the same species.

The apple tart was almost like a thin quiche. It lay in a mixed puddle of chocolate sauce and vanilla custard sauce (?) with whipped cream and ice cream as garnish. Far from too rich or too sweet, it was gentle, despite the slight shock between cold and room temperature. The creamy crust never turned to dry crumbs in the throat.