French Cocotte- the real Gem!

This restaurant located at Porto Cupecoy. Simply AMAZING!!! Great service from start to finish and absolutely amazing food!! Shepard duck pie with a morels mushrooms sauce was to die for! But the dessert is something else!! We opted out for a soft egg white merengue with some vanilla and something else sauce - oh my God!!!
Folks, give it a try, you won’t regret it! Just make sure you have a reservation- they are busy!!

Thanks for the review; another one to add to the list!

We noticed the sign when we drove by there a few times, wondered if it was something new. We will plan to give it a try next time!

Looked on Facebook but didn't see when it opens. Is it just dinner? Or do they serve lunch?

Trivia: French Cocotte is a method of cooking; somewhat like a covered stew pan.

Thanks for the note! I had not heard of it before. I don't know why, but it is pretty difficult to get good French food on the Dutch side. Anyone have a link to a menu?

They opened just recently, I think the owner said like 4 months ago. It is owned by a young French couple , the owner was our waiter yesterday. Their chief is 27 years old and we were told had worked at a pretty famous restaurants before. I tell you- he is definitely talented!! This place was on par with Tropicana!

Duck is always on my radar. On my list now.

Definitely on our list for next month!

I ate there in July shortly after they opened. I don't remember now what I had but it was a pleasant experience.

If you are on Facebook, go to Foodporn Group of SXM and look for Vanessa White's post of March 5 (yesterday). The Foodporn group ate there last night, and Vanessa posted numerous pictures of the menu in her post.

Linda--If that is a private group, then we can't view it?

Carol, it is a private group, but I'm sure you'd be welcomed. There's a lot of great information about the island restaurants there.

Georgia--Sorry, no. I am tired of all these different groups, one for every day of the month, all of which are private groups, that you can't even READ. It's BS. There's no reason for it.

We belong to a lot of Private SXM groups on Facebook. We pick up lots of information that we would never find elsewhere. Just because you belong doesn't mean you have to read everything posted but it's there if you have time and want to.

As I said, I'm not going to join every d*mn group on the internet. There's no reason to require registration to read.

"There's no reason to require registration to read."
Don't you belong to Jeff Bergers private group? Had to register there.

I signed up for that a long time ago, before there were 528 different FB groups. That's the only one I ever signed up for.

Well if there is a group you shouldn't belong to I would say that is the one.

I will not be signing up for any other FB groups.

And back to the original question--surely there is someplace online where this restaurant has their menu??

You don’t have to. Just like and follow their page and you will get their updates

Not in to any of that crap, liking and following.

Did you try Googling the restaurant?

Well alrighty then 🙄

https://www.facebook.com/groups/361274547778481/permalink/1546386305933960

Thanks. Just joined it.

With due respect, if you aren't going to keep up with the times, you can't really complain about not being in the know.

No, actually I can. A restaurant should have a website. How hard is that?

Found this on TripAdvisor . Lots of pictures with some of the Menu.
LINK

Thanks. Yes, I saw that, but not much of the menu there. Well maybe by June there will be a menu online somewhere.

What position in the plaza is this restaurant in? Is Altro still open?

I have to agree with Carol, but I am a never facebook-er, lol, has nothing to do with keeping up with the times 🙄

Their current hours are 5:30pm to 10:30pm nightly except on Tuesday when they are closed.

Ms. Kaye, Below is the menu for French Cocotte. I hope it is of benefit to you as you plan your upcoming trip.

Thanks for posting. Menu looks interesting. Not too pricey. Might have to give it a go in the 6 weeks we'll be on island.

Thanks so much for posting the menu. I appreciate it.

You're quite welcome. I hope it is a benefit to many.

Yes, I think so.

How about a sub forum for SXM restaurant menus?👍

Lots of prices are average to other places but their sole meuniere is $49. At Tropicana it's $38 & she does a splendid job. Also le piment was $49.

Thank you!

Jeepers--$49 or 49 Euros?

Scuba--yes, maybe, but a lot of work and menus do change. Then if we created a separate forum for that, then discussions of whether the food was good are off topic?

If people could remember to take a picture of the menu during their restaurant visits, and then just post as part of their trip report (hint, hint!!! ), the info would be up to date.

Prices are in US dollars.

"Then if we created a separate forum for that, then discussions of whether the food was good are off topic?"
Maybe design the page so only you can post menus that appear in other trip reports or posts. Just an idea.

Scuba--Tropicana and Le Piment are on the French side so I assume without knowing that the prices that Jeepers posted there are in Euros.

Scuba--still a lot of work

You're quite welcome. I hope it is a benefit to many.

bdeeley! Thank you so much for posting up the menu 🙂 there is a nice variety of things, and pictures on Google are looking scrumptious! Inspired me to make my take on beef bourguignon for tomorrow's lunch, lol, just came out of the oven.

You should post up pictures of your creation. 🤗. I am quite sure everyone in your household is looking forward to dinner tonight.

You are hard to please lady! 🤣

KGB--well, yes I am, with regard to a lot of things. But, with regard to the current topic, people want many things, so long as someone else has to do the work..

Like every restaurant having a website?

Georgia--I'm not sure your position on that, from this post. To ME, a restaurant should have a website. Period.

Unfortunately, updating a website is hard for most people, while uploading a photo to Facebook is easy.

Frankly, I think that's a cost of doing business, to update your REAL website. However, it's been my experience that even most FB pages for restaurants don't have any menus. Or if they do, it's difficult to find them.

Do you have a website for your business?

Yes, I do.

That's good. I had one for my business too and when I sold it the new owner doesn't keep it updated. Some don't have the skills or take the time.

It's not really rocket science, just spend a couple of bucks for a real website, But especially if the business just does a FB page, it's pretty simple. With the competition in SXM in restaurants, why would someone not have a page of some nature?

We agree. A rarity but sometimes happens. 👍😉👌

Ok, here it is, little onions with thyme in duck fat, baguette, and the beef 🫡 Sorry for the unprofessional appearance, I like to cook but not a food stylist by any means,lol 🙂

It looks absolutely wonderful. You have nothing to apologize for, the appearance is no different than a thousand other kitchens as you are cooking. Besides, I'm always impressed by the quality and taste of the finished product much more so than the appearance of the plating. Thank you so much for sharing.

Jeezeez guys, how did this thread go from What a great restaurant it is to They must oblige or do it my way or they are dead to me?

As Forest Gump said. "Sh*t Happens"

Well said!!!

I never said it that way at all. Just that restaurants need to have a webpage. Whatever. This one is done.