Mange Sud

Me and my friend had both received gift cards from Mange Sud, 2 menus for the price of 1. So we decided to invite 2more friends and go to dinner there. For anyone who is interested in that deal, you can still claim it here. The gift card is valid until the 28th of February.
 

 We started off the evening at my place, had a glass of wine and some Cheese. Actually white wine is better with fat cheeses like Brie and Chèvre, but ultimately my filosophy is to choose whatever you're in the mood for.  These were both organic cheeses, and I actually feel like putting an extra euro in to cheese is usualy (= read always) worth it. I served the cheese with some crackers and apricot jam. A great mix, another favorite is figue jam.

After some gossiping we left for Mange Sud at Tehtaankatu. We had reservations at nine, another good reason to meet earlier and have a small bite of something. After looking at the menus everyone chose Menu Mediterranea. Otherwise gluten free, but has a Cannoli for desert, the staff was more than happy to exchange that free of charge to Créme Brûlee and offer gluten free bread.

Going back to scallops... I think these are the best scallops I've had in my life, served with fried bacon with a very nutty taste. They've probably used walnut oil or something. The purée was sweet potato flavored with truffel oil. Amazing!

 

For main course we had the Duck Confit, and though texture wise and taste wise it was amazing, I believe the chef must have been in love. At least my plate had a little too much salt, and since I'm a salt addict that's saying something. Otherwise a perfect dish

 There was a cheese course in between that served Brie and Roquefort. Personally I'm not a fan of Roquefort, plus I prefer starting or finishing with cheese, and we had already had some.. For dessert I had the Crème Brûlée. Perfect in taste, a perfect sugar crust, but whyyyy the red currant purée on top?! I scraped mine away because it completely overpowers the delicate taste of a Crème Brûlée.

All in all though I really enjoy Mange Sud, great food, great service, and one of the few restaurants in Helsinki that's loud! A lot of laughter and you can see all patrons enjoying themselves. I def. recommend, especially since you can get the great deal all february: 2 Menus for 1