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About this place
At Le Beaucoup, choosing your starters is part of the meal. The prix fixe courses can be arranged around several starters followed by dessert, so diners can decide whether to focus on a main course or sample a few dishes that catch their eye. At lunch, the 3-course option lets you choose 3 items from the starter, main and dessert selections; the 4-course option includes 4 choices. Both include an amuse-bouche and a drink after the meal. There is also the option to skip the main course and focus on starters and dessert, and some diners have enjoyed choosing different combinations from their companions.
Diners have reported ordering dishes such as fresh-fish carpaccio, pâté de campagne and ayu-fish quiche. One lunch guest recalled the crisp pastry and the savoury flavour of the ayu as particular highlights. Reviewers also note the range of starters, making it tempting to begin with one appealing plate and add another. Dessert offers another chance to try something unexpected. A diner who had green-pea mousse with butter ice cream remembered the surprising way the two flavours came together. Some courses also allow cheese in place of dessert, so you can choose how to finish the meal.
At dinner, there are courses where you leave the other dishes to the chef and choose the main. Options include Tokachi Wagyu fillet steak or, depending on the season, game. One diner recalled adding roast Ezo deer, noting its tender, lean meat and the change in texture as the meal went on. Plans with wine pairings to match the courses are also available. Whether you opt for several starters at lunch or build dinner around a main and wine, the course formats offer a way to shape the meal around your preferences.
