My husband will be living in France for the next three years. I will visit 4 times a year,a month at a time. Having the opportunity stay for several weeks while living in apartment and not just vacationing, one gets a much more profound insight to the authentic life of the French

Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Cost of A Cheap Lunch in France.

Jeff and I went to lunch at a little restaurant called Grill Courtepalille in St Nazaire, just across from the Escal' Atlantic.



We got the special which was a house salad that consisted of leaf lettuce and a mustard and mayonnaise dressing, a small chicken breast with wing attached or ham steak and a vegetable along with a "du cafe".  Keep in mind when they ask if you want cafe' it is a small demitasse cup of expresso. All of this for a mere 10€ which is equivalent to $ 12.79 with todays exchange rate. 



 Now the water is a different story. Much of the tap water in France is "drink at your own risk"  so we ordered bottle water. Again much to the tradition all they had was mineral water. In the Picture below you will see my 4.90€ or $6.36 bottle of water, half of the price of the meal !  Maybe not so bad when you take into consideration that it was a 1.5 litter and Jeff and I shared it. Bottom line is I would rater get a bottle of water and  know that is not going to be, as Jeff quotes "smells like sewer gas" He has eaten her before and has had the tap water.  Guess Derby water is not so bad in comparison. 


Bon Appétit !

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