Inspired by the recent news about Chez Dominique, I took my better half for a lunch there this past week. We had their normal three course lunch:

Amuse-bouche: pickled herring with a soft-boiled quail's egg and cucumber spaghetti -- a bite-sized explosion of taste.
Appetizer: beef carpaccio with dried capers and three parmesans (foam, icec cream, and very lighty grated). An inventive yet restrained version of a classic.
Main course: steamed pike-perch with pepper and herb crusting, spring vegetables and lobster sauce. Delicate tastes and textures, prepared to absolute perfection.
Dessert: Sesame & Nougat. Sesame sorbet and sesame seed chip with nougat/chocholate confectionery. Very good and balanced. Was slightly surprised by the texture of the sesame seed chip as it was very soft and treacly instead of crunchy as I had expected. Not sure if that was intentional or a flaw.
Petit fours: a financier biscuit with forest berries and a liquorice macaroni (which was über-delicious even though I normally do not like liquorice.

Over all, I am happy to report that the quality keeps going up at CD. There is slightly less gimmickry and more emphasis on ingredients and tastes. Preparation and presentation are still top notch and the three course lunch is a fantastic value at 29 euros.

The only caveat is the price of everything else. We had two glasses of champagne (Deutz basic cuvee) -- 22 euros a glass. Two coffees -- 6.5 euros per person (although coffee did come with very tasty petit fours).

To me, this remains the best high-end meal value in town.

Cheers,
T.