Le Club – A Delightful French Restaurant in Pondicherry

Pondicherry and French cuisine are synonymous with each other, but if you want a classic French experience, then drop by Le Club.


Le Club is a garden restaurant situated in the French half of Pondicherry.

 
It is located right opposite Alliance Francaise on Rue Dumas street that runs parallel to the Pondicherry marine drive or beach road.
 
 
This garden restaurant promises to serve French, Italian, Indian and South-Asian food, but their speciality is French food.


They are also well known in Pondicherry for their exotic wine collection. It is said that they stack most of the famous brands of French wines in their wine cellar at all times.

 
Additionally, they stack most of the French liquor and liqueur brands. One can get a good idea about their bar capability by just looking at the bar shelves that run adjacent to the kitchen.


Their colourful bar carries all popular brands (French and non-French) be it scotch, champagne, wine, rum, vodka, whiskey, single malt, and others.


Coming back to food…Le Club has a fairly straight forward menu. The options are standard options, but you can check with the Chef if you are interested in something different or if you want to taste the chef’s special.

 
They also run a daily special of fresh catch from the sea. Their entire menu is cooked in traditional French style and if you need to satisfy your spicy Indian palate, then you need to inform about your spice requirements while placing your order. Else, you will end up with a bland dish (according to Indian standards).

 
The restaurant in itself has a very relaxed ambience and a traditional outlook. If you are the kind who explores, then you will find a lot of history and culture associated with this restaurant. The building in which the restaurant is housed is built in French style and carries memoirs from yester years in the form of paintings, photographs, interiors and furniture.


I have personally been to the Le Club restaurant and based on my experience, I would recommend this place with two thumbs up.

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The French Connection at Pondicherry

Pondicherry might have a lot of history and culture associated with it, like, the French settlement, the Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville, but a lot of people actually go to Pondicherry to explore and taste the French liquors and liqueurs.


And the icing on the cake is the cheaper rate of these bottles when compared to the rest of the Indian country.

 
Its gets even better when you hear the umpteen choices of exotic drinks that you can taste here.


They range from the Taittinger champagne, exotic and aged French wines straight from the wine cellar, a variety of French liqueurs, brands from the stable of Pernod Ricard, Perrier sparkling water, Carlsberg and other French beers and a whole bunch of other French products that cater to the varied tastes of people.


But, it is not that only French products are available here. Visitors to Pondicherry can also find other global and local alcohol brands here…Absolut, Jack Daniels, Glen Livet and Fiddich, Smirn Off, Kingfisher to name a few.

 
In my mind, Pondicherry is one awesome place in India to get immersed in the French lifestyle.

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