New restaurant on the Rock.
Those of you who received our newsletter yesterday will have read about our recent visit to the new restaurant La Montgolfiere. Owner and chef Henri Geraci previously worked at Castelroc and the now demolished Tulip Inn Terminus' La Sarriette. For the past 2 years he's been the personal chef of a Monaco resident, but recently decided to return to the restaurant trade, taking over the Relais des Amis, which he now runs with his wife under its new name. You can read a brief description about our visit in the newsletter, and here we expand a little on what's on offer.
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You can visit for lunch or dinner, from Monday to Saturday, except Wednesday evenings, when it's closed. Currently Sunday is also a day off, although Chef Geraci told us that may change soon. So next time you're looking for somewhere different to eat in Monaco, take a trip "up, up and away" in La Montgolfiere on the Rock.
