Le Crocodile Restaurant

Le Crocodil Restaurant

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Dine Out Menu List:

Amuse Bouche

Starter

Golden Beets and Arugula Salad, Bufala Cheese, Dijon and Honey Vinaigrette

or

Wild Mushroom Soup Scented with Truffle Oil served with Parmesan Twist

Entree

Petrale Sole Quenelle, Lobster Beurre Blanc, and Vegetable Ragout

or

Duck Confit, Cointreau Reduction, Ricotta Cheese and Glazed Orange served in Vol au Vent

Dessert

Lychee and Vodka Sorbet

Warm Chocolate Tart Served with Caramel Ice Cream

$54

Our story began in Strasbourg, France where Chef/Owner Michel Jacob was born. As a young apprentice under Chef Johnny Letzer of Zimmer, Michel and his fellow chefs were often taken to restaurants for firsthand experience of the local dining scene. One momentous day, Chef Letzer took the entire brigade to Restaurant Au Crocodile.

The chefs were served a meal “like nothing they had ever seen or tasted before”. Everything was under the expert hand of Emile Jung, who came out personally to explain the philosophy of his cooking. It was at that meal that Michel Jacob set the standards for his own culinary path. Chef Emile Jung became his ‘inspirational culinary mentor’.

Following his apprenticeship, Michel worked with Pierre Gaertner at the celebrated Aux Armes de France in Ammerschwihr. Further travels took him to Ireland at the famed Ashford Castle (then owned by the Guinness Family), Lausanne, Switzerland, and a stage in Belgium and Corsica.

In 1984, Chef Michel opened Le Crocodile in Vancouver. Initially located in a small corner on Homer Street, we quickly gained attention and had to move to our larger current location.

Thirty years later, with some of the original staff still here, we are grateful to still remain in Vancouver as one of the city’s most acclaimed and visited restaurants.