Bordeaux Cooking class @ Le Saint James
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Cote Cours - by Management
Description
The Saint James is a luxury Hotel & Restaurant located in Bouliac, about 1.5km from the Garonne River (opposite the town of Bègles) and 8km from the center of Bordeaux. Its Cote Cours cooking school offers various class following a weekly schedule. The "Themed" class lasts 3.5h during which customers are taught by a chef to prepare a starter/entrée and a main dish. Once the cooking is done, customers sit down for lunch and enjoy their own dishes as well as dessert prepared by the pastry chef - all this accompanied by mineral water, a glass of wine and coffee. The famed French lunch...
Access & Transport
Bus 45 leaves from Stalingrad square and stops 100m away from the restaurant. Place de Stalingrad is just across the Pont de Pierre and has both a tram (line A) and bus stop so you can expect to reach the restaurant within 45mins by public transport. For those driving there, follow the ring road across the Garonne River on the Pont Francois Mitterrand and take exit 23 on the E70/N230.
Instructions & Recommendations
*** At the time of this review update, the restaurant was closed temporarily until early October 2024 *** Group size is limited so it is best to book ahead of time. Note that there is no different price for children or explicit child policy for this class, but families can check out the 2h "Funny Chefs" option on Wednesday afternoons.
Environmental & Social
Environmentally neutral From a social perspective, we deem this activity marginally positive as it helps spread the culture of French cooking and helps the rural economy.
Conclusion
The cooking classes at Cote Cours are of high quality with price to match so we think it is best for those with either a very elastic budget or who really enjoy cooking - ideally both. Value isn't an issue in our opinion but for beginners or those looking for a simpler experience there are more central and cheaper alternatives. This can be a nice present as well and their website does cater for that.
Key positive
Professional set up and chef
Nice environment and views
Quality products
Key negative
Price will be too high for many people
Public transport means some time investment
Suitability
The Themed class option is best suited for adults. The practicalities of cookings certain dishes might be an issue so we would advise wheelchair users to check with the management directly.
About this Rating
TYPE
Desktop
RESEARCHED IN
May 2024
PROVIDER
Koreval
av. transport time:0h 35m
est. visit time:3h 30m
Monday10:00 - 13:30
Tuesday10:00 - 13:30
Wednesday10:00 - 13:30
Thursday10:00 - 13:30
Friday10:00 - 13:30
Saturday -
Sunday -