But the beyond-prime short ribs, beef tongue and rare-breed pork belly at Park's are of the highest possible standard, the banchan are inventive and fresh, and the cold noodles called naengmyeon, the traditional finish to a barbecue meal, are tart and springy.
Finish off the meal with a lemon tart (14 euros) and then grab a chaise longue on the sand.
A plate of fresh berries with agave syrup made a great summer finish to the meal, and a fruit tart was tasty despite a thick, soft crust.
Topping off the meal, a cheesecake-based blueberry tart and a tart citron with pronounced lemon tanginess, both from a baker in Salisbury, more than held their own against the two superb housemade desserts: a feathery, semisweet chocolate mousse and, that most French of pastries, a cinnamon-seasoned tarte Tatin with nuggets of caramelized apple melted into its crust.
They waited in lines for more than an hour to get their meals of Pop-Tarts, hot dog salads, pickle sandwiches and warm yogurt.
To conclude the meal, go with the apple tart: craggy and caramelized, served with a sour cream sauce — a taste of the Russian countryside.
Each visit yielded surprising textural and flavorful contrasts, illustrated by a sushi appetizer of soft-shell crab and avocado at one end of the meal and a banana cream tart with roasted walnut and chocolate crust, coconut cream and fresh banana at the other end.
If you want to add something tart to your meal, a simple preserved lemon quarter will do just the trick.
Port by the glass and cheeses or succulent fruit tarts finish a meal nicely.
Cranberry sauce and cranberry tart in the same meal!
