L'amuse saveur — Restaurant in Chinon

I’m a trained London chef and this was seriously the best meal we had during our 5 month stay in France (in fairness, several months were spent in confinement so we did not dine out but this was still extraordinary). A talented husband and wife duo manage approx 14 covers on Friday and Saturday evenings. We were super lucky to score a ressie a few days prior but strongly recommend booking well in advance. They only use the terrace for the warmer months which is very peaceful. They welcomed our giant Labrador warmly. The food was mind blowing on presentation, taste and price. 3 course gourmet dinner for €20!! The food was exquisite. My partner had chilled petit pois soup and I had the most incredible heirloom tomato with beef tartare packed inside. For mains he had duck & waffle (quite on trend for a little village restaurant - a fab combo I’ve only ever seen in london and nyc) and I had sea bream and courgette confit. Dessert was seasonal with liquor poached apricots on toasted brioche and a peach bavarois. Wine was local, incredible value and delicious. I left with a broken zipper and wondering how they manage to...

I’m struggling to reconcile the reviews here with our experience last night. The welcome we received was verging on hostile, the food very mediocre. The cuisine I guess is a matter of taste, but in 6 years living in France I’ve never felt so unwelcome in a restaurant. There aren’t many choices around here, but we wished we’d gone somewhere with simpler food where our hosts might be a little...

This is possibly the best food I’ve eaten, after several visits, every time there is a new menu, relevant to the season, making extraordinary flavours from quality ingredients. The chef is highly skilled, the sauces are incredible. Great selection of local wines. This is a small family run restaurant, it’s not trying to be flash, the focus is the food, relaxing yet indulgent, perfect...