Le Grand Café — Restaurant in Cholet

Expected a little more after seeing so many positive reviews.

To start with we ordered 3 local beers and about 10 minutes after ordering to waiters arrived with 1.5 beer saying that the keg was empty and thats all that is left. We could drink those (and pay for them) and order other drinks. In my opinion that is not how you handle that situation, they shouldn’t have brought the beers and gave us a choice ones they knew there wasn’t much left. They also forgot to take the non drank beer of the bill.

I had a burger which was fine but nothing spectaculair. I think the traditional French dishes will be better so i recommend ordering those. We had a planche terre & mer to start with which was good...

After a 20 hour commute, all I was looking for was a good meal. And Grand Cafe delivered. As a foreigner that couldn’t speak a word of French, was greeted by an extremely friendly floor manager who made sure I was assigned a waiter who could speak English. Service was great.

Foie Gras was alright but the meal just kept getting better. The duck confit was so tender on the inside and crispy on the outside, with those unassuming potatoes being amazing sides.

Star of my meal was the banoffee which had to be one of the best desserts I’ve had. Not too sweet and just right on the spot. Will...

Atmosphere is great. Service is good if a bit aloof and seemingly unfriendly. Food was ok but my terrine was too cold and my beef shoulder dry. Cheese left something to be desired and was overall a disappointment. If you want a glass of wine on a beautiful terrace with a bustling atmosphere then this is your place. Just forgo your exacting standards and make due with a predictable French meal of...