Lovely restaurant for lunch or an evening meal. It used to serve snacks in between lunch and dinner, unfortunately it no longer does, as this is a shame, as when we arrived back from canoeing, we were all hungry, and all we could purchase was drinks. They could make a fortune if they served panini's and chips, or something like that, in between the French set lunch and dinner hours (lunch 12 - 2, and dinner 7 - 9pm). For anyone unaware or travelling to France for the first time, France has lunch between 12 and 2pm, not before, not after, and dinner between 7pm and 9pm, it is extremely hard to find anywhere open in-between for food, unless you go...
Read moreIsolated restaurant facing a beautiful spot on the Charente river. They do classic French cuisine, and there's a good choice of both meat and sea plates. Oysters are really good quality, but were served with still cold butter: this made it difficult to spread it on bread slices, and was a little bit of a downer for a restaurant with such prices. Service was good, even if the young waiter is still a little bit unexperienced. Still a very good restaurant, but there is room for...
Read moreThis restaurant clearly will have extra appeal in spring and summer when the terraces will be in use. Inside it has got a gentle class with a comfortable modern atmosphere. The service is excellent but the food didn't wow me today - perhaps the calamari & rice curry is simply not my dish, or the texture of the calamari did not thrill me - who knows. However, we'll certainly return for another taster later this year and will then include a stroll on the...
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