La Poule Noire — Restaurant in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire

Great food, the kitchen knows what is doing and does it very well. First impressions weren't great, not the best welcome my phone (with which I would have paid...) was out of battery and the gentleman in charge (manager I guess) didn't seem to be keen on helping. I wrote down my pin number so I could pay with the card, but the manager seemed to be scared I wouldn't be able to pay. Just when I was about to leave (I didn't feel welcome, admittedly there were also my clothes not being great as I was cycle touring from London to Italy...), a lovely waitress took me to my table. Both the waiter and waitress were trying hard and certainly cared about their guests. (It feels there was a lack of training and structure, certainly not their fault..)

I would suggest to number your tables (you could divide them in rows A,B,C,D and number them accordingly from 1 and above moving away from the kitchen...just a suggestion...) Go...

Really charming restaurant situated in the old priory gatehouse. Unusually for rural France, vegetarians are extremely well catered for and we had several options to choose from on the menu. Ambiance and location are excellent, we were only in Charité sur Loire for one day but it was perfect for our requirements. Service was excellent, and the food...

Étant un passionné de bonne bouffe à la française, mes tribulations culinaires m'ont emmené, mon épouse et moi même, dans un des, soit disant, meilleurs restaurants de la belle ville de la Charité sur Loire. Celui-ci arbore fièrement une devanture sobre mais chic, de premier abord la carte semble ridiculement simpliste mais affiche cependant des montants qui feraient rougir un tenancier de brasserie parisienne. Première fausse note mais la musique ne fait que commencer. L'accueil est simple, nous prenons un verre de vin pour débuter le repas et vient alors le second raté,il est d'usage de montrer la bouteille que l'on sert au verre, cela serait moins dérangeant dans un rade, pas dans un restaurant qui se réclame plus "chic". Les entrées arrivent, bien pâles comparées au cadre, ce n'était pas mauvais mais cela ne vallait certainement pas le prix affiché, il en sera de même pour le plat. En un mot comme en cent, c'est une adresse à éviter pour l'instant, sauf si vous êtes un urbain immigré à la campagne et que les tarifs des grandes villes...