L'essenciel Restaurant By Jean Marie Baudic — Restaurant in Fougères-Vitré

My wife and I visited for Wednesday lunch. The restaurant is nicely decorated with a relaxing colour scheme and pleasant music playing not too loud. We selected the 5 course menu with matching wine. The young lady who was sole front of house, was friendly and helpful. The food was outstanding. Fresh flavours using combinations we would not have dreamed of but which in the hands of an expert chef work together wonderfully. Who would have thought that tuna and strawberries would be a match made in heaven? The wine pairings were also very good and matched the dishes beautifully. We would highly recommend if you are interested in exciting...

Very friendly team from the kitchen and in the dining room.

I just got a house in Fougeres and my criteria number one was at least one Gastro restaurant. And here it is EssenCiel’s elegant but not too fancy you can relax and enjoy delicious food local and seasonal with of course French sauces which make the French Cuisine so high End. We had a perfect meal in a nice ambiance with no...

I was alone and had booked a table at the back, facing the restaurant. It wasn't very hospitable to begin with. When I said I didn't want to sit there, I was given a table in the middle of the restaurant. 👍🏻 The food was delicious, but the waiter was slow. 😂 I arrived at 12:30, and by 1:00 PM, the cheese was already in front of me. I did enjoy the food and...