Le Moulin du Gastronome — Restaurant in Mâcon

I had booked for a one night stopover on my long journey down from Germany to Spain recently. Finding this lovely establishment was relatively easily. I was grateful for the free car park at the front and to the side of the hotel. In fact this hotel is located next to the busy A6 motorway and is on the D17 going in to Macon. But surprisingly the traffic noise didn't distract from a lovely visit here. ||||Check in was quick. My room was on the first floor. It was fairly basic with a large double bed, air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and separate bathroom with shower (the lighting over the sink needs repairing). WiFi is available but I couldn't be bothered with the need to register into the system. Is that sort of thing really still necessary nowadays? I was travelling with my dog who also settled down comfortably - pity that there is a 10,00 surcharge for dogs...||||I decided to stop for dinner here which was fantastic. Sitting out on the pleasant terrace, I had the Menu Gourmand which included a delicious foie gras starter (another reviewer was asking for them to take this off the menu - sorry, but I prefer to have a choice, thank you very much!!). The main course was Charlois beef done to perfection with a delicious sauce and an interesting array of artistically prepared vegetables. I also enjoyed the extensive cheese board and delightful, fruity dessert. Brilliant. In fact each course, and the various amuse bouches was prepared to perfection. ||||The wine list is really extensive. I made it easy for myself and relied on the recommendations of the restaurant. With the foie gras I had a glass of sweet muscat followed by a glass of Savigny-Les-Beaune with the beef. ||||Service throughout was polite, efficient and attentive. These people know what they are doing and they do it well. ||||I wasn't here long enough to explore this place further. But I did notice a quaint little swimming pool in the back garden which is obviously a big plus. ||||I skipped the breakfast (extra charge) the next day and checked out quickly having paid ca. 200€ for the...

I had booked for a one night stopover on my long journey down from Germany to Spain recently. Finding this lovely establishment was relatively easily. I was grateful for the free car park at the front and to the side of the hotel. In fact this hotel is located next to the busy A6 motorway and is on the D17 going in to Macon. But surprisingly the traffic noise didn't distract from a lovely visit here. ||||Check in was quick. My room was on the first floor. It was fairly basic with a large double bed, air conditioning, a flat screen TV, and separate bathroom with shower (the lighting over the sink needs repairing). WiFi is available but I couldn't be bothered with the need to register into the system. Is that sort of thing really still necessary nowadays? I was travelling with my dog who also settled down comfortably - pity that there is a 10,00 surcharge for dogs...||||I decided to stop for dinner here which was fantastic. Sitting out on the pleasant terrace, I had the Menu Gourmand which included a delicious foie gras starter (another reviewer was asking for them to take this off the menu - sorry, but I prefer to have a choice, thank you very much!!). The main course was Charlois beef done to perfection with a delicious sauce and an interesting array of artistically prepared vegetables. I also enjoyed the extensive cheese board and delightful, fruity dessert. Brilliant. In fact each course, and the various amuse bouches was prepared to perfection. ||||The wine list is really extensive. I made it easy for myself and relied on the recommendations of the restaurant. With the foie gras I had a glass of sweet muscat followed by a glass of Savigny-Les-Beaune with the beef. ||||Service throughout was polite, efficient and attentive. These people know what they are doing and they do it well. ||||I wasn't here long enough to explore this place further. But I did notice a quaint little swimming pool in the back garden which is obviously a big plus. ||||I skipped the breakfast (extra charge) the next day and checked out quickly having paid ca. 200€ for the...

Trip to the South of France in late June. This was a good distance from Calais leaving the final leg south with only a short hop to get past Lyon. We arrived in good time mid afternoon after 440 miles. There was a large lunch party leaving so the car park emptied and this bode well that it was dealing with large numbers of locals. ||We got shown our room which was the family suite, didn’t need so much space but hey it was a holiday! Nice room, facing out the rear over the pool. Time for an afternoon drink and Yannick the front of house chief advised us on a suitable local Cremant.||We had booked dinner, Yannick explained the restaurant is a busy destination in town (the hotel is about half a mile from the centre but no reason to leave tbh). At the appointed hour we had dinner and the room was indeed full, serious eating/gastronomic with a good and large wine list with three at least dedicated wine units in view in reception. Tres bien!||I took Yannick’s suggestion for a red with dinner as my choice would have been too heavy for this dish and it was a favourable price by comparison.||Excellent dinner and bed, talking of which our four poster bed was good, as was the aircon and electric blackout blinds. ||Breakfast was the usual simple French style of bread/pastries etc and we were on our way. Mentioned the hotel to a Belgian chap at our hotel in South of France as having seen the food pictures/location he was interested for his annual pilgrimage too. ||Likely to use this...