Chez Van — Restaurant in Montauban

It’s painful to say, but what a disappointing experience, especially following the rave reviews. There is no question that the food is nice: fresh, homemade and fragrant. It is however by no means extraordinary and some dishes are overly sweet, saturated in what could be cinnamon. The first main issue is the service. The waiter/owner very much enjoys the sound of his own voice and his constant forced laughter as he goes around tables tediously explaining the menu will give you a migraine. Let the food speak for itself, no one needs a lecture on a prawn salad. As a result of this incessant patter service is extremely slow, it is ludicrous to have to wait over half an hour for the privilege of ordering a drink after sitting down. Which brings us to the second issue: the markup on drinks is scandalous. Their wine is from next door, so I would suggest going there instead of letting them fleece you. Perhaps the owner could drop this fake bonhomie shtick and leave his sister do the service and talking as she is clearly the one with interpersonal and customer-facing skills. This will give him time to sit down and have a good long think about whether his pricing tactics are justifiable...

Absolutely wonderful Vietnamese restaurant! The servers were too kind, and the food was top notch. Our server went to the trouble to describe each of the evening's menu items to us in English. She had a little trouble describing the evening's cocktail, so she just said it had "Gin, and magic." She wasn't wrong! That...

Au secours, c est un sketch!!! Après avoir lu les avis plutôt favorable nous y sommes rendus. 1er impression on a cru qu il était fermé ( pas de lumière....). On passe la porte personne dans la salle " Ah si une dame sort de derrière le comptoir et nous sort la formule habituelle c est pour dîner vous êtes combien.... et elle repart. On ne l'a jamais revue. On s installe seul dans la salle ambiance lunaire, toujours pas de lumière ni musique de fond qui aurait un peu detendu l atmosphère. Et la commence le sketch. Le cuisinier( patron ?) arrive mains dans les poches, en savattes les pieds qui trainent et nous montre l ardoise au mur avec un air de rien à foutre Bon et bien on va vous laisser reprendre votre sieste, nuit ... Ni une ni deux on lui a souhaité une bonne soirée et on a quitté les lieux François Damiens sort de se corps. Point positif on a bien rigoler une fois dehors. Quand nous lisons les avis, on a pas été dans le même...