I was turned away with a booking!, the restaurant was empty (no one was in) and I was rudely informed that this restaurant decided to cancel my reservation. How do you cancel someoneâs reservation and not inform them until they walk in?The staff was rude and had no remorse about the situation whatsoever. If you are not from France, just avoid this place because you will be in for a wasted night. To further exacerbate the situation, it was raining and the staff did not even try to make up for their inconvenience and just let us sit down, given (1) I had a confirmation email the previous day which clearly reminded me of my reservation and (2) the restaurant had 0 customers seated. Just go to Cafe Cult, they treated us greatly after the horrible experience we had! Background story: I reserved a table for 2 on Wednesday the 18th of September for a reservation on Saturday the 21st of September. As the confirmation email was written in French, I accidentally cancelled the reservation. Nonetheless, after a quick Google search, I rebooked a table for the same date and time . On Friday 20th of September (the day before my booking), I even received an email to remind me that I had a booking for the...
   Read moreThis restaurant offered an interesting meal with some great dishes showcasing impressive technique. The artichoke starter and fish main course were the standouts, arguably the best plates we have had during our trip to Nantes. The service was also great, especially from the friendly and attentive younger waiter.
However, some of the other dishes were let down by one simple issue - the ripeness of fruits. The firmness of the fruits in the tuna starter didnât complement the extremely delicate fish, but worse were the apricots in the dessert. The flavours of this dish were fantastic, and the oregano sorbet was a revelation (Iâll definitely make this myself at home). But crunching down on an underripe stone fruit, with the texture of a crunchy apple in a furry skin, was just unpleasant. I suspect this dish will soon be rotated out as we near the end of the French apricot season, it is just disappointing for us that this wasnât done in time...
   Read moreDans un cadre aux codes actuels (suspensions cuivre, chaises de type scandinaveâŠ), le chef a dĂ©cidĂ© de vous proposer un menu dĂ©couverte surprise Ă 55âŹ. Contrairement aux menus « dĂ©couverte » classiques qui vous annoncent au moins les produits qui vont vous seront proposĂ©s, vous laissez carte blanche au chef. Ce parti pris prĂ©sente toujours un risque notamment sur des produits moins habituels comme la grenouille ce soir lĂ . Pourquoi pas aprĂšs tout, il faut aussi savoir se laisser surprendre et casser ses habitudes. Dans notre cas, pour notre week-end dĂ©couverte de Nantes, et malgrĂ© la qualitĂ© des produits et des plats proposĂ©s, nous avons Ă©tĂ© déçu dans lâensemble. Ainsi dans un menu en 6 plats (surtout lorsque les portions sont relativement petites) on sâattend Ă un concentrĂ© de goĂ»ts, une explosion de saveurs, un grain de folie dans lâassiette. MalgrĂ© le travail Ă©norme visible derriĂšre chaque assiette et le choix des produits, nous nâavons pas voyagĂ©, et contrairement Ă un autre restaurant testĂ© la veille, nous nâavons pas ressenti dâĂ©tincelle. On peut notamment citer lâexemple du bouillon trĂšs Ă la mode versĂ© dans les assiettes. Servi dans une assiette plate pour accompagner la viande, les quelques gouttes du bouillon peinent Ă trouver une raison dâĂȘtre dans le plat (si vous arrivez Ă les rĂ©cupĂ©rer dans lâassiette). Le dessert en double (2 plats / 6) donne aussi cette impression de lourdeur Ă la fin du repas (sans compter les mignardises sucrĂ©es de fin), on aurait prĂ©fĂ©rĂ© un prĂ©-dessert qui aurait fait la transition entre le salĂ© et le sucrĂ©. Hormis ces remarques, il est nĂ©anmoins clair que le chef est talentueux, et trĂšs Ă lâĂ©coute des remarques. Câest la raison pour laquelle nous notons 4 Ă©toiles...
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