Le Fou du Roi — Restaurant in Nantes

This restaurant is in a great location. A year ago in May, we rated this restaurant 5 stars. The products were local and the assortment of vegetables varied and fresh. Our recent meal here was disappointing. (The restaurant, we learned, had changed ownership.) I would stay away from the lobster and inquire about the origin of the meats/fish on their menu. The presentation is nice and the prices are high, so one would expect more local food offerings, such as I found in some other restaurants in France during my travels. Nantes being nearly on the Atlantic, I splurged to order lobster thinking it was a local crustacean. When it was served, I asked its provenance. It took a while for someone to get back to me: it turns out that it came from Canada! The lobster was served with a tasty sticky rice side and was also supposed to come with a side of potatoes (too much starch for health reasons). In the past at this same restaurant, I was able to order a side of all kinds of fresh vegetables instead of the starches. All that they had to offer this time were peas and carrots - also starchy. (I found the lobster to be very salty. I eat lobster from Canada often and have never had it served so salty.) When we are in Nantes next year, we might give it another try. This time we will ask for the food source...

This delightful little restaurant adjacent to the chateau ticked all of our French mini break boxes. I wanted somewhere classically French, without the price tag. Le Fou du Roi offers a midi menu which is €21 for two courses, €25 for three. Everything we ordered was exquisitely presented and tasted divine. The wine was delicious and very reasonably priced too. The best thing though was the location, we had a stunning view of the chateau, tucked away from the hustle and bustle of the other restaurant lined streets of the centre ville. The waiting staff were delightful too, we highly...

Repas entre amis oblige la sélection d'un restaurant. Et bien la, le choix a été mauvais. Apéro digne d'un all inclusive (pas de goût et pas d'alcool) entrée, que nous avons été obligé de demander. A son arrivée le tartare de saumon et blindé de fraises ce qui a fait fuire le saumon. Le plat, digne d'un flunch, trop cuit et accompagné de..... bah en faite ont ne s'en souvient pas tellement l'assiette était vide. Passons au dessert. Un moelleux au deux chocolats. Le premier on le trouve dans le cœur de ce dessert tout juste décongelé et le second a du être utilisé pour une autre table. Bref, restaurant à faire si vous souhaitez manger du flunch dans un restaurant à la décoration plutôt bien faite dans le centre de Nantes. Moi, ce qui m'a le plus gêné, c'est de voir les cuisiniers cigarettes à la bouche sortant...