Wine Bar La Tonnelle — Restaurant in Saumur

Wonderful small wine bar with also really excellent beer right by the Loire with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. 5 local Cremant wines by the glass (all of which were excellent) and 6 or so whites and a further 6 reds...mostly local. Then some great draught and bottled beers...we had a draught NEIPA from Nantes which was superb....then on further visits we had all the Cremants with the charcuterie and cheese boards....superb!! Friendly staff and the Owner was very friendly...opening early for us and serving us our drinks! The icing on the cake is that if you like a wine they sell all the wines by the bottle at Domaine prices from a shop...

So all we really wanted was a snack and some drinks, having arrived an hour earlier from The Dordogne and already had lunch. This place just fits the bill and was a short stroll from our accommodation (Le Patio & Spa.......highly recommended!) 35 euros....2 beers, 1 wine and a charcuterie sharing plater for two (ps the Grande version is huge). Drinks were both first rate and the Charcuterie is first class. Probably not the choice for a 'restaurant experience ', but for snacks and drinks it's...

Fun atmosphere and a nice selection of natural wines. The place becomes very busy around dinner time. You can get by with English but the wait staff during busy times will be a bit perturbed, so bring some French with you. They also have a wine store, but it closes early so if you want off sale make sure to get there in the morning they open at 9am. Also it is an easy walk uphill to see the Château at night. You'll have the place practically...