Bouchon Tourangeau — Restaurant in Tours

My husband and I spent month in France and came to Tours, where I had spent time years ago, in July. This was the worst meal experience we had, and one of the worst meals I've ever had at a restaurant in general. The server was quite rude at first, but she was less abrasive as the meal went on. We never got the bottle of wine we ordered, which ended being just as well because we couldn't wait to leave after we got our food. The escargot was scalding hot, burned, and absolutely flavorless. Both of our main plats were embarrassingly bad. I got the fish, and it was neither cooked well nor seasoned well; the texture as a result of the poor cook was so off putting. Neither one of us could bring ourselves to finish what we ordered. The couple at the table next to us each ordered steaks, and they didn't seem too happy, either. The steaks looked like flattened, burned pieces of car tires and aside from that were mostly fat. Seeing the previous positive reviews, I don't know if this is a result of a change in management or...

Deserves a detour if authenticity is what you are looking for! You will find outstanding accoeuil and attentive service, combined with great food ingredients mastered by a true chef de cuisine, whose name is Saddam, who worked in the Paris 5 star restaurants and then moved to Tours, focussed in offering true experience to the guests, such as escargots, terrine de campagne, foie gras, and the best rognons one can dream of, accompanied by a delicious gratin dophinoise. Desserts? creme caramel, ile flottant in their perfect execution achieve highest standards. Great capability bu the owner in choosing the wine selection: Sancerre Revendry-Ducroix is an example. All in a simply true ambiance on the Tue Di Grand Marché. Should be in Michelin Guide! PS price/...

A good meal, good service, but nothing to shout about. We enjoyed fried whitebait and pate for starters, which were nice albeit not outstanding. This continued over the main course (boeuf bourguignon and andouillette), dessert (pain perdu with creme anglaise, sadly a pre-fabricated package deal, and fromage blanc, probably not made on site) to the digestive (eau de vie Mirabelle), which was generous and nice but still a little too young. A very satisfying 80% job across the meal, with a price of €70 to match. I file it under "a very good restaurant unless you find...