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Lovely atmosphere with delicious food and friendly staff! Cadre très agréable, accueil chaleureux, mais sérieux, excellente cuisine!
English: This restaurant was recommended as a place to have a meal "you won't forget" in Rick Steve's guide to France and I heartily agree.
We stopped here on a 10 hour drive home across France. The kids were exhausted, so were we, and we wanted something to add a little interest to an otherwise long and boring day. It was the right choice!
We relaxed the moment we arrived in the mulberry shaded courtyard with its bubbling fountain. The kids were off to check out the cages of rabbits, goats and other farm animals and we only saw them while they ate. They were thrilled to get a close look at deer in the fields nearby and even our non-foody youngsters were drooling over the kid's menu (chicken and mashed potatoes-it was tasty!).
We got to enjoy our drinks and the 3 courses of our tasting menu: everything was perfectly cooked and the twists they put on traditional dishes with unusual spices and flavor combinations had us guessing the ingredients in admiration.
Of course, if we had wanted to ask, the friendly but professional staff would have gladly told us all about it: we interacted with 4 different staff members who were all obviously passionate about the food they were serving, yet joked and smiled in a way that makes you feel welcome (and is sometimes missing in restaurants of this caliber, gastronomically speaking).
The only part I found a little underwhelming was the dessert: it was very good, but it was not on the same par as the rest of the meal. Don't save space for it of it means skimping on the main courses!
The value for money here is excellent!
All in all, a lovely experience that had us feeling satisfied, relaxed, and curious about the region's cooking.
Also, I heard the staff speaking excellent English with other tables and the inside looked quite cozy on days the patio would be inaccessible. ................................................
Quel bonheur de s'arrêter ici après une longue journée de voiture!
Nous avons tous trouvé notre compte: nous à relaxer sous les mûriers, bercés par la fontaine, les enfants à regarder les lapins, chèvres, et d'autres animaux de basse cour à quelques dizaines de mètres de notre table.
La cuisine était préparée avec précision dans la cuisson ainsi que l'assaisonnement, qui était à la fois excellent, mais composé de saveurs assez originales qui nous laissait surpris et à deviner les éléments.
L'accueil était à la fois chaleureux et professionnel, avec une passion évidente pour les produits et la cuisine qu'ils nous servaient.
En plus, nous avons trouvé le rapport qualité/ prix vraiment excellent!
Nous sommes partis très heureux de notre choix, a tel point que nos filles nous ont demandé de faire une déviation pour revenir la prochaine fois qu'on traverse la région.
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We had an absolutely delicious dinner - we chose the 3 course menu. It was one of the best meals we have had in France. Our lovely host at our accommodation recommended and reserved this restaurant for us.
We have travelled from New Zealand to experience the beautiful chateau, vin, and cuisine of the Loire region. Unfortunately, once we sat down and ordered, we were ignored by our server and did not receive our bread, wine, or water while all the other tables received theirs. It was not until we enquired with another server that we received these items. Now that we have travelled to a few places in France we have realised this is the treatment some tourists receive (& was definitely how we felt at the time).
We hope this is not the case with l'etape Gourmand as the food and atmosphere were incredible. The second serveur was amazing and apologetic. However, the maître de (or main serveur did not treat us very well).
We sincerely hope it was in error that we had this experience, not because we were not french- which is why i have still given it a 5...
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I'm writing this review for American parents with children who have typical American tastes. We came here with our 11 year old for dinner. Upon walking in she was slightly taken aback by some of the farm and hunting scenes depicted in the paintings and had an overall glum mood about dinner on general. The menu offered nothing that obviated her stated and we feared a very unpleasant dinner.
We ordered her the kids chicken dinner and our lovely motron server allowed us to sub pasta for potatoes (daughter does not eat potatoes). That change saved the day! Our daughter found the portion enough and the chicken to delicious!
We had the veal and the lamb whick we're both delicious. I didn't care much for the apricot glace frozen dessert as it tasted like white wine though. Would have preferred something chocolate on dessert menu.
Daughter loves the grounds and the charm old the farmhouse and sound up having a really great time despite our initial worries. I don't think the place is geared toward younger pallets but they do what they can to...
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