L’Accalmie — Restaurant in Tours

Recommended by a local staff member from our hotel, we booked a few days ahead for a Thursday night dinner. The place was pretty full but some empty tables, again it was Thursday. My wife ordered the eggplant cannelloni app with the veggie Gnocchi main. I ordered the gazpacho ceviche app with the saffron chicken main. Every single dish knocked it out of the park until we got to the chicken. In my opinion, the chicken should not be on the menu; it was a bit dry, some fatty, tendon-y bits that were not nice to eat. And the veggies and saffron sauce were ok. The polenta was the only saving grace of that dish. Maybe it’s on me for expecting more out of a chicken breast main dish. However, my wife said the gnocchi was the best she had ever had. I will say everything up to that point was Michelin-esque and so I would still recommend this place to everyone. Incredible service, super friendly, helping with wine pairings and even recommending bars for an after dinner outing. Really enjoyed this place and...

A very interesting dining experience! We got excellent service even though our French is not very good. The night we went several of the dishes were inspired by popular American cuisine, which gave us a good laugh, but their ability to add flavours that were totally new to me and combine cuisines in a novel way made for the best meal we had in Tours. It wasn't terribly expensive either; we paid 100e flat for two people, wine,...

The dessert was good. But the starter and main course were below average. Not sure why the chef try to put some Japanese cuisine elements into a French menu. It just doesn’t work too well… the Japanese soup was the worst dish (Free of charge, welcome dish from the restaurant). I think it can be better if the chef not to be too creative… fusion sometime is good but not like this… when the chef back to basic, the French...