Logis Hotel Restaurant Le Petit Trôo du Cheval Blanc — Restaurant in Vendôme

After a few days of gourmand and Michelin star restaurants we stayed here with its table d’hote menu. Olivier greeted us very warmly and took us to our room. It overlooked the road and pretty river and the views were lovely.||||My only criticism? The bathroom was dated and I had to be very careful getting in and out of the bath as it was steep. Also there was no hook to hang the shower in and a plastic curtain. ||||This is the reason for 4 stars rather than 5 :-( ||||The logis toiletries however were really good and my hair loved the shampoo. I would happily buy it. |||| The air conditioning worked very well and the room was soundproofed but the road quitened at night. Easy free parking opposite the hotel. ||||The bed was large and one of the most comfortable of the holiday..||||||We had a kir at the little terrace at the back of the hotel. The geography was interesting as the terrace backs onto a high cliff with troglodyte houses above with little balconies looking down on us. The air was warm and a pleasant atmosphere. We shared the table with an elderly couple playing scrabble. She was celebrating her 79th birthday.||||Dinner was served in a simple room (there was a grander salon downstairs) and served by Olivier. There was no written menu and he kindly slowed his French down so we could understand him. Choice of two starters, plats etc. we opted for the savoury toasts to start with followed by a meat pie which was delicious. ||||We had a local red wine of the region which was excellent. Photo attached. Next time though I will try the sea bass as it looked good. A group of four locals were on the other table and also the scrabble playing couple on another one. ||||Dessert was a very good pan a cotta homemade with a mango coulis.||||The food was simple but nicely cooked. Olivier was very friendly. After dinner my husband played the rather excellent piano in the salon. The guests loved it and Olivier filmed it and asked us permission to use the footage . After that it was like we were with friends. Some very good local wine was poured including an excellent desert wine from Tours which we will buy on our next visit. He sat down with us and the conversation ranged widely. Turned out he had bought the hotel in Autumn 2019 what timing! Olivier really knows his wines and, despite our bad French, we had a great conversation with the locals joining in. This is the “real” France which I love.||||After a simple but good breakfast we left after my husband played Happy Birthday for the lovely lady who had just turned 79. Olivier was kind enough to give us a gift of some local wine as a thank you for the piano playing :-) ||||||Pricewise this was the cheapest stay of our holiday but great value for money. I would...

After a few days of gourmand and Michelin star restaurants we stayed here with its table d’hote menu. Olivier greeted us very warmly and took us to our room. It overlooked the road and pretty river and the views were lovely.||||My only criticism? The bathroom was dated and I had to be very careful getting in and out of the bath as it was steep. Also there was no hook to hang the shower in and a plastic curtain. ||||This is the reason for 4 stars rather than 5 :-( ||||The logis toiletries however were really good and my hair loved the shampoo. I would happily buy it. |||| The air conditioning worked very well and the room was soundproofed but the road quitened at night. Easy free parking opposite the hotel. ||||The bed was large and one of the most comfortable of the holiday..||||||We had a kir at the little terrace at the back of the hotel. The geography was interesting as the terrace backs onto a high cliff with troglodyte houses above with little balconies looking down on us. The air was warm and a pleasant atmosphere. We shared the table with an elderly couple playing scrabble. She was celebrating her 79th birthday.||||Dinner was served in a simple room (there was a grander salon downstairs) and served by Olivier. There was no written menu and he kindly slowed his French down so we could understand him. Choice of two starters, plats etc. we opted for the savoury toasts to start with followed by a meat pie which was delicious. ||||We had a local red wine of the region which was excellent. Photo attached. Next time though I will try the sea bass as it looked good. A group of four locals were on the other table and also the scrabble playing couple on another one. ||||Dessert was a very good pan a cotta homemade with a mango coulis.||||The food was simple but nicely cooked. Olivier was very friendly. After dinner my husband played the rather excellent piano in the salon. The guests loved it and Olivier filmed it and asked us permission to use the footage . After that it was like we were with friends. Some very good local wine was poured including an excellent desert wine from Tours which we will buy on our next visit. He sat down with us and the conversation ranged widely. Turned out he had bought the hotel in Autumn 2019 what timing! Olivier really knows his wines and, despite our bad French, we had a great conversation with the locals joining in. This is the “real” France which I love.||||After a simple but good breakfast we left after my husband played Happy Birthday for the lovely lady who had just turned 79. Olivier was kind enough to give us a gift of some local wine as a thank you for the piano playing :-) ||||||Pricewise this was the cheapest stay of our holiday but great value for money. I would...

I've never been more deceived by exterior and interior looks. It looks old. Dated. And then the people happened. The kindness, humor, service and dedication to make the guests comfortable. Being Dutch the menu needed some translating. They are not the best English speaking people, but they make absolutely clear that you know what you're ordering. And then the food: Oh.... my.... God..... That is absolutely delicious. Cooked to perfection. Great flavours. Amazing cuisine. When it was time for desert, it was way past closing time (our first evening in Troo and the trip took way longer then expected. ) But they wouldn't let us leave because of that! If we wanted desert, we would get desert. I'm glad we did. That chocolate..... If you are in the neighborhood and you want to eat amazingly good food, do not hesitate!!! Don't even think about going somewhere else! (The next day, maybe... :-D ) This is a little piece of heaven, tucked away in a beautiful small town.

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