From the owner: Restaurant gastronomique et hôtel 3 étoiles à Arbois, dans le Jura. Cuisine créative et saisonnière…read moreélaborée avec les meilleurs produits du territoire Jurassien.

From the owner: Un, deux, trois caudalies, trinquez ! Un petit tour sur la route des vins du Jura ? Au cœur des…read morevignobles d'Arbois, à deux pas de la maison de Louis Pasteur, se niche l'hôtel restaurant Les Caudalies, dont la cave en fera pâlir plus d'un... 3000 bouteilles à la dégustation ! Des vins suggérés par Philippe, sommelier lauréat du concours du Meilleur Sommelier franc-comtois et finaliste du Meilleur Ouvrier de France en sommellerie. Pour la mise en bouche, différents menus, différents prix : Plaisir, Symphonie ou Sélection, et un choix à la carte comprenant, entre autres, un Gratin d'écrevisses au parfum de safran, un Émincé de rognons de veau aux épices douces de cachemire ou un Foie gras de canard poêlé au vinaigre de mangue.

We had a fairly great lunch here. I'd get the guinea hen…read moreover the coq au vin. The amuse bouche we had was totally delicious - this little curry cake thing. I still think about it. The staff was great and totally didn't make fun of us for our Frankenstein-quality french.

24 Oct 2015, one day before my the 85th anniversary of my father's birth…read more The name "Balance Food and Wine" might have an idiomatic meaning in French. Who would have expected such world class food and service in a small town of about 3,500 people in the Jura department of the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France? I read about the restaurant before leaving home in the U.S., and my hopes were exceeded. The host, Alain, and our waiter, Louis, were very professional, responsive, timely, and helpful with all of our questions and getting us a wonderful dining experience during a brief visit of less than 24 hours to their commune here in France. We ate a list of dishes, each of which was certainly French: Rognonnade de veau dans sa sauce crémée, palais de polenta poêlée (Veal kidneys in a cream sauce with slices of fried polenta) Le foie gras poélé enrobé de sa panure aux petites graines (fried breaded foie gras with small seeds - for an additional €3) Very nice, but less than stellar, the only thing I _might_ have deducted points for, but didn't. Velouté Dubarry à l'huile de chanvre et son cœur croustillant au sumac (Velvety Dubarry -cream of cauliflower- soup with hemp oil and a crunchy center with sumac) Le coq nu vin jaune et aux morilles, servis en cocotte à l'ancienne (rooster simmered in vin jaune with morel mushrooms, served in a baking casserole) L'assiette du fromager: Comté & Morbier (slices of cheese, two of Comté and one of Morbier) Poire caramélisée et gelée au Poulsard, sa boule de glace à la créme Isigny They do NOT accept American Express, but to me, who cares? Not me.

From the owner: Le Comptoir des Docks propose une cuisine française traditionnelle à partir de produits frais et…read morede saison. Vous y apprécierez aussi des plats canaille revisités, parfois avec une touche locale bien pensée par le chef. Ces assiettes gourmandes peuvent être magnifiquement accompagnées d'une belle bouteille de vin parmi 300 références proposées, dont 40 vignerons jurassiens qui représentent très bien le terroir local et sa complexité.

We were attracted because of the veggie burger, but actually had the chicken burger. It was really…read morequite tasty! The fries were generous and the bill was very affordable. Happy with our choice.

Decided last minute to head out to dinner and based on reviews decided to try BdL. We were seated…read moreout front on the square on a lovely evening. Service was friendly and efficient. The oeufs de Meurette appetizer was really good, a unique Burgundian specialty consisting of poached eggs in a cream sauce and a red wine reduction sauce. Entrees were lacking with the steak almost too tough to eat and the "Gougère farcie façon Pôchouse" was just steamed salmon on a bun in a pool of sauce. The apple currant crumble, however, was also quite tasty. Overall, acceptable but not great.

Let me say first that I LOVE this restaurant. It is a food and wine lovers paradise. I gave it…read moreonly 4 stars because the tuna main course did not have any sauce. Just seared tuna with a medley of some garbanzo beans and kalamata olives. Felt very lacking. The rest of the meal(s) were excellent. Service is perfect every time.

We stayed at Le Montrachet hotel for 3 nights, dined at this in-house restaurant some of the meals…read moreeveryday. Never once we were disappointed. The food was superb, and the service was attentive and classy. Amazing experience each time, may that be breakfast, lunch or dinner. This will surely be our home for future visit to Montrachet again!