Very nice little place in a tiny village. We ended up there after wine tasting for some local…read morepineau by Barbotin (Natol), that I highly recommend. Very nice 'menu du jour' and 3 additional menus, as well as 'a la carte'.

We are staying in Thezac. Meursac is a nearby village and the place where La Table is to be found…read more It is behind the church, close to the community centre (hall, swimming pool, tennis courts). It is a gem, run by Julie and Julien Massonaud. Service is courteous and with a smile and a little English and the food is top-notch and you can eat indoors or out. After a couple of small free appetisers and a campari (not free), I made a spectacular start with nests (and they looked the real thing) filled with goats cheese and tomato along with a green salad. The advisor had a Mushroom Terrine, with toasted walnut bread, olives and gherkins. We each had the same main course, Volaille (in rough puff pastry case) with thinly sliced mushrooms in a prawn (yes, believe it or not) sauce. Absolutely gorgeous, the fish and poultry and mushrooms also coming together for a fabulous main dish. Desserts too were excellent. One was an apple pastry combination served with ice cream while I had the chef's surprise: chocolate and caramel layers on a biscuit base with a lemon ice cream and a mango coulis. Lovely stuff. The three course meal came with a price tag of EUR19.00 a head. The wine, a Bordeaux blanc, cost EUR18.00 and we finished off with two good coffees at 1.30 each, every bit as good but a lot less expensive than you'd pay in Jacques. By the way, when you see chevre on a French menu, it invariably means goats cheese not goat meat.

We happened to find this restaurant while traveling through the town. What a wonderful choice and…read moreamazing surprise it turned out to be! The food was stunning and the service impeccable and extremely friendly. The owner was very knowledgeable, friendly, professional and understanding. Everybody from our party of four fell in love with the meal and the place. Prices were very reasonable and the "Menu d'affaires" was a real steal. In sum, this place is a must go!!

Royan is popular with the Irish, among others, and the Michelin recommended La Foret is not too far…read moreout on the east, on the road to Talmont. It is easy to find. Started, aside from a few small appetisers, with a massive Goats Cheese and Tomato plateful, containing several slices of a tart that had the cheese and tomato, several rings of another cheese at the four corners of the plate, various bits of fruit and crudités and topped with a sail, made up of two rashers on two skewers. The other starter was also huge, a Carpaccio of various fruits: several slices each of melon, grapefruit, watermelon, pineapple, and grapes, along with a plentiful supply of sorbet. The centre point here was a glass of the local Pineau which you couldn't really free until you ate most of the fruit. Main course was Bauvette, a top class beef dish with parsley butter and caramelised onion, served with a few chips. Quite an amount of beat filled the long dish but there was bowl of salad on the side and also more chips. Massive and it went down well. Then came the cheese course. I forget the first one on offer as we each went for the second which was a white cheese with cream and cognac. Beat that! Then on to the desserts, all this remember in the EUR26.00 euro menu. Picked the classic Ile Flottante melt in the mouth decadence. The other dessert at the table was a Terraro: a sorbet type combination of very fruity boules of frozen fruit (including blackcurrant, strawberry etc) all surrounded by sliced strawberries. It was an unbelievable meal at quite a busy restaurant and the price was of house wine (red, white or rose) was, believe it or not, EUR6.00 for a 70 cl carafe. There are a couple of set menus but the a la carte is huge, opens out like a broadsheet. There is no English version so you could struggle to get though it unless you have very good French. But take a chance. It is worth it! The cooking, the presentation, the service, the location of La Foret and its ambiance is excellent. But be warned about those huge portions!

Lovely place . Fairy tale like . Loved michelin star restaurant. Great food . Amazing ambience…read more Room was specious and very nice done . Spa is over priced tho . Had simple pedicure for 65€ and they didn't even clean my cuticle. Everything else was spectacular ) we enjoyed lobby room with chess games and cigar lounge .

Prepare yourself for an amazing culinary trip, the quality of the food is great and the…read morecombinations are extraordinary. Excellent service and be prepared for the final bill!