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23Domaine des Hauts de Loire

4.5/5
12 Reviews
£118Western-styleOpen LateView
TheForkUserExpectations were high as we arrived to one of the top restaurants in the area. However, after a warm welcome from the manager and owner in a very pleasant anteroom and some light refreshments and hors d’oevres to kick off the evening, it started to go a bit downhill for a while: having arrived 30 minutes early we didn’t actually get seated until 30 minutes after our booking slot (i.e. an hour later), and the first course was a let-down - although my wife’s artichoke was fine, my duck foie gras was one of the most bland, stodgy foie gras I’ve ever had, wrapped in what tasted like the outer pastry of a pork pie. This was served with cold bread and cold butter, making it hard to spread. At least the bread was fresh. Main course improved a bit: the lamb was cooked perfectly but two miserly dainty medallions plus a strange combination of vegetables for €66 was poor value, and my wife omitted main course for a cheese selection of just three small pieces for just under €30. Dessert was the redeeming dish (lighter than air Grand Marnier souffle and a sumptuous chocolate square) that had us leaving with thoughts of what it might have been. It wasn’t a special occasion for us, thank goodness, but having driven almost three hours to get there, at €258 without wine for two people, it was overpriced and underwhelming. We would recommend the place for the ambience and the service was ok but not the food (at least not at that price).