Environnement great and quite central. The building and the garden are really beautiful. The…read moredecoration is a bit old but authentic.

From the owner: Cuisine de caractère Le Relais Saint-Louis, vous ouvre ses portes conviviales et chaleureuses au…read morecoeur de Bellême. Une belle salle à manger spacieuse où la cheminée chatoyante vous accompagnera durant l'hiver, des tables dressées avec simplicité pour laisser part aux saveurs du chef passionné. Pour vos papilles, le terroir français est remis au goût du jour pour des moments hauts en saveurs.

Everything you want - a good welcome and marvelous food, professional service and a good wine list…read morewith reasonable prices... a charming atmosphere inside or outside on the terrace. A delightful meal in the country - what more can you want?

Wonderful dinner. Very small countryside restaurant along a pretty creek. Terrific service. Mom had…read morethe daily special a veal skewer with roasted potatoes and a small salad with mini tomatoes. The salad had tiny berries we couldn't identify. My sister & I had sea bream- white, mild, delicate fish served on top of mashed potatoes, with very thin perfectly fried fish skin on top and roasted multi colored carrots and cauliflower. We were too full for dessert. Priced very fairly for the quality. Highly recommend.

Excellent restaurant in a beautiful setting next to a rolling stream. Attentive wait staff…read more Limited menu, but great options. For entrees, we selected the tuna. It was perfectly prepared and rare as tuna should be with vegetables and mashed potatoes. We saw the veal coming out which looked equally good. They also had a tofu option. We started with the tomato salad that came with a creamy cheese and balsamic glaze. Perfect for sopping up with French bread.

A random discovery after a day bicycling the countryside. We noticed the beautiful church on the…read moreway home to our cottage at Dorceau, and took a detour. The unassuming restaurant inside a small hotel serves spectacular and authentic local cuisine to a world class standard, priced well below market for this caliber. I won't get into the menu here. Please look them up and if you are in the area, make a stop for a three course meal. This is a hidden gem and the food - nay, the cuisine Normandie, is simply a delight!

Excellent house foie gras, lamb excellent but not deep in a gamey flavor. Escargot tender and…read moreflavorful authentic out of the shell. Pear dessert light delicate and flavorful. Do not pass the cheese course, lovely selection. Start your evening with a kir royal and stay the night upstairs. Perfect evening. Lovely area for walking.

We were out for a ride after attending Chartres Cathedral and pulled into the Église parking lot in…read moreIlliers-Combray. Noticed this attractive looking restaurant was open for Sunday lunch and decided to stop in. We were greeted warmly and seated in a tasteful dining room and shown the special menu for this French Mothers Day ("Fête des Mères"). We spent the rest of the afternoon savoring the many courses and a nice bottle of Saint-Emilion. Mothers who were in reserved parties each received a rose upon departure and everyone seemed to be having a great time. When the crowd thinned out we had a very pleasant discussion with the proprietor, whose English turned out to be better than my French. I would recommend La Madeleine to anyone visiting Chartres and wanting to get away from the tourist crowd for an afternoon or evening.

Do you want a lovely meal in a peaceful, pretty garden, next to a babbling book and sit outside in…read morefront of a lovely old mill and enjoy a delicious meal in France? Then come here! The setting is so charming and the tables are far apart so it is relaxing and looks out over the garden. The menu offers a great variety of classic dishes and regional favorite along side some unique offerings. The wine list is well priced with a good selection. The service is friendly and professional. The kitchen uses excellent local ingredients and turns out lovely traditional dishes that are bit more refined. For lunch, I was presented with a pot of delicious rillette and perfect toasted bread, then the magret du canard, grilled perfectly, and topped with a tasty honey sauce, with nice side dishes, and then I ate two perfectly cooked crepes with hot chocolate sauce and creamy vanilla bean ice cream for a whopping 15 Euros?! Talk about value for money. What made it worth 5 stars? Go there. Sit down and you will have one of the nicest moments in your life.