We arrived off the train from Paris and found this spot with lovely outdoor seatings on a Summer…read moreafternoon. We quickly were seated, and ordered. The burgers were amazing, some crazy good cheese and sauce! The kids loved this place too and the service was perfect. Really nice staff. We went back a second time during our trip and brought the rest of our group.

My husband got carpet bombed by the French pigeon air force as they scored a direct hit into his…read morecafe noir on a pleasant morning after our wonderful Moet & Chandon tour. Imagine our surprise as 3 loud thuds bombed our table.. LOL. Yes, so if you sit outside you have been warned. Aside from the catastrophe, the food was excellent. The french onion soup was flavorful and came with large fresh baguette slices, onions, and a bowl of add-yourself shredded cheese. The tagliatelle carbonara pasta was rich and filled with pancetta. We devoured everything. My husbands lemon and sugar crepe was equally enjoyable paired with his cafe noir. Thank god they gave us another cup after the pigeon incident. Btw, we had a good laugh with our French server who spoke almost no english. Talk about bonding! This is a place where locals hang out. Good sign!

This little gem in the village of Etoges may have been the find of our entire trip back to France…read more When we found the restaurant at the chateau we were spending a few days at was closed for our visit, our concierge advised us that this was a place that we could walk to from the chateau and have a authentic french meal. It was so authentic that the gentlemen did not speak one word of english! That is okay! We are in France, after all! I had to suffer my way through my awful french and figure out what we were ordering and actually order it for my boyfriend and I! The prix fixe menu was 15 euro! 4 courses for 15 euro?! I actually thought after the very expansive first charcuterie boardd, that I had read the menu wrong, and since La Forge only takes euros , my boyfriend discreetly started counting our combined euros! His first course was a lardon salade; the bacon pieces were so thick and the dijon vinagrette in France is nothing compared to bottled junk in the US. My charcuterie plate had 5 meats with pates and a foie gras, pickles and chutney, and of course, as the french do it.. never ending baguettes. Our bottle of local french red wine: 7euro. I had a duck breast with a champagne sauce and potato mash. Divine. He had a pork tenderloin with dijon sauce and potatoes. The cheese course was filled with french cheeses that threw my very American boyfriend very off. I thought we may have a international incident on our hands. Oh Americans. The french man seems to own this little cafe housed at the bottom of a home. He cooked everything to order and was eager to please us. There was a huge roaring fireplace in the small, quiet, quiet, rustic french adobe. We absolutely loved it. We passed on our fourth course, because I honestly thought that I was mistaken about the price when our portions were so massive. I felt they must be 15 euro per course. Well, I was wrong. Total bill was 44 euro out the door; including the corked and re-corked fresh bottle of local wine to take back to the chateau! I can't wait to return!

We stopped in shortly before lunch to have a café au lait. The proprietors had set the tables for…read morelunch so invited us to sit at the bar. It was really cold outside and the roaring fire was wonderful making the place very cozy. Unfortunately we didn't get to stay for lunch as we know it would have been delightful with authentic French regional cuisine. We watched the cook in the kitchen preparing everything from scratch. The café au lait was perfect!

If you are looking for relaxing break away from your busy everyday life or if you are just passing…read morethrough the region, you have found the right place! This quaint 3 star hotel will offer you all the comfort you need and then some. The rooms are super clean, spacious, comfy, modern and quiet. The staff is very friendly and helpful. And the food out of this world! From the breakfast buffet to the lunch and dinner options, rest assured that you will not be hungry while staying here. The hotel has 2 restaurants, a bakery, and a "terroir" store that offers all the artisanal goodies you cannot miss while in the area. But prepare to gain weight! Chef Michel Boreux is very creative but also generous. The portions are HUGE! You must try the locally brewed beer, the cuvée de Rochehaut, or the aperitif de la ferme. The modern room we had had all the bells and whistles you can dream of, including a jacuzzi and a spacious rain shower as well as all a sampling of locally made toiletries. And it was clean clean clean! The hotel offers a daily train service to their huge private animal park. A great activity to do if you have children or just want to completely disconnect from this world! The setting and surroundings of the hotel are breathtaking. Be sure to go see the Frahan scenic view point a couple of feet from the hotel where you will see the glorious Semois river. Enjoy!

We had a wonderful dinner on the terrace. The owners greeted us when we arrived for our 7pm…read morereservation and we were seated by the Koi pond. The menu provided delicious choices for everyone- we started with glasses of champagne which went perfectly with the amuse bouche.. Our first courses we selected were the ravioli with beef cheeks, escargot and tempura shrimp with mango ---each was outstanding. For our main courses our table ordered the fish, duck and beef dishes which were stars. We chose a bottle of Pinot Noir to accompany our meal, from the well curated wine list. We shared two desserts, epic chocolate profiteroles and unbelievably good glacé with chocolate. It was memorable evening we will remember a long time. Thank you to the Owners and Chef!

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This was the most amazing meal we have had in France. We have eaten in a lot of French restaurants…read morein Paris the last two weeks. All have been varying degree of good. But by far, this is the best meal I've ever had. I plan to bring my husband to Reims for the sweet smaller town feel and amazing warm food and service at VO. Merci beaucoup!

What a fantastic little find! Small place, make a reservation. Had the plat du jour. foie gras -…read moregreat, sliced scallops - great, grilled turbo with asparagus and a white wine sauce - amazing, heated full-size mandarine sitting on a cookie, topped with whipped cream and drizzled with honey - excellent! Great champagne by the glass and the young servers were running as fast as possible. Bonus points for menu in English! No downsides here. Oh, and the 3-course meal was only 42 euros!

To start, this restaurant is charming of the region. It is exceptionally clean. The staff are…read moresuperb and the food was - well - I loved it possibly more than my mother's company (sorry mom). Best recommendation I've had in a long time. Ordered escargot, Quiche, salad, special of the house (fish casserole with salad and charcuterie). Recommend the Mirabelle with ice cream dessert. WOW!! (Staff support English, German and - well - French. Lol.)

We had lunch here on a normal saturday afternoon.The food was good, tasteful and nicely presented…read more However the staff wasn't so pleasant, they often didn't know what was happening, had to wait quite a long time for our order and drinks, they got confused which table ordered what, and didn't know what was on the menu. The setting of this place is modern, newly renovated place I presume with a Champagne bar outside, which we used once aswel, and again, it took the staff almost 30minutes to notice us and take our order at the Champagne bar. This is quite a classy place, where alot of effort went into it, it's sad to see how staff can ruin such a nice place