EXCELLENT restaurant in the town of Nuits-Saint-Georges. If it's a nice day you can sit outside…read more This is a gem of a restaurant - cozy, well executed and seasonal. The Cepe (mushroom soup) which was in season as all the restaurants seemed to have it - theirs was the best I've had. This was my 2nd time here - both times it was not just great but really excellent food with a charm to this restaurant.

Lovely little French restaurant with excellent food. For my appetizer, I had an asparagus with…read morepoached egg that was nestled into crunchy deep fried smooth chips (they weren't really chips, but I don't know what the food was, and this was the closest thing it resembled to me), with chorizo. WOW. This was such an amazing dish....the asparagus was so fresh and in season, and the egg just made this amazing sauce with it, topped with those great crunchies. It was a simple dish, but I'm still thinking about it to this day, and this was 3 weeks ago already. For my main plate, I had the Beef Bourguignon, which I could not pass up since we were in Burgundy. Excellent dish...beef was so tender and cooked perfectly. The mashed potatoes were so soft, rich, buttery, and overall damn delicious. Excellent restaurant. Would highly recommend. Inexpensive too.

The only nearby restaurant open on Sunday evening, and what a find!…read more This midsized "gastronomic" restaurant is fabulous. It's along the Grand Vin Route from Beaune to Dijon, closer to Dijon, in the little village of Vasna-Romanee. We had a fabulous meal, starting with good escargot, then a melt-in-your-mouth terrine of duck foie gras with a peach marmalade. My main was a baked duck coated in honey, with potatoes and roasted figs. It was simply delicious, with great complimenting flavors. My wife had a skewer of pork tenderloin marinated in red pesto, with sweet chorizo and a creamy risotto. Also delicious. We had to work at translating the menu items, but the wait staff was very patient and helpful. For wine, we had a great 1st Cru Greve from the region, at a price we'll never see in the US. Great setting with a park view, and clearly popular with locals. I have no reluctance to recommend this restaurant if you're anywhere in the Burgundy region.

Nice little restaurant with a big bar in the middle. Friendly staff. Nice stopping point. I had the…read moresalmon appetizer (think sashimi) very fresh and tasty. For the meal I had beef bourguignon and it came with small potatoes it was tender and had a good beefy sauce. I got the parfait for desert and it was good. Altogether a good place to stop if you're in the area.

This is a special restaurant in a quaint town in Burgundy. For less than 20 euros each, my husband…read moreand I had a gourmet, 3-course lunch. Each course was as beautifully presented as it was delicious. The owners are brothers, one of whom was a pastry chef in the US for years, were friendly and patiently answered our questions in English. This was a very special meal and a lucky find!

In picture perfect Morey-Saint-Denis, at the bottom of the hill, lies Castel de Tres Girard. After…read morepassing through the hotel's lobby and small bar, a welcoming, cozy sitting room complete with a roaring fireplace greets patrons. It provides a decidedly old-school foil a sleek, clean modern dining room, which foreshadows the meal ahead: classic French, prepared anew. In finer weather, the expansive patio would be ideal for an al fresco meal. Either way, the floor-to-ceiling windows provide a picturesque view of Burgundian Grand Cru vineyards along the ridge above. In fabulous style, the service is perfect, unobtrusive, yet generous. For lunch, it's hard to go wrong with the Menu du Jour, two plates for 19E, three for 25E. The rabbit terrine, expertly made, rich and nuanced, served with a biting whole mustard. Pumpkin soup, spiced beautifully for the season, was creamy, soft, and warming. The chicken ballotine stuffed with herbs and laid over filling red lentils cooked in sultry demi-glace. To pair, the wine list is expansive and filled with Burgundy, at suitable prices. Castel de Tres Girard's on the must-do list for any trek on the Route de Grand Cru.

Amazing food, well versed and attentive staff. A beautiful evening dinner concluded a perfect day!read more

Ooh La La!…read more Fantastic place. Off the beaten path. Great wine selection. Tremendous service. Delicious food. English menu. Small but wonderful restaurant. Very much a local haunt as I think we were the only tourists. Every customer that came in greeted us with a "bonne soirée" when they walked in!! What a great memory.

Best Meal We Had In France…read more.. Pros: Excellent food. Charm to the highest degree. Cons: It's not the easiest place to find. Suggestion: Drive slowly and watch for a sign on a building on the east side of the "main" road about midway through town. Le Chambolle is behind that building. Star Ratings: - Overall: 5 - Food Quality: 5+ - Food Quantity: 5 - Dining Room Attractiveness: 5 - Menu: 5 - Service: 5 - Noise: 5 - Price: 5 - Value: 5+ - Restrooms: N/A It's amazing. On our first trip to France, my wife and I seemed to find at least a few excellent restaurants in the most unlikely places, such as the extremely old, but charming town of Chambolle-Musigny. Amidst medieval buildings which appear to lack indoor plumbing...much less a modern restaurant kitchen...stands Le Chambolle. We entered and were warmly greeted by Martine, the co-owner with her husband. Location: You can easily miss it. The restaurant, in Chambolle Musigny, is about 5 miles south of Gevrey Chambertin and around 1 mile west of D974...the main north-south connection through Burgundy. It's behind and to the left of an old building, one in a long line of similar structures. Either the navigator in your car gets a pair of eagle eyes...you drive by a couple of times (like we did) or you get lucky. It's best to watch for small street signs. Parking: Prepare to walk a bit. There's nothing near Le Chambolle, but we found 4 spaces together on the same side as the restaurant about 1 block north...and a surprisingly large lot accommodating 15 cars roughly 2 blocks south. Exterior: Understated yet handsome. Nothing fancy. Interior: Like dining in the owner's home. Quaint and very thoughtfully put together. Tables are well spaced, furnishings are simple yet elegant and classical music played softly in the background. Is there such a thing as "contemporary country French"? Menu: Fairly brief. They offer a 3 and 4 course prix fixe dinner with choice of 4 starters, 4 main dishes and/or a cheese plate and 8 desserts. Those same items, plus a few others, are available a la carte. Food: Heavenly. I had the 3 course dinner and chose scallops with some tossed greens in a vinaigrette dressing (the fish was unsurpassed), Sandre, a fish similar to perch or pike, with vegetables in a red wine sauce and 3 small scoops of the most flavorful vanilla, rum raisin and coffee ice cream to be found. My spouse had escargots ("prepared the way it should be"), coq au vin ("the best I've ever had") and 2 scoops of sorbet, cassis and strawberry. Wine List: Extensive, especially compared to the menu. We focused on red wines and saw a price range from 50 to more than 200 Euros with an average of 75-100. We were "lost" so Martine suggested a few dry reds between 50-75 Euros. We chose a 2009 Chambolle-Musigny ("Les Fremieres") for 62 Euros. It was great. Service: Caring. Martine was sweet, helpful and accommodating to 2 travelers who were way out of their comfort zone, not to mention their country. She was like your best relative serving her best food. Price: Cheap. Our meal was 118 Euros, including 62 for the wine. Value: Doesn't get any better. The combination of food, ambiance, service and price...plus an intangible feeling in the air...created a sense of magic. My wife and I could not recommend Le Chambolle any higher. For a little while, we felt like part of their family.