Restaurant is about 4.5 stars. Reservations are recommended. The town Amboise is a small area. The…read morerestaurants are limited selection and get full easy. The reservation is a must for the good restaurant. We were able to get the reservation at last minute availability. The chef start with chef complimentary dishes. It is cracker with cream. It is a good opening. I got local mascot for drink. We have pre prix menu. Our app is foie gras and pate. My wife have the quail. Both app are delicious. My entree is the roasted lamb and honey pork. The lamb is delicious and cook in pink temperature. Meat is tender. The dessert is exquisite. I have raspberry shortbread with pistachio ice cream. It is Mmmmm delicious. My wife has the crisp dessert with chocolate and praline and mango sorbet. It is delicious too.

Have to start out by saying that the food and service was great! But the ambiance lacked. Bright…read morelights, no tablecloths, candles, music. Could have been a family restaurant. We were staying within a 4 minute walk and happened to pass by Le Clos de Amboise (hotel and restaurant) and wish we would have eaten there because it looked so warm and cozy and the menu looked spectacular. Sie la vie!

Excellent seafood. For 33 euros, I had 6 oysters on the half shell, an entree of steamed fish and…read morevegetables, and a dessert. The oysters were fresh as was the fish and vegetables.

From the owner: Le goût du poisson Situé sur l'avenue de Grammont depuis 1902, non loin de l'Hôtel de Ville et de…read morela gare, La Chope vous accueille dans un cadre à l'ancienne chaleureux, aux murs crème et banquettes pourpres. Vous pourrez y déguster une cuisine traditionnelle à la fraîcheur garantie : de nombreux poissons en provenance des petits bateaux de la Cotinière, des huîtres Gillardeau ainsi que des crustacés et coquillages. Une adresse incontournable pour les amateurs de produits de la mer.

Mediocre. Not great. They have a restaurant and a bar and they are different. Food I think is the…read moresame.

It's sometimes hard to find a good restaurant in unfamiliar territory. But leave it to the truckers…read morethat pass through Chatearoux to point us towards this gem. During our trip, we've had three meals in this restaurant. For 16 Euros, one can indulge in a three course meal consisting of an appetizer, main course, and dessert of your choice. Most of the dishes are French and according to the locals, are very authentic as well. The staff are pleasant. They don't speak much English, but they'll help you choose what you want.

We came to la Maison d'a Cote for dinner on our first wedding anniversary. We were spending the…read morenight in the Loire Valley and wanted to go someplace nice to celebrate. I did some research ahead of time and found la Maison d'a Cote and made a reservation, not knowing what the menu would be when we arrived. Neither of us are particularly adventurous when it comes to food so we opted for the a la carte option. We both chose the main course of wagyu beef with potatoes four ways and a dessert. My husband chose around the honey with genoise, almonds, and fresh cream sorbet. I had the chambord liqueur hot souffle. We were also served four smaller courses prior to the entree and a few small desserts after our main dessert choice. We opted for a bottle of cider to accompany our meal since we'd just been in the Normandy area the day before. A couple of the small starters were seafood based and I didn't love those (not a fan of most seafood) but it was fun to try something new. Everything else was perfect and delicious. I've never had such a beautiful meal in such a nicely decorated ambiance. The meal felt particularly special because we were seated adjacent to the chef's table. We were fortunate to have a nearly front row seat to watch the kitchen work their magic. I'd never seen the inter-workings of a high end kitchen like this and spent much of the meal watching in awe as each chef flawlessly executed their part of the meal. It was amazing how quiet it was! The staff spoke in hushed voices and the sound of the food cooking was the loudest noise coming from the kitchen. Everyone we interacted with - all of the cooks, the head chef, the waiters, and waitresses - were perfectly polite and kind to us. We really appreciated that each dish was explained to us in English as our French is abysmal. One of the waiters even quipped that this was a great opportunity to practice his English. La Maison d'a Cote absolutely lived up to the expectations I had going in and I would love to go back one day. 5 stars.

Probably a hidden gem of Loire Valley... recently received 2Michelin Star. Chef Christoph Hay is…read moreseen walking around restaurant from table to table throughout the evening during our visit. And sommelier's recommendations were just spot on. We did the tasting menu and it was fantastic meal at a price you will never find in US. Every dish, plating to taste to textures was just amazing (and we just came from Paris trying out Arpege and Alain Ducasse -- Plaza Athens's food). It's a must in my opinion!!!

Love this place!! Great food + wine + service + vibe + ambiance + location…read more It was recommend by our Airbnb host as a traditional French gastronomy. And it's probably the most popular fine dining in town as it was full on a Sunday. The home made foei gras with dried pear was divine! Smooth, salty, sweet, fatty but not too much. And I could keep eating it with the fresh bread. Lamb was unfortunately not a highlight because I was spoiled by another better lamb dish I had in Paris. The fish with red wine and mushroom sauce was a nice surprise. The baked Alaska is highly recommended because they light it up on fire in front of you. The chocolate mouse was heavenly. They have Chinon wines which means they are all pretty good. And no you can not choose where you can sit. Service was just perfect like many other French places.

It is closed. It was ok when it was open. Sorry to see it go. They tended to have lots of seafood…read morebut there is a better seafood restaurant in town.

We stopped here for lunch on our visit to the Chateau du Chambord, which you have a beautiful…read moreadjacent view of when seated at the restaurant. Each course was tasty, but the service was not good. We waited 30 minutes for our order to be taken and equally as long for the food to be served.

Tourist hotspots are a dangerous place to be for anyone that appreciates quality food. From the…read moreLouvre to Hollywood Blvd to Big Ben, they are known for pricey, disgusting or even worse, boring meals. Grand Saint-Michel is an oasis in this desert of miserable food experiences. Part I: The Ambiance (4/5) Although the vibe inside is not something to brag about, this is a tablecloth type of joint and the views of the chateau make it worthwhile. There is a general impression of sitting in a little village house, with a chateau right outside the window. In other words, the place where servants would eat while gazing at the king's quarters. And of course, who wouldn't want to feel like a peasant? Part II: The Food (5/5) There is a focus on local, the desire to create from ingredients within kilometers of where guests sit at the delicately adorned tables and enjoy their delicately prepared meals. The local country hen was succulent and prepared with minimal intervention in order preserve the taste of the bird, served beautifully with seasonal vegetables. The cod fish was cooked to perfection and tasted wonderful despite the location being further from the coast. Ah, the wonders of modern freezing! And of course, the local Sauv Blanc from Sancerre made the meal complete with its delicate notes of lemon and crisp acidity. Part III: The People (5/5) Kind, pleasant and friendly are not attributes that tourists visiting Paris would typically attribute to a French persona. Perhaps it's the relaxation of the countryside or carefully picked group of individuals, but the restaurant was welcoming, largely due to the people who work here. Not only kind, but all aspects of service were efficient and executed in a way that is not a frequent encounter in this country.

From the owner: Pour tous les marins d'eau douce ! "La Criée est installée en bordure de la RN 20, au sud de la…read moreLoire. L'intérieur de la grande batisse se divise sur deux niveaux avec des parois de bois et un décor ""marin"" : reproductions de vieilles enseignes de pubs anglais aux murs, plans de bateaux et écrans TV allumés en permanence diffusant des documentaires maritimes. A déguster : les classiques plateaux de fruits de mer, les formules avec un beau choix de plats, un quart de vin et le "café gourmand"."