We had an excellent lunch here with friends who live in the area. Had the fixed price 3 course meal…read morefor 15 euros which included a help-yourself buffet starter with lots of fish and seafood. Wonderful food, huge choice of all 3 course, I don't know how they can afford to stay in business at these prices. Drinks were very reasonably priced as well, service excellent. Restaurant absolutely full (we booked) with locals, some of whom were in work clothes on their lunch break. No tourists in sight, which is always a good sign. Cannot praise this restaurant too highly. As a tourist you wouldn't come across it, but definitely worth a detour if you are in the area.

From the owner: Les poissons de Saint Marceau Déguster des fruits de mer et du poisson dans un petit village de la…read moreSarthe, c'est possible chez Monsieur et Madame Mariette. Si l'été il est conseillé de profiter de la terrasse, l'hiver la cheminée est chaudement recommandée. Dans le choix des plats on vous propose des formules sympathiques. Pour ce qui est des vins, les époux Mariette sont des connaisseurs. Il suffit de goûter le Muscadet sur lie fruité avec une assiette de fruits de mer pour s'en convaincre. Désireux de changer un peu les habitudes des sarthois dans la consommation des vins, ils ont fait entrer dans leur cave un très bon Corbières et ont aussi du Madiran à déguster avec du canard.

From the owner: Cuisine originale dans un cadre dépaysant La salle principale ressemble à une verrière, décorée…read moresobrement et fleurie, très lumineuse, offre une ambiance feutrée. La cuisine se distingue par son originalité, tant par les produits que leurs accompagnements et leur présentation. Vous pourrez goûter entre autres au soufflé de cabillaud au curry, au rôti d'oie au cidre avec pommes caramélisées façon Tatin, et au méli-mélo de soles et langoustines avec nouilles fraîches au pistil de safran. La carte des vins est très complète et affiche les meilleurs crus français. L'accueil est amical, le service avisé et rapide.

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.

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!

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!!!

Wonderful food and terrific service ! Our go to place for dinner with American friends. They…read morealways love this place and the charming atmosphere! Highly recommend !

pleasant place where salads are hudge! and when sun is here you can spend all your afternoon! minus…read morefor the car traffic