Came here for dinner with a tour.Overall food was excellent. Ambiance was comfortable.read more

Yep led us to this excellent restaurant just off the main square in "old town" place plumereau…read more The food was excellent and it wasn't outrageously expensive. My wife and I had the pasta marinara etcept that the fish, shrimp and calimari (not fried) were served separately from the home made fettucini. While here outside of Tours on a 3 week home exchange, we will definitely go back again.

Loved having drinks at La Guinguette. They have a lot of seating with a great view of the Loire…read more They even have a space with books where you can sit, relax and read. They had a nice variety of drinks at very reasonable prices. You will pay a euro deposit on your cup, but you get the euro back when you bring it back. I enjoyed sparkling rosé and it was nice and refreshing. The lines moved quickly. They have a really great thing going here.

i got the caribbean special here which tasted pretty good but there was a little too much foam imo…read more service was very nice though and the ambiance was nice and beautiful by the loire. good to go with your friends and just chill

One of the best restaurants in Tours…read more My advice among the €30 menu (valid on weekend): - Appetizer: Gravlax veal is sooo amazing - we also had the foie gras, which is really good but more classic - Main: the pork with risotto is perfect - we also had the fish, but with was a bit flavorless in my opinion (looked like the diet dish, as it is too often the case in restaurants) - Dessert: Best dessert ever had in restaurant: the orange macaron, served with plenty of other orange / citrus declinations. We also had the Bailey's chocolate cheese cake, really good but a bit too sugary / fat after such a feast :)

We were staying in the Apartment just above this restaurant and so decided to try it. We were very…read moreimpressed. Service was prompt, friendly and efficient (which in France is quite something!) and the food was spectacular. Without getting into the details, each dish we ordered was beautifully presented, and was extremely tasty with satisfying portions. Menu choices were trendy without being pretentious and there was good variety on the menu. We would heartily recommend this to anyone staying in Tours.

Really really good food. Took a large party there and it was perfect. Good service and good…read moreatmosphere. If in tours stop by!!

Was restaurant hopping to try different foods in the area and stopped by this one. Ordered an…read moreentree to share and server refused our request. Got up and left. Restaurant was empty and now we know why. Other restaurants were packed with people. Don't bother coming here.

Had an amazing lunch here. Seriously one of the best meals in France in recent memory. Had curried…read moreshrimp with zucchini ribbons to start. Then an amazing cod with ancient brown rice and minced vegetable - almost like a pico de gallo but Mediterranean version

Beautiful food, caring, attentive couple who we assume are the owners and very friendly and…read moreinteractive guests all around the dining room. We had the planche du lapin and the salade fruitée. Both dishes were perfect, the bread was incredibly good and the wine, (Brougueil) was delicious.

Extrêmement unfriendly. I was in Tours on a research trip today, traveling alone, and was looking…read morefor some dinner. I was walking by Le Trattoria des Halles and checked out their menu. I thought I'd give it a go and went inside to find a restaurant full of empty tables at 8pm. I asked the woman working, in French, if she had a table for one. She looked at me as if my request for a table on a Tuesday night with an empty restaurant both inside and out was the most ridiculous thing she had ever heard. Without hesitation she replied "No, désolé." And then laughed and walked away. I fully understand that French and American restaurant service standards are vastly different from each other, but I've spent considerable time in Paris and have never been treated so poorly. I can't review the food at Le Trattoria des Halles because I wasn't given the opportunity to dine there. The proprietor apparently prefers to be a snob to foreign travelers rather than make money, or even seat one table amid a sea of empty chairs.

Terrific food. Nice people. All the charm of the old world and the sophistication that you expect…read morefrom a nice restaurant in France. Located A few yards off the road, you could make the mistake to drive just by, thinking you're just going by another small chateau left from the grandiose days when French royalty lived in this area around Tours. A small sign on the side of the road is the only clue that you're about to have a great meal. The food is magnificently served. A short, but very good wine list from the Tours region and beyond is presented to accompany your meal. The service is wonderful and English speaking. Next time you're in the area, turn on your GPS and don't drive-by.

For dinner during our one night in Tours we ate at La Roche Le Roy. The restaurant is in a small…read morechateau at the side of the highway leaving Tours. I was worried that the proximity to the highway might tarnish the atmosphere but it did not. We dined al fresco in a lovely backyard patio and it felt like we were tucked discreetly into the French countryside. The atmosphere was certainly not spoiled. Neither was the food. It was delightful. I started with a potted calf's head. It was one of the best examples of a headcheese that I can recall. My wife started the evening in unorthodox fashion with a cheese plate. The cheeses were superb. For my main course I had sweetbreads vol-au-vent. They were cooked marvelously and the sauce (morel mushrooms were the strongest component) was outstanding. For dessert we had a caramel gaufre that was very good. The wine list was reasonable and featured, understandably, wines from the Loire. It was an outstanding meal in a placid setting with impeccable service. La Roche Le Roy deserves its star.