Food & Drink - Local restaurants

Another of the pleasures of being on holiday is to be able to taste different food and in particular the local specialties in a lovely setting. There are a wide range of restaurants in the area to meet a variety of tastes and budgets. You can go back in time in the troglodyte restaurants which serve traditional local specialties such as fouées and galipettes which date back hundreds of years to medieval times. Or you can experience the subtle flavours of the creative, refined dishes served in one of the gourmet restaurants where they use fresh, local produce and their menus change with the seasons. Here are a few ones, less than 45 minutes’ drive away, which are recommended for their food or their unusual setting. Every effort is made to keep this list up to date, and we welcome our guests comments to help us do so.



Town/Village Restaurant Type Telephone No. Website
Candes-Saint-Martin Auberge de la Route d'Or Traditional 02 47 95 81 10 www.viamichelin.co.uk/web/Restaurant/Candes_Saint_Martin-37500-Auberge_de_la_Route_d_Or-1599-41102
Chenhutte Treves Cunault La Cave aux Moines (Les Pieds Bleus) Troglodyte Local fouée specialities 02 41 51 22 28 www.cave-aux.moines.com
Chenhutte Treves Cunault Le Prieure Traditional 02 41 51 72 49 www.grandesetapes.fr/fr/Chateau-hotel-prieure/index
Dampierre sur Loire Restaurant L'Amuse Bouche Traditional 02 41 67 79 63 www.lamusebouche.fr
Doue la Fontaine Auberge Bienvenue Gastronomic 02 41 59 22 44 www.aubergebienvenue.com
Doue la Fontaine L'Astrée Creperie 02 41 59 89 06 www.petitfute.com/adresse
Doue la Fontaine Les Cathedrales de la Saulaie Troglodyte Local fouée specialities 02 41 38 57 77 www.lescathedraldelasaulaie.com/
Fontevraud L’Abbaye Royale Gastronomic 02 41 51 73 16 www.hotels-francepatrimoine.fr/hotel/abbaye-royale-de-fontevraud/
Fontevraud La Croix Blanche (Le Pantagenet) Gastronomic 02 41 51 71 11 www.hotel-croixblanche.com/hotel,restaurant,fontevraud/
Fontevraud La Licorne Traditional 02 41 51 72 49 www.la-licorne-restaurant.com
Gennes L’Aubergade Gastronomic 02 41 51 81 07 www.restaurant-laubergade.com/
Montreuil-Bellay L’ Auberge des Isles Traditional 02 41 50 37 37 www.auberge-des-isles.fr/
Montreuil-Bellay L'Escalier de Saint Pierre Creperie 02 41 52 36 31 www.creperie-l-escalier-st-pierre.fr/
Montreuil-Bellay La Grange a Dime Local fouée specialities 02 41 50 97 24 www.grange-a-dime.com/
Montsoreau Diane de Meridor Gastronomic 02 41 51 71 76 www.retaurant-dianedemeridor.com/
Pouancay Tresor Belge Traditional Belgium 05 49 98 72 25 www.tresorbelge.com/
Le Puy Notre Dame Le Puy a Vins Traditional 02 41 40 39 64 www.lepuyavins.com
Le Coudray-Macouard La Chaumiere Traditional 02 41 53 01 72 Website
Rochmenier Les Caves de la Genevraie Troglodyte Local fouée specialities 02 41 59 34 22 www.genevraie.troglodyte.info/
Les Rosiers Au Val de Loire  Gastronomic 02 41 51 80 30 www,au-val-de-loire.com/
Les Rosiers La Toque Blanche Gastronomic 02 41 51 80 75 www.les-rosiers-sur-loire.com/
Rou Marson Les Caves de Rou Marson Troglodyte Local fouée specialities 02 41 50 50 05 www.cavesmarson.com/
Saint Georges des Sept Voies Auberge de la Sansonniere Traditional/ Gastronomic 02 41 57 57 70 www.aubergesansonniere.com/
Sainte Verge Le Logis de Pompois Gastronomic 05 49 96 27 84 www.logis-de-pompois.com/
Saumur L’ Alchimiste Traditional 02 41 67 65 18 www.lefooding.com/restaurant/
Saumur L' Escargot Traditional 02 41 51 20 8 www.leclubdesbonsvivants.com/restaurant/
Saumur La Gambetta 1 Michelin star, Gastronomic 02 41 67 66 66 www.restaurantlegambetta.com
Saumur Le Grand Bleu Fish restaurant 02 41 67 41 83 www.legrandbleu-saumur.fr
Saumur Les Menestrels Gastronomic 02 41 67 71 10 www.restaurant-les-menestrels.com
Thouarce Restaurant Relais de Bonnezeaux Traditional/ Gastronomic 02 41 54 08 33 www.relais-bonnezeaux.fr
Turquant L'Helianthe Troglodyte Traditional 02 41 51 22 28 www.restaurant-helianthe.fr