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Overall Total Score
3.5 out of 5
Very good | 116 reviews

What sthams likes about Le Gandoyau:
Our group of six decided to dine here as we were staying in the hotel and did not want to go far. We had a lovely meal. The menu is not long but had enough variety for even our most reluctant eater. The chef proprietor does it all in this small quaint restaurant. He takes your order then goes in the kitchen and prepares it. His English is good and the menu was available in English. Highly recommend a stop here. View all feedback. What Alphonse Laroche doesn't like about Le Gandoyau:
We have eaten here on more than one occasion and it is perfectly situated, if you are staying at Hostellerie Gargantua. The patron is hospitable and welcoming and the service is efficient. As an aperitif the 'aperitif maison ' is recommended. Our starters were okay and the lamb was good, as was the goat 's cheese and the chocolate mousse. Unfortunately the chicken was dry and the vegetables not up to the standard we... View all feedback.

Reviews from various websites

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4.2 ★ from 10 reviews
Rebecca
20.11.2017 - 09:04

Warm welcome and delicious meals! nice little restaurant to do without hesitation! The cake? Taste it!

Lucrezia
20.11.2017 - 09:04

Beautiful setting, beautiful terrace but the reception and the kitchen are disappointing. fades dishes (half hull and actually a classic fried chicken), julienn...

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Michelle
20.11.2017 - 09:04

Luckily booked this restaurant or wouldn't have got a table. Smallish menu but varied enough to chose from. Wine list which was mostly local excellent wine and...

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Paulette
20.11.2017 - 09:04

Excellent meal and charming welcome. ate .la galipette, a simmer of beef with chinon and crumble apples

Robert
20.11.2017 - 09:04

A domed restaurant at the gargantua hotel. a very beautiful terrace in a medieval site. We ate a home salmon terrine and very tender beef pins. The welcome is n...

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Tripadvisor
3.5 ★ from 116 reviews
sthams
05.08.2023 - 17:11

Our group of six decided to dine here as we were staying in the hotel and did not want to go far. We had a lovely meal. The menu is not long but had enough vari...

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bundicus
05.08.2023 - 17:11

There are lots of places to eat in Chinon and we tried different ones each night after looking at all the reviews and found them very mediocre and some had poor...

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Jon-Jayne
05.08.2023 - 17:11

Simple local dishes cooked with excellence. Friendly no nonsense service from the proprietor who knew his stuff. Lovely local wines. Just a brilliant relaxed ev...

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Alphonse
05.08.2023 - 17:11

We have eaten here on more than one occasion and it is perfectly situated, if you are staying at Hostellerie Gargantua. The patron is hospitable and welcoming a...

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Margot
05.08.2023 - 17:11

We chose this restaurant because the menu looked like there was plenty of choice and the setting was very pretty. Got off to a good start. Waiter (owner? was pl...

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