La Flambee - Tournus

We have this restaurant and the associated motel for many years as stop on the way to and from other france. Previously it was so good with high-quality food at a fair price in a pleasant environment. our recent visit was completely spoiled by the maitre d while he was brutal at a previous visit, this time he took rest to a new level. we arrived 5 minutes early for our 19:30 booking, presented us and held the conversation in French. the star turned around his best oliver payton thin vagrant saw his nasen impression and naked they follow me on us. we had hardly moved before he decided to run an animated discussion with the cook that we stand like lemons before he repeated his curt statement and led us to our table. the meal was well prepared and cooked, but where before there was a selection of sauces with our côte de boeuf, this time there was no, just chalked scab from a pot. we ate our meal and asked the waitress whether we should report to the recipe for the bill, this was confirmed and she advised that he would receive the table number preferentially. at the arrival at the reception we gave the gent our table number and he, wordless, typed in our details and the cost (from over €100 for two) came on the card screen. he didn't speak, but while I paid some people, went in and his face glowed up and he engaged them in welcome talk while he continued to ignore the customers he served. I can only assume that the newcomers were his best friends, influential restaurant critics, or he owed them money.

Two of us are on Thursday evening in la flambée. they might have had 20 other diners, a nice relaxed atmosphere. we could have a table quite close to the open cheminée so that the cook could see during the work before the feu de bois. After we had a 4-course menu in front of North France in the evening, we both chose a simple grilled gammon steak. it was really well presented and cost an amazing 11€, accompanied by a 50cl pichet of red côtes du rhône at 9.80€, it was a fairly cheap night! service as ever was attentive and professional, parking easy. everything in all a very pleasant opportunity.

We noticed this place when having a puncture repaired nearby and decided to give it a try. My wife is more adventurous than I am, trying a king prawn kebab As usual I reverted to my safe bet and had a pizza. Both of us...enjoyed what we had. Mine was the best pizza I have had in a long time. The staff were very friendly and appreciated (I hope) that we tried with our poor French.

The service was terrible and rude, especially our blonde waitress, she threw in the ground our glasses weeping and dishes on the table and forgetting the basic rules of courtesy. we were never served like that! that was not delicious. the salmon was boiled. a white asparagus was undercooked and a green asparagus burned black. the rice was dry and tasteless. the dessert was an equally great disappointment, bland and not delicious at all. the only good is the music inside. don't waste your money at this place.

We've frequented this lovely restaurant each year for the last 7 or 8 years when visiting family in the Tournous area and always enjoy the food. Next to a motel/hotel it can get busy in the summer and this July we had to wait over...an hour from being seated at our table to placing our order and a simple two course meal taking well over three hours, which lessened the experience for us.