I'm really disappointed to have to give this place 3 stars. The chefs and food are outstanding but I wouldn’t want to repeat or recommend my experience because of the terrible service we received from our server at dinner on the first night.
My wife and I booked a two night stay here in October as a highlight on our month-long French road trip as it seemed perfect on paper - converted farmhouse in the countryside, casual rustic surroundings, amazing food with rooms above.
The food was great. We enjoyed the tasting menu and meeting Maxime at the end of the evening, who was very friendly and hugely talented.
However, our server completely reinforced the stereotypical nightmare for non-French speakers dining in France: being made to feel inferior because you’re not fluent.
Everyone else we met was very friendly but the server we were paired with - for the nearly 4-hour tasting menu - Initially only spoke to us in rapid-fire French, literally looking down at us with while we tried to catch the gist of what he was saying, with no interest in helping us understand what was going on.
I’ve eaten at wide range of restaurants across France, and found pretty much without fail that even with a bit of broken French, the server will work with you to communicate somehow - at best, they appreciate the attempt, at worse they think you're funny for trying - both of which I'm OK with. This guy was taking himself far too seriously for any of that!
After our aperitif, we waited for
