We have long been great admirers of Jacky Dallais' La Promenade in Le Petit Pressigny. For us it is one of the best restaurants in France in terms of quality but also in value.
We were there last night and had a brilliant meal – excellent from start to finish, so that it was very difficult to pick out a favourite dish. It was perhaps our best ever meal at La Promenade. We chose the four course Menu Tradition – entrée, fish, main course and dessert – 54 euros. I hate to think what one would pay in London for a meal of this quality!
The initial nibbles minus the baby tomatoes
that we ate before taking a photo!
A robin keeps an eye on proceedings
2014 Les Grenouillères, Montlouis, La Grange Tiphaine
Coralie and Damien Delecheneau
A lovely delicate demi-sec Montlouis as an apéro
A lovely delicate demi-sec Montlouis as an apéro
The oysters – now a Dallais signature dish
Delicious plump oysters
Pléiade Poget: the source of the oysters
2011 Réserve, Muscadet de Sèvre-et-Maine, Fred Lailler
Domaine Michel Brégeon
Domaine Michel Brégeon
Fred Lailler took over from Michel Brégeon is 2011,
when Michel retired
This Muscadet from Gorges spent four years on its lees.
Complex and very pure – excellent with both the
oysters and the pike (brochet)
Another great dish: pike encased with thin slices
of potato and an écrevisse sauce
Perfectly cooked
Poulette de Racan with artichoke hearts
Racan lies to the north of Tours on way to the valley of Le Loir
Saddle of rabbit topped with rabbit kidneys
2013 Saint-Joseph from Pierre Gonon
I had chosen St Joseph from Chave.
However, Xavier suggested this one which was 4€
cheaper and he thought better than the Chave.
The Pierre Gonon was certainly very good with
attractively textured herbal character with a fresh finish.
This is why Xavier is so good at his job.
The famous negative profiteroles
The chocolate casing is melted by the warm vanilla custard
Petits fours to finish
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