Étincelles - La Gentilhommière

Utterly charming restaurant with great food and wonderful warm personal service, trying hard to speak English. We had lunch here on a rainy Easter Sunday. The menu is not listed as it is a “surprise”. We were asked if we had any food allergies or...hatreds (cilantro) and the kitchen was mindful of this. Our six course menu was morel and asparagus heavy, as it is the season for both. Started with a light soup of asparagus and morels. Then two wonderful fish courses, then lamb served with perfectly cooked risotto. The cheese course was creative (as was all the food) a disc of aged goat cheese was topped with candied walnuts and a slice of pickled pear, which set it off perfectly. Dessert was a...

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A quaint and intimate little restaurant boasting a Michelin Star run by a lovely husband and wife duo. There is no menu, you are totally left with the inspiration and freshest of ingredients of the Chefs\' concoctions of the day. And boy it...did not disappoint. As we were on holiday, we wanted our kids to experience this culinary delight too. They are young and pretty fussy when it comes to food. The eldest (the fussiest) rated his main dish as The best fish he has tasted in all of his life !! The youngest cleaned all his plates and even climbed into the coffee treats which mom and dad had no space for. For us adults, it was dish upon delightful dish. Not just eye candy, but tasteful and de...

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We ate here with friends last year and I wrote an enthusiastic review then... and I'm going to do so again now! This time the two of us had the pleasure of chatting with Vincent and his beautiful wife Anne... what a lovely couple. His...food is extraordinary and we were delighted to hear that he might be guest-chef at a great restaurant in Auckland (Paris Butter) when we will be there in early We will certainly be taking friends along to sample his remarkable cooking talents. The no-choice, tasting menu at Etincelles is a sheer delight. Well worth the Michelin star and more....

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Vincent Lucas and his lovely wife run this utterly charming village gem all on their own... He creates and serves his delicious concoctions personally with an enthusiastic presentation of their ingredients. She moves gracefully around the eclectic dining room attentively looking after the every needs...of the diners. Their no choice\', degustation menu is created based on the best, local ingredients combined in an often unusual and hugely successful blend. We loved it!

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Excellent dinner in a beautiful garden. We went twice and both times everything was very good. We loved the idea of a surprise menu!

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