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The place may not look like much from the outside but the food is delicious (Crottin cheese from Romain Dubois) and the wine selection excellent (Vincent Pinard from nearby Bué). Worth the drive from Sancerre - or from Paris for that matter!

Which isn't something one does in France. I didn't. But he was fun and kind, he really wanted us to love our dinners, which we did. This is not a place to go if you do not like goat cheese...they feel strongly about it. But the room is charming, and it is a lovely, local experience. Plus, the drive there through the vineyards is spectacular.

We ended up by hazard in this restaurant, as all the others were fully booked. Even though this one was also full, the waiter offered us to eat at the bar. As he cleaned this area for us, a client offered us to come and eat at his table. The tables are close together - jovial exchanges thus started between the different tables! The waiter was smiling and helpful (even despite a strong tooth-ache!). We had a "côte de veau", delicious and very well cooked, rosé, with good wine and a real crème brûlée as a final touch. Recommended!

A very friendly welcome. Good service nice reasonable wines. The fresh fish from the Loire was a lovely starter. Just like whitebait, but better. Some had Brouillade des oeuf chèvre jambon de cebo , which was very good but a bit too filling. Also warm chèvre en cocotte, good. For our main course we had Pluma de Pata negra, or Cote de beuf both very nice but not outstanding. Generous portions with lovely chips & courgette and tomato gratin very good. The chocolate desert was rich but delicious. Panacotta a bit granular. The creme brûlée was very rich and over generous.

I never come back to this restaurant! The service was never there... the waiter was not familiar with the menu and could not answer basic questions regarding the menu. We ordered salade petit goûter, the salad was brown instead off green. The dish looked and tasted not good! Me and my brother ordered meat with maison fries, the fries were swimming in their own fat. They were overcooked and very brown. It was such a shame as this restaurant was recommended and unfortunately it was the worst restaurant we have eaten during our week's holiday in this region. We had to take coffee and desert in another place!

Gilles DuBois loves goat cheese, so much, he incorporates it into almost everything he prepares at this little restaurant. And, it works. We stopped for lunch and our favorite was the Goat Cheese and Beet Terrine. The chicken breast with goat cheese, butter and cream, was really good. Crottin cheese was also incorporated into the mashed potatoes side dish, making an pleasant change from ordinary potatoes. Highly recommend pairing your meal with a glass of Sancerre from Alain Gueneau. Finished with cheese for desert, Gilles made the selection for me. Absoluetly wonderful, but it came with a warning - to eat the cheese rind - but of course. Apparently too many American visitors are trimming it...

This little family restaurant in Chavignol was recommended by several on line services so we gave it a try. We made reservations for 8pm but they asked if we could do 7:30 as they would be very busy at 8pmWhen we arrived we were the first and only guests for a while. Our young server was sweet and charming and catered to our needs helping us through the local menu.The four of us enjoyed both our rosé and our entire meal. Three things stood stood out for us#1 it is a little pricy at 110€ for the four of us#2 we were clearly the outsiders here and we noticed that every other guest received a healthier serving of wine than our four glasses and healthier portions of dishes served especially the...

We stopped in Au Petit Gouter (note that it is NOT in Sancerre, but in the village down hill - Chavignol; drive, don't walk) on the strength of the Trip Advisor reviews, and we were very glad we did! If you want to taste top-quality local food - simple, as noted, yet perfectly prepared- this is your spot. We were a bit overwhelmed by the lengthy wine list (written in chalkboards on the walls), but the waitress was most helpful, suggesting a bottle that fit our price range and was an excellent accompaniment to the food. We sought out the winery the next day and bought some bottles to take home. Of course you have to get the crotin (goat cheese) salad (local specialty - you'll see why!)- but y...

We traveled to Chavignol to visit Domaine Deleporte at 5 PM for a tour and wine tasting. An excellent visit and some first class wines. Afterward we felt like having something to eat and another couple visiting the domaine suggested a restaurant just up the street. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed that night but the associated bistro was to open at 7. We sampled more local wine at the bar and then decided it was getting too late to wait further. On our way back we passed a small, unobtrusive bistro that was open and decided to check it out. Ambiance? A small dining area, bare wooden tables and a menu on a chalk board! We decided to take a chance...and what a surprise. Our meal include...