Teléfono: +33247542039
Dirección: 101 av. de la Tranchée, 37100 Tours, France
Ciudad: Tours
Platos: 16
Reseñas: 415
Sitio Web: http://www.charles-barrier.fr
"This is a restaurant with elegant ambiance and food to match. It is listed as one of the 10 best restaurants in Tours, but it's not in the city center, and I only knew about it because it was right around the corner from my hotel, Chateau Belmont, and the tour guide recommended it. When I dined there, they had a special prix fixe menu. I chose a tuna tartare appetizer with tiny artichoke fritters and a tomato sorbet that was a refreshing starter on a summer day, but before that came a series of amuses bouche that were very creative and.flavorful. I won't mention all of them because I assume they change frequently, but the most notable was an egg, soft-poached and deep fried. I was sure this had to involve a sous vide machine, but if I understood correctly, I think the maitre d' said that they basically almost froze the egg, then removed the shell, breaded and deep fried it. Served with mushrooms and a tiny toast point for dipping, it was so delicious! My sea bass entree was perfectly prepared, with very complex sauces and accompanied by baby fennel and potatoes that tasted like broken-up roesti -- savory and crusty just like the skin of the fish. Dessert was fresh bing cherries with a sabayon cream and a scoop of lavender (I think) ice cream. There were also macarons as a finishing touch, so my advice to anyone ordering a la carte is, don't over-order! I thought I had ordered a light meal, but with all the complimentary appetizers and sweets, it was quite a lot of food! The service was friendly and attentive. It was expensive but worth it (50 Euro for the special 3-course menu, probably quite a bit more if you ordered 3 courses a la carte, and wines were from the 30-40 Euro range and up)."
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