L'Affranchi

What an excellent spot to get spoiled. We are a bike travellers passing through Agen and this place was recommended to us by a local guide. There was no menu "a la carte". All 7 steps dishes were served as a surprice from the chef. We took the option to match it with wine.

What a disappointment 😞 it was a really strange experience.. we were celebrating the 2nd anniversary of my cousins, and they didn't even bother to ask if we were celebrating anything.. they did ask about allergies and if we've been before there.. anyway.. We chose the complete "big menu with paring" since the beginning we should read that something was just not right.. not menus, the explanation, or every course was just random (not to mention the lack of information in English or french) the server put him self on his knees to talk to us we need to ask for water like after 30min.. even our appetizer drinks were already served.. we asked for the toilet, and the girl was so rude to show me where it was even when she came all the way to point it.. the courses was really disaster and I'm really would like to say there was 1 of the 7 dishes which was really good the "soup" which has a yolk with some soy sauce in the inside and the broth we never find out what was it (they didn't mention) it was some radish and octopuses there.. it was the only dish I would be happy to pay for!!! There was a "waffle" DISGUSTING!! the texture was completely buttery and oily forgot about the taste.. not taste, but you could feel the fishy flavor of the octopus tint. There was fill up with some chorizo (which supposed be crispy) pickles and some other stuff which make not sense at all! The cheese plate is just plain! So, not in the expectations of a place with a standard of a michelin star! The dish before the dessert to clean the palate.. was good. Unfortunately, we ate it without knowing what it was because they brought it so melt already that by the time the server arrived (like 10min after we were done), he just told us dessert was coming.. dessert was the most disgusting ever.. it was a beautiful Pear shape presentation with some apple paste dots on the plate.. I couldn't eat it at all.. it was covered with a calvados, eatable plastic, and the mouse was a mushroom, really not flavoring at all, but the texture was just such unpleasant. We couldn't eat it at all! So when we though that nightmare was over, he came to tell us the last one was coming, and he pretended to leave the same spoon and we ask him to bring 3 more..and he really didn't like it.. but he did, just for a piña colada terrine with some sort of caramel and chocolate confit on top.. It was such a disappointment because in this time we've been around europe we have tried so many more restaurants which I would rate millions of times better than this one. They cut the bread next to the toilet, they never changed the wine glases only if you didn't finish the previous one then they will give you a new glass if not they will just served on top of the one you had before! Anyway I really don't recommend it at all!! Not the menu! Not the service! And definitely not the food!!! Completely wondering how they could get twice a michelin star?? One could be a mistake... but two is a real stupidity! Sorry to say it. But I dont find it fare for so many other great places around, and more of all for the customers, because paying 300 euros for 3 pax for not having even a piece of protein per course.. is so not right! Thanks but not happy at all! (I add the video of the only course we really enjoy)

Food is excellent but odd, and the service was less than great. It’s a “Surprise Menu” (40 Euros) means you get no choice in what is served, but what you get is nice. The menu said 1 starter, 1 meat or fish, 1 dessert. We got 4 tiny tapas plates, each very nice, but each 30 minutes apart. After that we were told dessert was next. We laughed at receiving no main plate of any kind at any point. Dessert was lemon tart, a typical choice on any French menu, but not something I would order every time given the chance. We spoke with another who ate here the same night and she had the same complaints. She spoke to the chef who was a one-person operation who clearly couldn’t keep up with various courses going to various tables at different times. The meal took 3 hours and was way too unorganized. All in all, good chef - but with no support, impossible demands, and silly “surprise” concept, I couldn’t recommend it.

No fadt menu. The waiter decides for you. Very interesting Let yourself transformed

Restaurant full of chic and young vibe! Romantic dine experience with my husband. Plating is artistic and simple. So delicious from entree, main dish to dessert. It seems like the menu changes every week like surprise. The price was 35€ per person for lunch in week. Service was fantastic and professional plus very kind.

Terribly rude waiter. My wife had a duck breast that was inedible due to poor preparation (the nerves in the meat not properly removed) and the waiter made no apology. Then a hair in my dessert. Being in a hurry I asked to not have a second dessert prepared but expected some kind of gesture on the bill. Nothing offered off the bill and no apologies, so I paid and left. Will certainly not return and was extremely disappointed, having only ever had good experiences with Bib Gourmand restaurants in the Michelin Guide.

Excellent restaurant ! The dishes are original and delicious (unique menu), the service is great, the staff is helpful and overall quite affordable for this type of restaurant. I totally recommend this experience !

Always love to go back to L'Affranchi. The food is delicious, the service is excellent and the setting is very chic. Highly recommended to all foodies in the region!