Restaurant LE RAISIN

Crossing the bridge between Fleurville in Saône-et-Loire and Pont-de-Vaux located in Ain, we had a go at Le Raisin, a well located establishment. Quiet and comfy, the restaurant will invite you to a tasting experience through a range of regional dishes. Products are targeting local production and the 'Carte des Vins' is covering the best of France. Why not trying the frog legs? Fried with fresh herbs, they might surprised you! Thanks to the staff for the warm welcome and the dedication during our time in your restaurant.

Wow. The occasion? My partner's birthday. The welcome? Second to none - even taking our coats to the cloakroom. The food? Artistic and delicious. The sommelier? She evidently knew her wines and chose excellent ones to match our food. The menu? We chose the Menu Plaisir - my partner selecting the fish plates, me the meat plates. After visiting France so often, I finally ate snails and frog. The staff? Excellent. Although I speak French and my partner sort of understands, nevertheless, all the staff spoke to us in English - highly unexpected, and very much appreciated. A special occasion; a special meal; a special evening, made by the excellent staff and service. Bravo to the husband and wife who own and run the restaurant, brasserie and hotel.

The rooms are spacious, clean and comfortable. The restaurant was an absolute pleasure. The staff were friendly, attentive and very knowledgeable about the food and wine they were serving. The food was amazing and my colleague said it was the best meal he had ever had. The cheese trolley was great I could not recommend this highly enough. The cost was very reasonable and I do not think you will get a better meal than this anywhere in the world and certainly not at the prices charged. If you are in the area it is a must to dine here.||Outstanding food and service.

It was a national holiday but the restaurant was open so we got a table for dinner. Glorious food... excellent cheerful service and a comfortable relaxed dining room.

I had a great experience at Le Raisin. I ordered a Menu Plaisir with Foie Gras de Canard to the Filet de Canette, which were exquisite. The service was impeccable, and staff helped us with the wine and cheese selections. The Chariot de Fromage and dessert de la maison were amazing. We spent around 100 euros per person, and the menu was worth every euro. I highly recommend this place for an extraordinary dining experience.

We stayed here as a family returning from skiing, and have also stayed here in three or four previous years over 30 years. The rooms are fairly simple but spacious and spotless with ample hot water; they really are extraordinarily good value for money. Breakfast is very self service, but good with plenty of choice. Dinner is the star of the show. Absolutely excellent and fully worthy of its Michelin star, and good value considering the quality and service. Perhaps the most unusual feature is that deposits are not required when booking, a rarity these days and most refreshing. I would guess all turn up to enjoy the wonderful dinner!

We stayed here for one night, and ate the excellent Menu Plaisir at 54 euros (66 euros for 4 courses). It was, as ever, excellent. Celine Michel always gives us a warm welcome, and Frederic produces his admirable food in the streamlined modern kitchen. Prepare for a long and enjoyable evening as you entertain your palate with the delicate amuses gueles or gourmandises which Frederic serves between between each delicious course. This is |fine dining as theatre, and everything is presented with an admirable panache, flair and attention to detail. The garnishes include fresh flowers, foams and jellies. However, I had not met before the garnish of small green fronds (samphire perhaps, or fried parsley?) in which a crisp green Kromeski, served as a tiny appetiser, nestled in a bowl. I chewed my way, without pleasure, through two or three of the green tufts and then gave up. When I asked the waiter what they were, he replied with amusement 'mousse'! 'Moss' is not on my list of edible delights, and will never be rolled round and round my mouth again! Otherwise, full marks to the Michels for a truly exciting dining experience.|This is really a restaurant with rooms, and the bedrooms are comfortable without being in any way luxurious. But the food is the thing to go for here, but just inspect the garnishes with care!|

A good one star restaurant. Very tasty, big portions, great frog legs and wine selection. Had very good time there. Personnel was very polite. Lowlights: personnel was a bit under-dressed, wine pooring technique was not the top. The restaurant is nice and modern, but the hotel is very old-fashioned. Big contrast. Overall, pleasant experience.

We went to Le Raisin for the third time in two years returning from the Midi. It was even more excellent than least year. It seems, the chef is very eager to improve even more. I see this with a laughing and a sad eye because should it happen that he is going to get more Michelin stars than one, this wonderful hideaway will very soon be overcrowded by arrogant gourmet- temple worshippers and become unaffordable. We chose Menu du Terroir and Menu Gourmand with dessert and cheese at 49€ and 66€. As a starter I had fraicheur du tourteau ( crab) with artichoke, fennel and yuzu ( a type of lemony tangerine) and my husband had European lobster poached in lobster butter with minestrone revisitée. Both excellent, nothing to wish for. As a main course I had Bresse chicken with sweetcorn, squid and lobster bisque, my husband opted for a hay smoked beef tenderloin with porcini mushrooms, parsley and pommes soufflés in a hay- infused jus de boeuf. Especially the beef was absolutely spectacular, it was the best course I´ve ever tasted in my life. The chicken also was an intelligent and mouthwatering surf ´n turf variety, the squid supported very well the texture and taste of the white meat. The choice of cheese from the trolley was excellent, accompanied by dried figs and salted butter. For dessert we chose a variety around raspberries which came with a spoonful of home made verbena icecream- the ultimate treat! Additionally there were appetizers and three delicious amuse bouches in between not to forget the crisp and crunchy home made bread with salted butter from local producers. A word about the service team- it is absolutely lovely, friendly but not too friendly, observant but not obtrusive, thus creating a relaxed country house atmosphere where everyone feels really at home. No snooty waiters lifting stainless steel cloches but amiable french girls explaining the courses and a very skilled young sommelier.- We loved it and will return.