La Terrasse - La Châtaigneraie

Very welcoming restaurant with an extensive menu. All meals chosen have been beautifully cooked and presented from the artistic amuses-bouches to the dish flambéed at the table. Staff are happy to discuss what goes into different dishes and most speak English.

We arrived early and found plenty of parking outside the restaurant. We had a choice of eating inside or in the courtyard. We were warmly welcomed. The menu consisted of an a la carte, a 27.50 euros three course menu or a 22.50 euros three course menu. We chose the latter and were not disappointed. The set menus had a good choice between fish, fowl or red meat. We saw no vegetarian option but this did not bother us. The staff spoke good English but Indulged us in our hesitant French. They could not have been more accommodating. We could find no fault with either the food or the service.

We found this hotel/ restaurant by chance and we are so glad we did. Such a warm swelcome and the lady who owns this wonderful Hotel/restaurant speaks English. Our room was stunning over looking the valley. We were so lucky with the weather we had our meal outside, which made it taste even better if that was at all possible. Great choices on the menu and good prices. Breakfast was Buffet and eat as much or as little as you want. We were sorry to leave.

If your party is happy with its own company and likes to hear each other when having a conversation, then La Terrasse is an ideal venue. The quality of the food and the the way in which it is presented and served are excellent. It is always good to find a steak cooked to your liking and vegetables that still have some texture, but the variety and standard of the dishes offered on the 'Menu' option and 'à la carte' are enough for everyone, I suspect. If you like a pudding, you must try the brioche pain perdu.It was quiet on the Tuesday night we went for a birthday meal, but that suited us very well. We had all eaten here before, so hoped for a consistent experience. We were not disappointed and will undoubtedly be eating here again. An additional attraction is that the restaurant is usually open and you can book a table: two features not always apparent in this corner of the Vendée and Deux-Sèvres.

This is a very pleasant restaurant but the night we visited it was very quiet and lacked atmosphere. The service was very good and efficient. The food was well cooked and presented. The house wine served in a jug was very expensive and was served warm!