La Taverne de Maitre Kanter - Laval

We arrived luckily with a reservation at 1230pm which I scored at 10am that same day (probably the last table for 2. I had been to this restaurant 5 years ago with about 6 friends on the night in Laval where they lit the great illuminations all over this capital city of the Mayenne region. Today, years later and one day late for the illuminations, we were welcomed by the host (the restaurant was taken over 3 years ago or so, but the atmosphere/food/decor were the same. The menu was re designed and it was much easier to read (someone followed my recommanded course Menu Desgin 101* . We ordered a white wine to start our meal with (a nice glass of Alsatian Edelzwicker; served in an elegant Alsatian wine glass and a sweet dessert wine, but we switched wine glasses because my friend is not particular fond of sweet wines. My friend ordered the homemade pâté (which he liked and I just nimbled on a piece of this and did not order an appetizer. The service all throughout was efficient and friendly, in this bustling restaurant completely booked on this particular Sunday afternoon. The next dishes (with 50cl of Château David red wine were ordered with the appetizer: rumsteak with French fries and served with a béarnaise sauce and I ordered the special of the day (a duo of fresh cod and lobster, served with a purée of butternut squash and rolled up zucchini and carot slices . Of course, lobster is one of my favorite food to eat (back when I lived in the Norteastern part of the USA and it was served on a pre heated plate which I think is a must in a classy restaurants like this one. No dessert there was simply not enough room for it but the dessert list looked absolutely devine. Plus we did see some desserts going by and they looked heavenly. But we did order two cafés (a strong one and one with cream, and it looked like a cappuccino! served with a wrapped piece of dark chocolate. The bill came to almost 91 euros for 2. Although the ride of aprox 1 hour was maybe not too ecological, but it was definetely well worth it (again . Chapeau to the new team and owners for this brasserie tavern restaurant with many Alsatian dishes (e.g. Sauerkraut specials . We do miss having this type of restaurant in Angers (Maine et Loire region . Maybe an idea to open up one in Angers? ....

Chose this restaurant as it was next door to our hotel. It was buzzing on a Sunday evening and the service remained slick, friendly and efficient. There is an excellent variety of food on the menu and ours, steak and fish dishes, was well cooked. Our ice cream desserts were large and delicious. We returned the following evening to equally good service and quality of food.

We arrived late, about 30 minutes towards the closure of the restaurant. The menu impressed us by being varied and rich in content. Our order was promptly taken and delivered. The presentation was lovely to behold and the dishes were delicious. We had fish soup and foie gras for starters and sole meunier and

Came by chance to have a coffee. Fast and welcoming service. When we are passing through, we will come back. Young team. The coffee tastes good, but a little stronger would be a nice touch. Possibility of taking it away.

We weren't sure if this Brasserie was open so we called and made a quick reservation at 12noon with no problem. When we arrived, we were warmly welcomed and taken to our table that had been reserved for our party of 3. Service was very good and the staff was very attentive to our needs, even before asking, things were placed on our table. We brought in a very small dog (bichon frise) and without asking, they delivered a small bowl of water and set it on the floor. Food was very good with one exception as explained below. I ordered the Formule Relais (21.80 Euros) which included, Entree, Plat Dessert (Tartine de chèvre chaud, salade Choucroute Brasserie Glace 2 boules de vanille). Reasonable price for a very good lunch. The salad with warm goat cheese was very good. I was disappointed with the Sauerkraut Brasserie (Saucisses de Francfort et Alsacienne, poitrine fumée, saucisson à l'ail, pommes de terre) because it was not served hot and the sauerkraut was overcooked. The slab of thick bacon was a bit undercooked and lacked much flavor. The saucisses de Francfort were rather bland and also served luke warm. The star of the lunch was the Moules marinière En Cocotte servi avec frites. The mussels were served steaming hot in a large bowl with a large cover that is used for the empty shells. The house made fries were perfectly cooked (crispy on the outside and tender on the inside). La Majestueuse île Flottante was okay nothing remarkable. Presentation was very good. Overall, I highly recommend this place, especially if you plan to have moules frites which are the best we've ever had.