Le Cafe Gourmand - Poitiers

Had a lunch there, only Plat de Jour, but staff were helpful, as we weren't sure what we were eating, and the food was excellent and would highly recommend it for a lunch. We tend not to eat in the evening Lovely atmosphere and staff

We visited for an evening meal. Service was prompt and friendly, our waitress was helpful and attentive. The starters were excellent. I had a carrot soup with toasted prawns - it was delicious and I could have had another bowl. SWMBO had salmon spring rolls which were actually wrapped on salmon and pronounced them a great success. The mains weren't as good. SWMBO went for a vegetarian burger which turned out to be a sort of rice cake with an avocado paste - nicer than my description but she said it was a bit weird. Meanwhile I had what was described (iirc) as a baked loin of lamb. It turned out to be effectively some chops baked in pastry. It was nice if a little bland, but there wasn't a lot if it and there wasn't much with it in the way of accompaniment either. For desert I had a creme brûlée and vanilla and pineapple ice cream concoction (struggled a bit with the translation on this one) - it was actually very nice. Everything was beautifully presented, the starters and desert were delicious but we felt the main courses were lacking a bit. Would still be happy to give it another visit, the overall experience was positive.

I rated this establishment as best of Poitiers. This time they managed to prouvé that nothing is forever.Sashimi of scallops and oyster in an oyster shell, no taste whatsoever, nothing. For a city close to the sea and oysters are face flavorful on their own.Opted for the Spanish burger with the monchago cheese, they ran out of and replaced it with don't know what, OK but to serve me a 5 ounce frozen burger that went through a freezer burn before the microwave to come completely dead when I asked for a medium rare, is an insult. Soggy fries and stale bun. When I asked for the mustard, it came in plastic packets.Baba au rhum, saved by the rhum.A message to the chef:This is the place where I had one of the best piece of steak ever. Please save it for the sake of humanity.

I dinned here twice in one week, it is clear that the chef owner is a food passionate.Nothing is disappointing, I enjoyed every single bite.Too bad for me, I stopped eating red meat, I know that he excels with hand picked meats.Excellent by the glass wine selection and reasonable too.Impeccable service by two lovely ladies, chef stays incognito.Don't hesitate, he deserves our patronage and we deserve his pampering.Thank you chef.

Very nice meal in Poitiers. All 4 of us had something different from the menu and it was all really nice. Good size portions and reasonably priced.