L'Instinct Gourmand
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Sue P. • 1 review
August 30, 2024
10/10This restaurant is absolutely perfect for me. Limited and well thought out menu (3 each of starters, mains and desserts). Fabulous food, beautifully presented. Wonderfully cosy and relaxed ambience. Incredibly gracious host, who was very helpful with wine selections. What is not to like?!
L'Instinct Gourmand • Owner
Un grand plaisir de lire votre commentaire.
Nikolaus F. • 4 reviews
August 23, 2024
10/10Small, but well arranged menu. Also the wine list. 3 courses menu prepared by 2 young talented cooks. Very relaxed atmosphere created by an attentive and helpful service. All at reasonable prices. Come and see by yourself, you'll enjoy it as we did.
L'Instinct Gourmand • Owner
Merci à vous pour cette recommandation :). Au plaisir parmi nous.
H R. • 4 reviews
August 14, 2024
5/10Very disappointing. Foie gras straight from the fridge, very very long waiting for everything, waiter cleaning terrace tables while smoking, cheesedesert not available ‘because we only work with fresh products’ etc etc
Daniel K. • 4 reviews
July 12, 2024
9/10Nice neighborhood feel to the place. The duck breast was good though the spuma of roasted corn accompanying it wasn’t the best.
L'Instinct Gourmand • Owner
Merci pour votre partage.
Bruno C. • 11 reviews
May 10, 2024
7.5/10We got a bit disappointed with the food. It was not bad, but we were expecting something good, but it was very regular.
L'Instinct Gourmand • Owner
We saw that you had a very good experience at our second restaurant "L'instant". So tkank you for coming here also. We are a bit disappointed as "Linstinct" is supposed to be our best one. Maybe the propositions the week you came to visit were not your favorites. Hope that you 'll come again and try somthing new. :)
Emre E. • 3 reviews
January 25, 2024
9.5/10a wonderfull gastronomical journey full of unique idea this was my second time and it surely wont be the last
L'Instinct Gourmand • Owner
Nous ésperons aussi que cette venue ne sera pas la dernière! Merci pour ce joli commentaire :)
Redmond C. • 3 reviews
September 15, 2023
7/10Lovely food but delivery of the food was slow & the restaurant was uncomfortably warm on the evening we dined. Obviously there wasn’t any air conditioning.
Mark K. • 7 reviews
September 15, 2023
10/10Really lovely evening. Seated outdoors we got there early but no problem. Our man recommended a muscadet to start us off and then we were treated to some outstanding local offerings, including veal fillet, duck and sea bass. Beautiful flavours. The amuse bouche and the liquorice flavoured sorbet were superb as were the chocolate fondants. Superb restaurant and very reasonably priced.
Margaret G. • 1 review
September 5, 2023
10/10Stunning food and great service. Brilliant value as well. Absolutely worth a visit!
mel B. • 16 reviews
August 10, 2023
6.5/10Somewhat disappointing. The starters were fine. I had vegetable beignettes. They were very salty but nice flavour. My partner ordered the fois gras which he enjoyed. He thought the onion overpowered the fois gras to some degree. I had the fish which wasn't that appealing. A bit grey... We waited a long time before dessert was served... nectarine tart...not really worth the wait.
Miranda S. • 6 reviews
July 25, 2023
7.5/10Great service but food quality and presentation not as good as previous visits.
Emre E. • 3 reviews
February 8, 2023
9.5/10Everything was great Stıff was very friendly Food was excellent Cactus icecream increadable Wine menu was great as well The venue could have been bigger maybe
Paula S. • 2 reviews
June 17, 2022
10/10The food was truly a culinary delight. The chef graciously modified each course I chose to be gluten free and each course was delicious. The ingredients are fresh and his flavor combinations sublime. So for all celiacs visiting Nantes, don’t hesitate to eat here. Fantastic food, wonderful service and a safe place to dine.
Philip K. • 1 review
June 10, 2022
10/10Magnificent meal. My favorite of four weeks traveling in Atlantic France, and we have been to many including two Michelin rated (which are wonderful but overwrought). Each dish used very fresh local ingredients combined in a fine balance of many components. A starter bouche, followed by a fresh open ravioli with complexity in perfect balance (a crisp, seafood foam, black sesame cracker, mushroom and celery sautéed with dollops of chèvre and other flavors). My main was a slow cooked rump that tasted like a tender tender flavorful short rib, with masterfully prepared trumpet mushrooms, squash mash, and other tastes and a beef au jus, all in a balanced and complex flavor. My wife had the fish shown which was also superb. A pre-dessert bouche of an ice cream ball with chocolate and hints of anise. Dessert was a haute apple dish of complexity and balance: minced green apple with an apple foam and apple sorbet and smatter of fresh apple sauce, caramelized sugar crisp, and cinnamon (?) sugar granules. Just fantastic! Ended with a cafe noisette, and went home quite happy. Very friendly and delicious!
Véronique H. • 1 review
April 23, 2022
10/10Welcoming English speaking staff. The food and wine recommandation was Great.
Carol B. • 3 reviews
September 8, 2021
10/10Lovely little restaurant slightly on the edge of the very busy, noisy restaurant area. More tranquil because of this. We sat outdoors on a lovely warm evening and enjoyed a glass or two of Muscadet (me) and Cotes de Rhone (him). We went for the starter/mains option (although I was very tempted to try their fondant au chocolat with the salted butter caramel centre but we were already nicely full!). We both had the foie gras starter and magret de canard. My partner said the magret was possibly the best duck he'd ever had. I loved it too. Don't hesitate to go and enjoy great food in a lovely relaxed atmosphere.
Chloe O. • 2 reviews
July 27, 2021
8/10The entree and main were delicious and really good quality. Price of a three course meal was very reasonable. Flavours of the main dishes were well balanced, with the sauce. Criticisms are - the flavour of one of the ice creams was very strange and not pleasant. Service could be improved - (the waiter has forgotten to serve the sauce until we were halfway done with our mains).
Gerhard K. • 1 review
October 4, 2019
10/10FANTASTIC !!! the best veal i ever had in my life and my wife had a fantastic lamb. tried again on monday 7.oct for lunch but it was closed.defenety next time again.this rest. is a must !
Harris E. • 8 reviews
May 28, 2019
9/10The restaurant lives up to its name and the food is presented beautifully
Jacinda C. • 3 reviews
April 25, 2019
9.5/10Fab meal & wine and attentive, yet relaxed service
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