Marmande
Boat aux Saveurs

Boat aux Saveurs

36-38 av. Jean-Jaurès, 47200 Marmande, France

Européen • Français • Terrasse • Cuisine Moderne


"This is definitely a restaurant for a special occasion. Everything about it oozes style and quality, from the building itself through the décor, the service by a knowledgeable Maitre D and of course the food. Located along one of the main roads leading out of the town of Marmande, it had only been open just over a year when my wife and I visited it in September 2012. There were two menus available for dinner, a four course menu at 42€ and a more extensive one (menu saveurs) at €60. We opted for the latter and enjoyed a splendid seven courses cooked expertly by Annabelle Boat. We were told that Annabelle had trained in Talence, near Bordeaux and at restaurants nearby. An amuse bouche consisted of melon with mint, sautéed fish ball with creamy vegetable emulsion and a chopped vegetable pate. The starter was pan fried foie gras with a crumble of red fruits and rice flower. This course was highly unusual and exceptional. Next there was a dish of squid horns stuffed with finely diced vegetables cooked in stock and accompanied by octopus. The whole thing was set off by a magnificent fish sauce. A fish course of monkfish served with crispy polenta, tomato, garlic, basil and olive oil which also came with deep fried fennel. The crowning glory was milk fed veal which just melted in your mouth and served with a highly reduced jus, carrots and onion cream. A selection of cheeses is included and we had Roblechon and Tombe. The sweet course was a trio of ice cream in a soufflé coat, a very tasty rum Baba and a chocolate coffee mousse. There is an impressive range of coffees depending on your preference for light, medium or strong. There is a good list of Bordeaux wines and some from Provence if you prefer Rose. Most are in the price range of 15€ to 25€ but there are more expensive bottles if you are a wine connoisseur or want to try out the more prestigious labels. All in all a very fine dining experience produced by a young chef with a real love for her profession."

Le Palais De Marmande

Le Palais De Marmande

route de Bordeaux, 47200, Marmande, France

Chinois • Européen • Péruvien • Espagnol


"my wife and I have dined here several times both alone and with the family and always had a good and varied meal. the grandchildren just love it. this is an Asian buffet in large size, which is excellent value for money....The ambiente is modern and the restaurant sits around 200 people, although we have never seen it full. the price ranges from 12,90 € to 15,90 € for the midday to between 17,90 € and 18,90 € in the evening for adults and 4,90 € to 9,90 € for children, depending on the day of the week they eat. under 3s go free and they can refill their plate as often as they want. we are always amazed at the selection of things to do. there are sushi, dimme cums, garnel, muscheln, salate for appetizers, then what has to cook at least 30 different main dishes with chicken, duck, bark meat, seafood all in an Asian style with beautiful sauces. there is also a selection of cheese and cooked meat. then there is the uncooked cooled section where they can choose, king prawn, huh, entrecote steak, lamb plus mushrooms, nudge and then go and they fresh in a wok in a many number of eight different aromen garlic, hoi sin, soy etc cooked by the chefs. there is also much salate. desserts have an obstinate, a different cake and blancmanges and cheese if they want it. drinks are very reasonable and wine reaches from 4.80 € for a 50cl carafe up to 32.90 € for a sancerre. the large part of the weine is in the range from €13 to €18. Obviously this is not a good food, but it offers amazing price-performance ratio and is worth a visit. we recommend it absolutely."