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The food is good, maybe even great....
Everything is rich in flavor (as you would expect from French), you can see the complexity...but there's this thing just missing, almost maybe love.
I went with 7 people so i got to try a lot. Their trout tartare was the star of the all appetizers. The goat cheese cheesecake was unique and i'm fully copying this to make at home. The charcuterie platter was ok, not the best i've had, but good. Other appetizers didn't blow me away.
In terms of dinner, the butchers block was veal. Good amazing. I though the duck breast and leg confit was good, and surprisingly, the lamb burger was not too shabby at all. I thought the sweetbread shrimp dish was a little too many flavours clashing, and the taglietelle was bland.
In terms of dessert, the hazlenut creme brulee was so simple yet unique, i loved it. Again, something i will make in the future.
The warm bread pudding with icecream and dark chocolate caramel was not bad at all.
Overall, i was impressed with the food. The service was slow but 'french' and fun (waiter made many arab jokes at my table, but in good faith) and the atmosphere/ambience of the place is quite nice.
I think Loire is definitely good food (better than Tati across the street) but it feels almost like the 'cooks' may just be a little young.
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