Les Foudres
63 Reviews
50 Av. Paul Firino Martell, 16100 Cognac, France

Les Foudres
63 Reviews
50 Av. Paul Firino Martell, 16100 Cognac, France
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Joel Blin
Joel Blin, Aug 2024
Amazing 1 Star Michelin restaurant in the heart of Cognac. A MUST TRY !
Beautiful location. Friendly and professional service. Had the signature Menu with the option of cheese as well.
Dishes were tasty, full of flavour and beautifully presented.
Anna Maria Beritsi
Anna Maria Beritsi, Aug 2023
A Michelin experience as only found in France. Went for the extended prestige menu, which did not dissapoint. Excellent wine pairing and service. The menu dessert was a bit dissapointing, went for the hommage a ma maman instead, which was amazing.
eileen davie
eileen davie, Sep 2021
We visited this restaurant for the first time and were singularly impressed not only by how delicious the food was but by the creativity in design and presentation shown by the chef. We were a party of three and we each chose different dishes. Every course was delicious. The simple sounding artichoke was incredible. It was designed to look like a little artichoke but was made up of artichoke tempura, little green basil raviolis with a mousse of artichoke heart in the centre all beautifully flavoured and absolutely delicious. Lobster is one of my favourite foods but it is very difficult to have it perfectly cooked. This chef produced a fabulous lobster dish with all the succulent opulence one hopes for trimmed with delicious vegetables in a beautiful, intense lobster sauce. The attention to detail particularly with regard to the vegetables, which were a treat in themselves, was truly remarkable. This restaurant is not cheap but the quality is very well worth the price. The restaurant itself is stunning the service was excellent without the over formal behaviour of waiters sometimes found in Michelin starred restaurants (they were smiling and friendly). We could not recommend this restaurant highly enough.
Marc Bergvelt
Marc Bergvelt, Apr 2023
Though professional the staff are somewhat pretentious and the dishes are unnecessarily complicated. Everything is perfectly cooked but the result left us with a heavy feeling. Delicate is perhaps subjective, but little about this dining experience came across as such. Good selection of wines of course and good sommelier.
peter kear
peter kear, Aug 2022
We had high hopes that this would be excellent. However when we arrived we had trouble finding the restaurant, lack of signage and no staff. When we did fins it there was no one to welcome us and the staff were positively surly. The food was very average and the service was terrible. When I paid the bill, which had a couple of items that we did not have on it, I gave the girl my feedback on the evening to which she just shrugged. I would not go back to this restaurant. Overpriced and under delivered.
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Les Foudres
The restaurant of the Hôtel Chais Monnet is housed in the high-ceilinged space where the huge hundred-year-old barrels used for ageing cognac were kept. In the intimate-feeling dining rooms with their hushed atmosphere, no detail has been neglected, from the exquisite contemporary silverware to the crystal glasses. The cuisine is meticulously crafted in order to showcase local ingredients from the Charente terroir: free-range poultry, fish from the fish market, Île de Ré potatoes etc. The chef sets great store by plating his dishes elegantly and perfecting his concentrated sauces: the caramelised celery jus is a seamless substitute for a meat gravy.
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Poulpette
Now, this is a place that has it in the bag. The deliberately short menu offers tasty market-based cooking, with flights of fancy far and wide; it is made with fine ingredients prepared with care and originality. Amandine, once a dance teacher, now head of service and partner, and Antoine, alumnus of the elite Paris Institute of Political Studies but passionate about food (stints at Lucas Carton and Jadis) have joined forces to offer a delightful culinary experience.
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La Maison
This attractive house in the town centre is built of white stone and has a relaxed atmosphere inside. The cuisine is eclectic, with multiple influences (Asia, the Mediterranean, South America): pan-fried squid with garlic and red chilli; lamb shoulder confit with cumin, tchoutchouka (roasted pepper and tomato salad); beef tenderloin, panko with herbs and chimichurri sauce. Be sure to try the house cocktails featuring cognac.
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Notes
A little way from the town centre, this fine 19C town house is now a luxury hotel. It has undergone first-class restoration work, and this has particularly benefited the restaurant's dining area, which is set in a small lounge. Chef Anthony Carballo proposes two surprise menus comprising several courses, inspired in part by the estate's vegetable garden. Tomato, basil and burrata; pollack, courgette and fish stock: a wonderful gourmet interlude!
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