Les Banquettes Rouges

French restaurant in Blois

combining new flavors and culinary traditions

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Starters

Artichoke and fennel salad, vinaigrette with shallots and fresh herbs, finely sliced spianata salami, croutons and balsamic reduction sauce.

Celeriac risotto, caramelised onion cream sauce, Galet de la Loire soft cow’s milk cheese and roasted hazelnuts.*

Pollack tartare with grapefruit and Timur berry pepper, beetroot served in different ways and home-made crackers.

Home-made brioche with goat’s cheese protected by the PDO geographical indication, shredded Chinese leaf cabbage with sesame oil, light lime cream.*

Main course

Label Rouge farmhouse pork served two ways (slow cooked rack and confit and pulled spare ribs), burnt hay cream and roasted carrots.

Lamb saddle steak marinated with wild garlic, sauce vierge with crunchy vegetables .

Escalope of calf’s liver, orange and lemon thyme sweet-and-sour sauce .

Blanquette of mullet, grilled bacon, red wine reduction sauce and seasonal vegetables. (can also be served without bacon on request)

Pan-fried shiitake and oyster mushrooms, cauliflower cream with Tomme de Touraine cheese, mildly spiced crumble and pickles.* DESSERTS*

Desserts

Fromage blanc and candied lemon sponge cake, mango cream, fresh strawberries, coconut gel and ice cream.

Sweet potato and vanilla biscuit, Granny Smith compote, Chantilly cream and rosemary ice cream.*

Pistachio crème brûlée, raspberries in different textures, white chocolate and pistachio crunchy cornflake biscuit.*

Goat’s cheese faisselle with herbs, pickled red onion and Breton curry crumble.*

Platter of mature cheeses from a variety of regions, salad and condiments.*

* Vegetarian dishes

Had a fantastic meal here with our three young children...they were presented with the children's menu and I have never seen a 14month old demolish a plate of food so fast. [...] We had a salmon terrine for starter then enjoyed rabbit, beef..all cooked to perfection with innovative touches... All accompanied by local wine 'Cheverny'. Highly recommend.

If someone is searching for a special diner with Nobel-cuisine but payable prices, you have to come here. Don't forget to do a reservation and enjoy a very nice dinner that's also an eye-catcher!

I ate in /on the banquettes rouges last summer and will recommend the restaurant. The owners are very friendly (but not pushy), we were made to feel very welcome. The food was very good and the wine list extensive. The patron had good knowledge of the wines in offer and could recommend a good local red that complemented my meal. Pudding was nice too.

We ate here at the recommendation of our hotel staff. We were glad that we had the little town map marked with an "X" because it's not in the busy section of town. [...] We were really trying to stick to the French menu, but when we struggled, they did produce the English version for us. Lovely presentations, menu items that were unusual.

This small bistro in Blois was the best restaurant we ate at in a week long trip to France through Burgundy, the Loire valley and Normandy. We were struck by the combination of a warm, cosy setting with some really modern, innovative yet hearty cooking [...] Fabulous overall, great value for money and totally unexpected in an otherwise bland looking town.