There is a huge selection of eateries in the Loire valley, here are just a few to try:

L’Aviation - Orleans situated on the Boulevard du Faubourg-Bannier. This restaurant serves seasonal menus featuring game, fish and fresh produce.

Brasserie de L’Univers – Tours, Situated on the Place Jean-Jaures. A lovely Belle Epoque restaurant, which serves fresh meat, fish and pizzas.

Restaurant Les Menestrels - Saumur on the Rue Raspall it is part of the Hotel Anne Anjou, situated in an unusual building in the gardens of the hotel. A variety of set menus are on offer including à la carte and the backdrop of the floodlit chateau provides a very romantic setting and a lasting memory of your visit to the Loire.

Chateau de Marcay – Located in Chinon, this restaurant has an exotic menu of ‘poisson’ and woodland delicacies accompanied by strange but delicious ingredients such as lavender, honey and smoked chillis. There is a beautiful dish of foie gras de canard layered with rabbit, wood pigeon with artichokes and also garlic and a caramelised peach.(www.chateaudemarcay.com).
Domaine des Hauts de Loire - Situated on the Route de Herbault, in Onzain, this lovely restaurant is set within the Hotel. An old Hunting Lodge in the centre of the Loire valley, the restaurant also boasts two-Michelin-stars. The dishes are superb, some examples are; risotto of pearl barley and chives, amuses-bouche of lobster and tomato salad and lightly smoked sea bass in a delicate saffron sauce with leeks. (www.domainehautsloire.com).

La Licorne - Located on the Allée Ste Catherine in Fontevraud, this popular restaurant serves its sumptuous fish dishes of lobster and oysters in a pretty secluded courtyard.