Poivre Rouge - Le Mans

We have used this group of restaurants on many occasions, they have always been excellent value and the one at Le Mans was also very good.The buffet entree course gives you plenty of choice, you serve yourself and are allowed to go up as many times as you want. You also have other entrees options.The main courses are also very French orientated, Deserts are also very good. Mainly the prices are set so you can find a price to suit.A must go to restaurant for those on the go.

We were looking for somewhere other than Buffalo Grill and saw this place. Just off the D313 roundabout at Le Mans on a large retail estate, not to be confused with the other Poivre Rouge at the South of town and very close to the racing circuit.Parking was easy and we arrived at about 8:30pm without a booking. The place was quite busy as it was a Friday evening. We were shown to a good table and the waiting staff were very helpful. There were six of us and chose a selection from the menu including steaks, mixed grill and the Fondue. All were well cooked and well presented, my fondue was a whole baby camembert with meats, salad and baked potato. None of us bothered with the buffet salad bar but I suspect you could have made a good meal from it on its own. We also had some desserts, Panna Cotta, Lemon Tart & Cafe Gourmet. All were very good and finished the meal off nicely. Along with beers and bottled water (still water was provided at the table) the whole meal was € 120 for the six of us. This is reasonably fast food and cheap eats.

Food was bland, service was slow. Go somewhere more formal. This is not real French cuisine. This more like fast food, but not fast and not good.

After a positive experience at the Saumur branch ten days earlier, we decided to break our journey at Le Mans. Bad idea.The service was extremely poor. The waitress completely forgot about us. By the time our mains were served, the beef was completely dry and tasteless. The same dish in Saumur had been excellent.One of our desserts was hot on top and frozen at the bottom.Unfortunately, our French is not good enough to complain.Would definitely not recommend this branch of Poivre Rouge.