Sous le Platanes - Villecroze

Carefully chosen ingredients by the chef-owner means this and its companion restaurant “Sous Les Platains” are excellent places to enjoy the French experience.

First, I made the mistake of stopping at one of the other restaurants in the square (which shall remain nameless). After waiting for what felt like an eternity to have a glance at the menu in fact, long enough for me to fear that they wouldn't be able to serve me lunch before the 14:00 deadline I up and left. I then wandered into La Cascade and was immediately greeted and treated with great hospitality. And the meal was even better or at least just as good as the service!

Martine is one of the most friendly restaurant owners in the village and local area.Her food is always good and even though not terribly adventerous you rarely get a bad meal. I think in the winter time this restaurant is always cosy and enjoyed by lots of local people which is always a good sign.Set menu is very good value and the fish and chips is excellent for 12 euros !

We live in the village and used to go to La Cascade regularly. The food is good if unimaginative. I liked the lamb which was tender. My husband had a bad steak tartare. The restaurant is central, busy and has a roadside outside terrace. Not the best view in Villecroze but lovely on a hot day. The reason we stopped going however was the feeling that Martine was unfriendly. Despite seeing us and recognizing us as regulars, she never once spoke to us or acknowledged us so we've taken our custom elsewhere. She has her favorites but not us unfortunately.

A sudden change of plan and we found La Cascade on the corner of the village square. The menu was very French and we had to push our French language to the limit, when to our rescue came a waitress who spoke almost perfect English, and we discovered she was from the Netherlands. The food was very good and very French, which was great. There were four of us in the group and we each had something different from the menu all were pronounced as excellent. We did notice that there were several tables taken by English speakers, and clearly this is a place to head for if you are not ever so confident in your French in this rural French setting.