Top 5 Mediterranean Restaurant in Pays de la Loire

14 Rue Louis Blanc, 44200 Nantes, France

“The food was stunning, the best Mediterranean restaurant I have eaten in. Great atmosphere, takes you away on a journey of amazing taste and tranquility. Thank you”

20 Bd Franklin Roosevelt, 85100 Les Sables-d'Olonne, France

“Great Restaurant with very friendly staff and amazing food in a nice Ambiente! It’s worth to go there!”

489 Av. Bollée, 72100 Le Mans, France

“Super nice restaurant, very friendly service staff. Definitely to test !”

10 Rue Léon Blum, 44000 Nantes, France

“Truly superb in every single way. Probably one of my top restaurant meals of all time. Excellent service. Lovely atmosphere. Food was out of this world. You must go here if you can get a table”

Zéro Newton, 4 Pl. Albert Camus, 44200 Nantes, France

“Always stay of with the negatives: - architecture is not our thing but hey not too negative... - 1 person had some bones in the fish fillet 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♀️ The rest was superb! Really almost deserves 2* - excellent service, lovely apéritifs - the amuse bouches were amazing - starters for each of mackerel for me and lobster for my better half - 2nd fish dish of sardines - the lieu jaune with such lovely pepper sauces and purée! - palette cleanser (herbal sorbet) - Raspberry/chocolate desserts 😋”

18 Rue Paul Baudry, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France

“We are here again !! It's been a whole year since we last enjoyed this totally fabulous restaurant. The very best Bangladesh/Pakistan curry we've ever enjoyed in France. We were here last year. So good that whilst on the way back up to Brittany from Pau we've stopped again at La Roche sur Yon specially to be at the Taj Mahal. Paps, Sheesh kebabs, onion bajhis, chicken tikka made to our taste, naan breads, proper fluffy rice ....... Stuffed. If, if ever you are near la Roche sur Yon this is the place to go.”

13 Pl. Georges Gaudet, 44140 Geneston, France

“My wife and I had the foie gras as a starter and the coquilles st Jacques a la sauce langoustine. They were delicious and perfectly matched with local wines. The wine that stood out was the Malvoisie that was paired with the foie gras. This is a local wine from Ancenis, slightly sweet that went very well with the foie gras. After the excellent cheeses, I asked for a cognac with my coffee. What I was served was generous in quantity, but deficient in quality. The rough after-taste was disappointing after a truly outstanding meal. Despite this, I would definitely recommend a visit to this restaurant”

3 Rue Marie Lemonnier, 85330 Noirmoutier-en-l'Île, France

“32nd in my 3 stars challenge in France (follow me for all the reviews and update on every Michelin Stars in Paris and 3 stars in France, and more…). This review created a traffic jam. There’s so much to say that I literally could write a novel. So, contrary to my first review, which I did right away after the dinner, this one took several months. Why? The first one was about the encounter and the deep roots/strong logic concept (I’ll repost it on my account). This one is about Artist vs Artisan, the integration and most of all the revenge of the cursed. Artist vs Artisan. My reviews are about the artist behind a great craftsman. You first need to be a craftsman to have the tools to express yourself. Like any art. But then you have the choice when you receive and select a product, to transform it in a way or another, to express yourself through it. It’s a art because there’s an expression, willingly or not. Does the chef do it consciously or is it unconsciously ? I’ll answer like my 3rd grade French teacher did to me when I ask if the poet realized all the intricacies: it doesn’t really matter. What matters is the result, the emotions, the memories and the long lasting impact or even your willingness that others experience the same. So I could write pages about an onion with a lactic fermentation that I got that day. Really. I’m still not over it. But I would be speaking of the Artisan, the craftsman. And I would bore you to death. So the question is about what the artist is saying ? Humble and humbled by nature and tragedy. He’s saying a lot. Or, at least, my French professor would say that you can hear a lot. Amongst it, the first that resonated in me is the integration of his environment. The land, the ocean are speaking through his veins. As long as Vendéens will live, gastronomy will have men for its causes, I first thought. But then, I realize that its not about the blood. It’s about the integration of the nature, of this region. What makes a vendéen ? A man that respects this nature, lives by and with it. Not necessarily just someone who lives there, and not someone who has his DNA saying so. My DNA is a 100% Vendéen. As many generations one can remember. Still, after living most of my life away, I may be less of Vendéen than most of Alexandre’s team. They breath it, they feel it, they live it. It’s the integration that counts. Integration not just with the population, but with the nature that gives the tempo to the population. His cuisine tastes like Vendee. Soft yet desperately stubborn. Humble, humbled by the nature and by a tragic irony and finally humbling. Especially with a “simple” onion. I should have said ironies. There’s the obvious historical one. The population has been decimated hundreds of years ago. And still mentioning it, to this day, is strongly frown upon, even when you’re just the great great grand children of a victim of atrocities trying to express how deep are the scars that are left. It’s the double jeopardy. Used and abused. It’s a bit of the same for the gastronomy. The local products are viewed as “authentic”, sought after (a lot of Michelin I went had Vendéen products), but the credit don’t go (enough) to the locals. To be fair, it’s a bit the same for many regions with great products but where others transform it and benefits from it. So, I felt like it was a revenge of the cursed. A revenge of the Michelin that are not the right touristic highway. A revenge of the regions that produce but don’t get the credit. A revenge of the chefs that are far away but so close to their land, to their identity. So sweet must be the taste of that recognition. So this onion, tastes like Vendée, humble, yet humbled by the stubbornness of its people of making great things out of the modane, thanks to their care, time and, in that case, lacto fermentation. It was humbling. May be i m just hearing voices, but so sweet was the taste. A top tiers 3 stars. Well fitted in the 1968-78 born 3 stars chefs. A very emotional generation. I hope to see others from “remote” regions to rise.”

125 Bd des Poilus, 44300 Nantes, France

“Superb location. We ate outside on a spacious terrace. Service was impeccably friendly snd correct. Each phase of the service was prompt without being rushed. The food was imaginitive, well presented and very tasty. Not cheap, but good value for money. Highly recommended.”

6 Rue Albert Londres, 44300 Nantes, France

“Beautiful ambiance, quite chic, the cocktails are great but the main course dishes lack flavour (exclusive of pizzas and non Italian dishes). The service is impeccable otherwise.”

229 Rte de Vannes, 44800 Saint-Herblain, France

“Excellent^^~”

2 Place Ste Elisabeth, 44000 Nantes, France

“Decent food for the price, very affordable, definitely not a burger place but you can't go wrong with other dishes like their tartare. The atmosphere and everything was perfect. :-)”

103 Bd Jules Verne, 44300 Nantes, France

“I didn't like the taste and the quality. One of the worst turkish restaurants i've tried.”

31 All. des Myosotis, 44600 Saint-Nazaire, France

“Cool”

14 Bd René Dubois, 44500 La Baule-Escoublac, France

“Came here twice during our stay in La Baule. The food is pretty good, especially the tuna tartare and the clam rigatoni. They have a nice selection of wine, and their oysters are fresh and delicious. Really like this place - it’s a great restaurant for beach side dining in the area.”

Centre commercial Ylium Accès à l'étage au niveau de l'espace loisirs, 87 Av. François Mitterrand, 85340 Les Sables-d'Olonne, France

“Very nice discovery in Les Sables d'Olonne. Impeccable service, the waiters give very good advice, the staff is pleasant. Dishes that meet our expectations, quality products cooked with mastery (congratulations to the chef(s)). The quantities are generous and at very reasonable prices. The cocktails are also an excellent discovery, a change from traditional cocktails, also prepared with great skill. I advise you to stop there if you are passing through. Too bad this restaurant is located in an industrial area, it deserves a better place. 🙂”

6 Quai Jean Mounes, 44580 Les Moutiers-en-Retz, France

“Very nice owner. Good quality food at moderate prices, and with a large choice re wines abd spirits. Set lenu available. Regularly changing day/week dishes. Perfect location alongside the water. Parking available as well. Inside and outside tables. A reference for years now.”

14 Rue Roger Salengro, 49800 Trélazé, France

“Super restaurant”

zac Sud Avenue, 85000 La Roche-sur-Yon, France

“Such a wonderful restaurant. Their tagines, skewers and mezze plates are all fabulous. We are regulars when we shop near by. Also really kind service, mum is in a wheelchair and they were so helpful.”

Le, 41 Pl. de la République, 72000 Le Mans, France

“Gave Food a 4. Service a 2 even for the Country's standards. Price was fair. It was one of the few places open on a Sunday unfortunately. Choices were limited.”