Le Belle Epoque

Le Belle Époque is not the jewel in the crown of the town of Romorantin, unlike the Hotel du Lion d'or, it does not drape itself in swathes of pretension. It is however the understated centre of social life in the town. Here you will find Pascal, the allegedly humorous waiter who could easily double as Salvador Dali. He whizzes around the tables that nestle in the basin of a sunken terrace, and as you sit amongst the natives, he will dutifully refill your Riccard without spoiling your view of the passing Romaranians. The best time to visit is at dusk. Youngsters on motorcycles stop in the square to strut like peacocks in rainbow leather suits, and skipping children wander home with their parents after soccer or music lessons. This is the real France, the Youthful France that tugs at the umbilical ties of traditionalism, and the old, that wave’s modernism away, as if it were un unwanted side dish. If you want the facade of French life, then look elsewhere, you will find it in the Michelin star restaurants, in polite conversations, or in Le Figaro. But if you seek out the Jean-luc Goddard, Chabrol or Rohmer in French society, a brief bivouac at the Belle Époque will allow you to peek into that world. All you have to do is sit, look and listen.

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Meandered into Romorantin in search of a haberdashery we walked past La Belle Époque after finding not one but two haberdasheries and seeing as it was lunchtime it seemed rude not to pop in ! I had the most amazing salad and the boys enjoyed their food too only downside is it appears to be the most popular eaterie in town so the service was dreadfully slow

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I have the Snails and Pasta Bolognese. As expected, Snails was good but the pasta was tasteless. My daughter had pasta carbonara; which is also tasteless. Guess we should stick to French Cuisine and not venture into something else.

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Pleasant restaurant to spend an evening. Location OK. Service good. Omelettes were excellent. Imaginative variety of omelettes, beautifully cooked and well presented. Comes with chips in a wire basket and a very nice salad.

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Very busy but only stopped for a short coffee break, maybe come back for lunch if nothing better in town.

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