Bistro lunch or dinner at La Croix Blanche restaurant in Fontevraud

Enjoy good French food and local dishes

Bistro lunch, dinner and snacks at restaurant La Croix Blanche in the heart of Fontevraud

A relaxing moment opposite Fontevraud abbey and the modern art museum

Choose our informal, cosy restaurant with terraces for a meal, an aperitif or snack, a relaxing lunch or dinner with friends and family.

Our keywords: bistro menu, a relaxed, authentic atmosphere, regional recipes, traditional home cooked French and international dishes, local ingredients.
Our drinks menu offers many Loire Valley wines, local craft beers, cocktails and good coffee & tea.
La Croix Blanche restaurant also serves premium French wines by the glass via the D-vine system.

In summer we serve our meals in the historic court yard full of flowers, in winter enjoy a table close to the log fire.
There is something for everyone - Bon appétit!

The name of Le Plantagenêt restaurant has changed to restaurant La Croix Blanche Fontevraud
- same proprietors, same relaxed atmosphere!

open every day of the week for lunch between 12-14.30 hrs, dinner between 19-20.30 hrs
please note : a short menu will be served on Mondays and Tuesdays (please refer to the items in mauve below)

Lunch & dinner

Menu

Our local speciality menu - l'Ardoise du terroir 35€

La Gouline - a local pie with mushrooms, shiitaké, rillauds (pork), shallots, white wine served with a light cheese sauce
Farmhouse chicken and mushrooms in a creamy sauce with Anjou white wine served with a potato-celeriac purée
Le Crémet d'Anjou - THE local dessert made with whipped cream and fromage frais, seasonal fruit topping

A la carte

To start...

Duck liver pâté, chutney, country bread toast 18€
Sea bream ceviche 13€
Charcuterie platter 15€
Local Charentais melon with country ham 12€
Vintage sardines 2018/19 served in the tin, regional salted butter 11€
Local tomatoes, burrata and a homemade basil pesto 12€
Gazpacho - chilled tomato soup and crispy ham 10€

Aperitif plates to share, snacks & salads

Ceasar salad: chicken, Parmesan, anchovies, olives, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, our own Caesar salad dressing 15€
Warm goats cheese salad: goats cheese, lettuce, honey, croutons, walnuts, walnut oil dressing 13€
Cold meat & cheese platter 15€
Our famous croque monsieur: toasted sandwich made with country bread, ham, Parmesan-bechamel, side salad 15€ (served Monday and Tuesday only)

Main courses

Our butcher's Charolais burger (180g) with Cheddar, grilled bacon, tomato, onion, our own ketchup & French fries 18€
Today's cut of beef (200g) choice of our homemade Béarnaise sauce or herb butter & French fries 22€
Belgian style mussels and fries - choose your sauce: à la marinière, blue cheese or curry 18€
Fried squid with herb butter and paëlla style saffron rice with chorizo 21€
Raw seasoned beef 'boeuf tartare' 170g served with French fries 18€
Thick pork chop 'Pink King', sherry vinegar jus and mashed potatoes with black garlic 19€

Cheese & desserts

Three French cheeses – some local some from further away 10€
Baba au rhum – a yeast cake in a sugar syrup with dark rum and vanilla whipped cream 10€
Le Crémet d'Anjou - THE local dessert with whipped cream, fromage frais, fruit coulis 10€
Chef's chocolate mousse 10€
Deliciously simple: fresh local strawberries with sugar 9€
Three scoops of ice cream or sorbet: vanilla, chocolate, coffee, pistacho, strawberry, raspberry, passion fruit 10€
French upside down apple pie with some vanilla whipped cream 10€
Gourmet coffee: a Lavazza expresso with 4 mini sweet treats 10€