Auberge de la Venise verte - Arçais

A lovely rustic restaurant right by the river in the beautiful Venise Verte. Has a shaded terrace for summer. The food is all local specialities including eels, frogs legs, local fish & "gris" ( local snails ). Family run, friendly service & lots of parking. Will definitely go back.

We had lunch at this restaurant on a day trip with our 6 year old son. There were several menus to choose from, including a children's menu. The choice was good, with the non meat eater catered for, and had a few interesting local dishes. The food was tasty and nicely presented. We sat on the terrace outside, which was pleasant but spoiled a little by people smoking between courses. The restaurant was moderately busy but service was good.

We ate at this restaurant twice within the two weeks we spent in the region and very much enjoyed it on both visits. The food was great and the service spot on. It was no trouble at all for them to prepare a separate dessert for one member of our party who has an egg allergy. We were particularly impressed with the puddings - I can thoroughly recommend the creme brulee and the trio of puddings, fantastic!