La Table du Prieuré

Rating: 11.5
Author: Gault&Millau

2 Rue Du Chateau, 37240 Le Louroux, France

11.5/20
Gourmet Restaurant

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Location: Le Louroux
Chef: Pierre Drouineau
Cooking: French | Traditional
Services: Terrace
Style: With family

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

30 to 51

Gault&Millau's review 2026

11,5/20

Gourmet Restaurant

Adjacent to the priory at Le Louroux, this Lochois restaurant asserts a profoundly rural identity, in direct resonance with the Touraine countryside. Pierre Drouineau's cuisine is deliberately restrained, based on a short menu that emphasizes local and seasonal ingredients. The whole is easy to understand, gourmet and supported by a real sense of taste. From the very first bite, memories are summoned: a warm cream of parsnip, spiced up with burnt-bread powder, sets a comforting tone. The 64°C egg, accompanied by a potato ragout, onion confit and hay emulsion, evokes a grandmother's dish revisited with elegance and balance. The duck duo extends this line: confit leg, roasted breast, melting braised vegetables, neat mousseline and petit épeautre adding a more rustic touch, in a neat and precise plate. The dessert, more classic in its construction, combines kiwi, citrus and tarragon around a clean, lemony sorbet, for a fresh, well-behaved finish. In the dining room, service is fluid and efficient. While the wine list remains coherent in its local roots, the choice by the glass remains limited.