Le Patte Noire

Rating: 13.5
Author: Gault&Millau

49300 CHOLET

13.5/20
Chef's Restaurant

Cooking: French | Gastronomic | Vegetarian
Services: Terrace
Style: With family

Budget (€)

Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)

110

Gault&Millau's review 2026

A XIXᵉ manor house in the heart of the city, two tables, one bistro-style, the other more gastronomic under the direction of a passionate and creative chef, Adrien Roux, a former Gordon Ramsay, surrounded by an experienced team that we perceive to be in total osmosis with the place and the cuisine. The latter, in generous plates, takes us on a gustatory and visual voyage where the product is highlighted without distorting it; capers and anchovies, measured out with precision, accompany a tuna ventrèche, fig pickles surprise in a pan-fried lamb's trotters and wild chanterelles, just seared on a melting haddock; the dessert is in unison around chocolate in all its states: in strips, fine cake, crunchy tuile, ice cream, the pod pulp reminding us of its origins, while the jar of warm chocolate is left on the table. Total refinement in the image of the place, inventive cuisine and constant attention to detail, such as this warm focaccia topped with virgin olive oil and homemade balsamic vinegar, a bottle of which is given to us as a gift. Generosity and creativity are the right words to describe this restaurant, which has amply earned two toques.