Le Relais Bernard Loiseau, Saulieu

My first post is about a very well known 3 star Michelin restaurant in Saulieu, in the Burgundy region of France. I am not going into the history and the facilities of this establishment because it is easy to check on the web if you want more information. You can also check their menu to see whether they offer vegetarian options. If the choice is limited, it is always better to ask.

In this case I was told that the restaurant could accomodate a vegetarian. I went there for lunch in October with my youngest son, who is a vegetarian, just like his mum.
We had a classic starter-main-dessert lunch, as follows:
After a delicious amuse-bouche I had lobster with artichoke, while the vegetarian option was 'jeune legumes en potager' which was an actual starter from the menu.

medaillons de homard

jeunes legumes en potager

The lobster was simply perfect, tasty, well presented, great quality, cooked to perfection. My son's starter was pretty and quite good, but he was not overwhelmed.
As a main I had a classic dish from Mr Loiseau, chicken breast with warm foie gras, while my son enjoyed a small but delicious risotto. My dish was good but after the perfection of the lobster I had expected something more.
Dessert was a chocolate feast: 'rose de sable au chocolat' for me and 'chocolat java en atome' for him. Mine was outstanding and I would go back there just for that dish.

chocolat java en atome

rose de sable au chocolat

Overall it was a positive experience. This is definitely one of the foremost addresses for French haute cuisine. I felt they made an effort to accomodate a vegetarian, even if in my opinion they could have been more daring with the main course. At least it was not the dreaded 'assiette de legumes!'
web site: http://www.bernard-loiseau.com/