Bistrot de l'Hotellerie du Bas-Breau

We wish we had seen some of the reviews for this restaurant prior to going. We decided to go to the bistro. The maitre d'hote was very rude and made us feel most unwelcome from the start. My mother ordered the civet de lievre. She is French and knows very well how this particular dish should be made. It was inedible. My wife and I both tried it and agreed it was disgusting. The meat was far too dry and the sauce had been reduced far too much. It was more like a paste than a sauce. She did not continue to eat it. To be fair the other waiting staff were very pleasant and dealt with it by offering a free desert. I complained and had the meal taken off our bill considering how bad it was. They eventually agreed to do so. The wine list.... It was very expensive for the wines on offer. The wines were not that special and yet the prices were way out of proportion. I know you expect to spend a premium on wine in hotels and restaurants but what I expect, is to be paying a premium for quality wine. Not the bog standard wines they had on offer. We stayed at the hotel and that was very pleasant however it's no where near 5 star. More like 3 star to be honest.

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My French wife and I (I've lived in France for over 30 years) knew the Bas Breau restaurant back in its glory days when it was one of the best in France. We had not been back for a while, so decided to see whether it was still, as the Michelin Guide likes to say, worth a detour. It has two restaurants, one they call "gastronomic" and a small bistrot. We went to the bistrot. My wife had the civet de liévre (hare in sauce) and I ordered the magret de canard (duck breast). Her hare was so full of bones it was virtually inedible, and the mashed potato dish accompanying it was obviously out of a box. My tiny portion of duck was swimming in some kind of disgusting oil. We decided to cut our losses, skipping dessert and coffee. When I complained to the maitre d' he argued with me, insisting both dishes were perfect and we simply didn't know how to appreciate them. This place is a sad shadow of its former self. It is also emblematic of the village of Barbizon itself, once the charming base of several famous painters, and now a dreary trap for Chinese tourists. To be avoided absolutely.

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We visited this restaurant whilst staying in the Fontainebleau area. The establishment is located in a small and very old picturesque village. The ambiance in the rear garden where dinner was served was excellent, service could not be faulted and the quality and presentation of the food, although expensive, was top quality. This meal was taken on the last day of our one month holiday in France and Spain and was very memorable. Dinner was accompanied by 5 men dressed in hunting clothing who serenaded us with hunting horns, they perform on the first Thursday of the month, every month. We did not stay at the hotel, we just hade dinner in the evening

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Expect to dine as if you were in a gastronomic restaurant with attentive and friendly service staff. The food was actually better than expected and I will certainly come back to explore the other items on the menu after which , I will update my review. To keep it short, beautifully presented dishes with great flavors. A bit pricy but nothing to be shocked about. Wines I selected (by the glass) were not great, a bit too old and stale atmosphere. Minor cons.

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Good food and service. I can not comment about the price range as I was for business dinner but overall the experience was nice and food was delicious

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