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Le Penalty, Blois, France P270
 
After three weeks in France, we succumbed to eating at a restaurant that advertised:  "English Spoken".  While it wasn't a big mistake, it generally wasn't a great idea, although the English speaking Danish waitress was very pleasant. 

Since Blois is a couple of hours south of Paris at the beginning of the Loire Valley and the "Chateau Country", you would expect a bit of a different menu.

Nothing was excellent, but everything was OK. 

The Chevre "Bruschetta" was a little silly, with nice hunks of melted Chevre on a generic tomato paste...all on a piece of bread which defies description.

I had a "Tartiflette au Saumon"...kind of a Salmon casserole...except they were out of Salmon and substituted shrimp.  A bit too much "lardon" and a bit too salty. 

On the positive side, my companion's dessert of poached pears in a red wine sauce was excellent. 

Food:  B
Ambiance:  B...a "sports bar" in Blois?
Attitude:  A
Parking:  on the street
Service:  A
Value:  A- 

 
Le Penalty Overall grade: B
3 Place de la Resistance, 41000 Blois, FRANCE
Phone: 54 56 80 68
Date of visit: 1/2001 Rcvd: 1/10/2001
Submitted by: HCG, Tualatin, OR C2 R285
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