Le Rabelais Bistronomic restaurant in Fontenay-Le-Comte

Opening hours

Closed

  • Monday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Tuesday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Wednesday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Thursday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Friday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Saturday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm
  • Sunday 11:00 am - 02:00 pm 07:00 pm - 09:15 pm

Opens at 11:00 am

Useful information

  • Restaurant Savoureux

Location : In town

Province : South Coast & Poitevin Marshes

Services

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • Cash
  • Children playground
  • Credit card accepted
  • Disable access
  • Garden furniture
  • Groups
  • Lift
  • Open all year round
  • Parking
  • Pets welcome
  • Seminar Room
  • Terrace
  • open 7/7
  • English
    • Restaurant le Rabelais in Fontenay-le-Comte: an essential stop for gourmets

      The alliance of seasons and emotions

      Spring, summer, autumn, winter: each season has its products. The team at the Rabelais restaurant combines their tastes, colours and textures to delight your taste buds. Their creative touch does the rest to enhance everything. With their authentic menu , the team is committed to respecting the product. The recently renovated restaurant welcomes gourmets in a large, bright room that overlooks the garden and its shaded terrace.
      A friendly team will warmly welcome you upon your arrival. At the table, the sommelier will select his best suggestions for you to match your choice of dishes, promising pleasant discoveries and harmonious tastings. Before leaving, you can even purchase some lovely vintages from the cellar.

      Check out the menu, made from fresh, local produce.

      For all your celebrations (communions, weddings, birthdays, etc.), discover the reception menus . Three private rooms are dedicated to these moments of reunion and sharing.
      Reception menus available upon reservation.

      For children: Wednesdays are free!

      Every Wednesday, for an adult menu purchased, enjoy a children's menu (surprise included)

      For more information: Rabelais hotel-restaurant

  • Français

Traveller Reviews Le Rabelais

4.6 sur 5 149 reviews

  • Julie C

    2 sur 5 Reviews posted by Julie C on 09/06/2025

    We noted two positive points from our evening: the service and the cocktails. Unfortunately, the rest of the experience at Rabelais was very disappointing. The starters were average; the avocado was too sour to eat, probably made well in advance and drizzled with lemon to prevent it from browning. The tuna ceviche was just okay. The main courses: the lamb shank was delicious, but the mogettes were undercooked and therefore inedible. The meat platter wasn't worth €25 because it was borderline ridiculous in terms of quantity and the salt-crusted potato was undercooked. The sole was overcooked, but good in terms of flavor, the side dish was average, and the spring onion was undercooked. The red mullet was good, but the vegetable tian was very average, and the eggplant was undercooked and therefore inedible. The dishes took 40 minutes to arrive. We understand that there was a setback in the kitchen and that these poor conditions were exceptional. The servers did what they could, thank them. The overall meal was absolutely not worth the price indicated. We received a small discount of €30 to compensate, on a bill for 9 of €500, and we realized upon returning that a €23 menu had been billed at €33. We do not recommend this restaurant.

  • Christophe Coubard

    2 sur 5 Reviews posted by Christophe Coubard on 02/06/2025

  • Marc Achalle

    4 sur 5 Reviews posted by Marc Achalle on 11/05/2025

    Some vegetables not cooked enough but a good set The young people at the service are very good

Traveller Reviews Le Rabelais

4.2 sur 5 290 reviews

Rating summary

  • Atmosphere 4.3 / 5
  • Food 4.2 / 5
  • Service 4.4 / 5
  • Value 4.0 / 5
  • "Overpriced. small portions in a boring dining room."

    3 / 5 Reviews posted by DampierreBrowns (Dampierre-sur-Boutonne, France) on 02/09/2024

    We had a group meal here in a very sterile room. The starter lacked flavor and the portion was minuscule. The main course of a reconstructed chicken why measured 4cm x 4cm by 2cm square. The top was...

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  • "Pleasantly surprised"

    4 / 5 Reviews posted by W5WPH (Hillsborough, United Kingdom) on 09/04/2022

    I have a general rule, don’t eat dinners in hotels. I have to revise this in this case. I had a vegetarian Dahl and rice, all local and organic. My wife ate the hake dish. Food, especially my...

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  • "Excellent food"

    5 / 5 Reviews posted by williamhF5301MM on 31/03/2022

    We happened upon this restaurant as much by accident when driving around Fontenay le Comte. The food was excellent - my wife had the hake (best she had ever eaten) and I had the vegetarian...

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Le Rabelais

Address

19 rue de l'Ouillette
85200 Fontenay-le-Comte

Contacts

Phone : 02 51 69 86 20

GPS coordinates

46° 27'55.98"N, 0° 47'28.96"W

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