L'embarquement - Mûrs-Erigné

I stayed in the Loire for three weeks doing research about wine, and this place, which I visited several times, was a highlight of my stay. It is a really funny place, with a very eccentric ethos. The food is all vegetarian, and when the weather is hot the chef decides that it should be vegan. There is only one serving, pretty much, because this place is very informal and unpredictable, so it is important to get there early and be prepared to wait as long as it takes, which can be a very long time. This is not a negative point. This is not a restaurant. It is a ganguette. It is genuine, even to an extreme. This place should be classified as an experience not as a restaurant. That said, the food is excellent. It is prepared with care and skill and love by a person who is incredibly passionate and committed to his calling in life. The wines are great (as well as the selection of beer and non alcoholic drinks) from local producers, who could be considered even cult producers since their wines are not really available on the open market because their production levels are so small. The atmosphere is just so cool, with second hand furniture and all kinds of kitsch scattered along the river bank like a vintage showroom or some of kind of art installation. The people who go here are part of the scenery. Despite all this high art, this place is really comfortable and relaxing and is a great place to spend the afternoon and the evening just hanging out, or even working on your computer. It has an outlaw atmosphere which is part of its genuine charm.

Very pleasant picnic area, quiet and shaded. There's even a barbecue and two bullets.

Nice place, clean, many picnic tables, 2 petanque grounds or other outdoor games, 1 big barbecue (we didn't go to see the state of it). Water view with Sterns, geese, seagulls...

Very nice place, for a relaxing moment, for my part c was the lunch break for the top, the only negative point is that the trash on the site were removed.

All right, but there's no trash. I recommend