Food & Wine
Delicious regional specialities prepared from the best local produce, plus a wide selection of Loire wines.

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What a fabulous place! Wonderful hosts, excellent rooms and the most fantastic food! Mr and Mrs M, Bucks
Lovely accommodation and superb food. Warm hospitality and personal touches. Highly recommended! The S Family, Bucks
A wonderful place to stay and truly superb food. The J Family, London
We loved the food, the friendly atmosphere, the food, all the great attention to our every comfort, the food, the wine, the food. We loved it all and did I say - we loved the food! Mr and Mrs B, Romsey
Dinner at Le Bignon
During our time here, so many of our guests requested recipes from Peter after having the table d'hotes dinner that we decided the best thing was to put them all together into a book. Dinner at Le Bignon is the result - not only a collection of recipes but also information about food from our region, hints on buying food in France and lots of cooking tips. Paperback. 93 pages. € 6.50 if purchased on site or £9.95 inclusive p&p. To order your copy, simply email us for full details. Bon Appetit!

At Le Bignon, our aim is to give you the opportunity to sample the very best food and wine that this marvellous region has to offer. All guests, whether staying in Chambres d'Hotes or in Vine House, are welcome to take Breakfast and Dinner or Children's High Tea (Vine House guests under 12).
It is easy to see why this region is known as the Garden of France. All around us are fields of vegetables and flowers and our local markets are packed with regional produce that is a joy to buy and cook. We continue to work on expanding our own kitchen garden to bring more and more food straight from the garden to the table. In addition all meat and poultry is locally sourced.

Breakfast is served around 9am. We offer fresh coffee or Twinings teas, freshly pressed orange juice or apple juice from our own orchard, a buffet of cereals, cold meat, cheese, smoked salmon or boiled eggs, yoghurt, honey and fresh fruit with breads and croissants, home made jams and jellies, such as quince, redcurrant and orange, damson and mulberry.
Dinner is served at 8.00pm and you can enjoy an aperitif from the honesty bar in the sitting room whenever you like!
A Typical Dinner Menu

Salad of smoked herring, garden potatoes and chorizo

Supreme of free-range guinea fowl, braised endive and quince puree
OR
Tajine of garden vegetables with herb and pine nut cous-cous

A selected cheese with Le Bignon walnuts from the garden

White chocolate cheesecake 'maison' with a raspberry coulis

Coffee/Tea/Tisane		 Your four course dinner will reflect the very best produce available and the wine list features local wines from an award winning cooperative plus additional wines from a little further West (Muscadet). Finish your meal with a digestif with your coffee if you wish.
Although dinner is Table d'Hotes, we will always offer a vegetarian or fish alternative if requested.
Whilst we cannot guarantee to cater for all dietary requirements, please ask when booking and we will advise.

High Tea is available for Vine House guests under 12 years old at approx 6pm, served in Vine House.
Le Bignon, 49140 Jarzé, France
Tel: +33 (0) 2 41 33 88 38 | Email: wendyandpeterchapman@lebignon.com