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Cromagnon

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😠 Good food but arguably the worst service ever in a fine dining restaurant I’ve had. Restaurant was severely understaffed to the point where our tasting menu took 5 hours, until 1 in the morning. Finished plates sat in front of us for 45+ minutes, and wine glasses sat empty. Even during service, we s... People often mention wine, service, menu,


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48 Rue du Palais Gallien, 33000 Bordeaux, France

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4.70 (245 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: wine (9) service (8) menu (6)
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  • 1/5 suvayan r. 1 year ago on Google • 4 reviews
    Good food but arguably the worst service ever in a fine dining restaurant I’ve had. Restaurant was severely understaffed to the point where our tasting menu took 5 hours, until 1 in the morning. Finished plates sat in front of us for 45+ minutes, and wine glasses sat empty. Even during service, we sat with our food in front of us waiting for the wine pairing to arrive. Also no details of the food or wine pairing were shared in advance, making it extremely difficult to even understand where in the menu we were.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Louis L. 1 year ago on Google • 35 reviews
    We travel through food and restaurants. And I believe this may be the best food experience I had in years. Every serving was a wonderful surprise, delicious and beautiful. The place is elegant and comfortable and the staff was amazing throughout the evening. If there was a 6th star, I would give it to Cromagnon. Thank you for this wonderful evening and see you soon!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Antony P. 2 years ago on Google • 34 reviews
    What an incredible find! The chef has done an excellent work with various flavors and combinaison, including with the intro cocktails. We sat outside for the whole diner and enjoyed a custom wine pairing with our menu. Really great time and great good.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Natalee R. 10 months ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Cannot fault the food or service, however just wasn’t quite what we expected. 6 courses all about the same size as the amuse bouche, beautifully presented but almost not substantial enough to match the three glasses of wine. We left feeling like we had more to drink than eat. However if you don’t mind very small portions, the food is creative, delicious and almost too pretty to eat, and the service is warm and accommodating of our lack of speaking French.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Nues T. 6 months ago on Google • 86 reviews
    No longer called Cromagon. We had a seven course meal that was nothing less than brilliant. In the top ten lists of restaurants I have had the honor to eat in.

  • 5/5 Becky W. 1 year ago on Google • 76 reviews
    Wow, wow, wow! Everything we ate here was pure perfection, thank you to the talented chef Oxana who has worked to make every meal a true experience. It's fancy without being pretentious, the perfect cosy date night space. And the sommelier deserves a special mention as she was such a joy, always with a beaming smile and some lovely wine recommendations - she has travelled the world so she definitely knows her stuff. Likewise our host was charming. And the food... oh my. Savoury cheesy ice-cream cones... I am still dreaming about those. Thank you team for the best dinner in Bordeaux!

  • 5/5 Lee W. 5 years ago on Google • 19 reviews
    Chef Oxana Ramat will soon take her place inside the circle of better-known French chefs and you will not be able to afford to dine here and will also have a hard time scoring a reservation, so go to Cromagnon now and enjoy one of the most thoughtful, innovative, tasty, affordable, surprising, and fun meals possible in a darling cafe off the main streets of Bordeaux and be sure to save room for desserts, which range from amazingly delicious to amazingly delicious and flambéed. We were here every night during our too-short stay. The service is outstanding. The decor is charming and hip. The food is beautifully prepared and presented. Thank you for nourishing we hungry, thirsty, appreciative travelers.

  • 5/5 Luca B. 5 years ago on Google • 16 reviews
    My first dinner in Bordeaux couldn’t be better! Great food, interesting combinations of the ingredients, kindly service and the chef owner was so nice to come at our table explaining the Menù. I highly recommend this restaurant

  • 5/5 Robert W. 5 years ago on Google • 12 reviews
    Amazing meal, we had the tasting menu with wine pairings and it was one of the best meals we have ever had.

  • 5/5 Tom G. 4 months ago on Google • 6 reviews
    Chef Cretu dishes out some of the most refined and delicious plates from her intimate kitchen in the heart of Bordeaux.

  • 5/5 caroline t. 3 years ago on Google
    Never, but never, disappoints. We have loved coming here since the days pre confinement but we tried a takeaway dinner recently and OMG!, the food is perfect, adventurous, bold, delicate, complex. I can't wait until we can come back to dine in. Thank you again Oxana! Merci BCP.

  • 5/5 Chiem J. 3 years ago on Google
    Small and cozy restaurant. The food was very good, had a 5 course diner here. The waiters were very friendly and gave good recommendations. I would definitely go back if I'm in the area!

  • 5/5 Anna V. 4 years ago on Google
    Good quality and lovely presentation! Took a bit long for the tasting menu to be served, but I understood this was an exceptional situation

  • 5/5 Guttierez M. 4 years ago on Google
    pretty cool concept

  • 5/5 Amke M. 1 year ago on Google
    Excellent, what an experience of flavours! Heavenly food, perfect service, what more could you want! We will come back here when travelling to Bordeaux!

  • 5/5 Marion B. 1 year ago on Google
    Extremely good - best value & superb quality . €90 for 5 courses and a wine with each - set menu tailored to our preference.

  • 5/5 黃哲偉 4 years ago on Google
    Great food . Great wine . Superb service .


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Spirits
    • ✓️ Cocktails
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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