Palais d'Emeraude

We often come here for a little treat. It's a good half an hour's drive for us so we can't justify it too often, but we alway enjoy it when we come. We've been many times, sometimes just the two of us and sometimes with friends. This is a buffet style 'all you can eat' restaurant. You are shown to your table and drinks orders are taken and then brought with prawn crackers, then it's off to the food! There are salads, pancake rolls, dumplings, sushi, sea food and many other things to have for starters. Then the selection of ready cooked main courses is too large to list, but a visit to the raw section which is to be taken to the wok cooker is definitely worth doing. Your selection is boiled initially and then very quickly stir fried in your choice of sauce. Definitely an interesting experience.There's a selection of desserts should you have room, such as various ice creams, candied ginger, sesame nougat and bananas in chocolate sauce.The lunchtime menu is slightly cheaper than the evenings, but the choice is adjusted accordingly.

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Let's start with the good news - it doesn't cost a lot for a lunchtime 3-course meal. As much as you can eat for only €12.50. Unfortunately, this is about as good as it gets. We arrived just after 13.00 hrs and were shown to our table. The waiter asked what we wanted to drink and then ignored us until we had finished our starters. Although it is a buffet it would have been good to drink some wine/water with it! All of the starters were either stone cold or luke warm. Based on this we gave the main courses a miss and took a collection of raw food to be cooked fresh on a wok. Whilst this ensured hot food, the available sources were bland in flavour. On top of this, they had run out of the pre-cooked rice - or at least had failed to replace it. This is the third time I've eaten here and said "never again". Why don't I listen to myself?

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Our third visit to Vire and this restaurant has been opened within the last two years.We found the ambiance very pleasant and the staff friendly.This is an eat as much as you want buffet restaurant. The quality and choice of food on offer was very good with everything from sushi to roast potatoes and including a good variety of seafood.From starter to sweet there is something for everyone.The cost in the day was 12-50 euro per adult which rises for some reason at night and weekends to 17-50 euro.A bottle of Chinese beer costs 3-30 euroWhen you pay your bill you are offered a hot towel and a drink of rice wine, which we thought was a nice touch.

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Nous avons essayé le Palais d'Emeraude pour le déjeuner où un buffet à 12,50 euros est proposé par personne. L'intérieur est lumineux et spacieux et le service est rapide et amical. Il y a des salades et des sushis pour une entrée légère, puis de nombreux plats du buffet chaud, y compris des fruits de mer, du poisson, des ailes, de la viande et des légumes. Les dumplings étaient délicieux. Nous y retournerons bientôt pour essayer la sélection du soir. Bonne nourriture, personnel agréable et serviable, et bon rapport qualité-prix.

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Best to go early as food freshly cooked,great choice,tried frogs legs for 1st time!!! Lovely!! Going to get raw food cooked at the wok in 5 different spices/sauces was good, lovely desserts, a great meal,wine reasonable, good service!!!

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