This international restaurant - with a heavy French influence - is often considered one of the best in Bangui. I have generally received very good meals here, and on rare occasions have had food that I considered exceptionally good.

The seating is outdoors, but well covered in case it rains. Service is friendly but slow. The owner often makes the rounds and can sometimes seem a bit too familiar with patrons - but some people seem to enjoy this.

As for the food, the restaurant is probably the best place in Bangui to eat the river fish called capitaine. It is served as a carpaccio or as a smoked starter. Both are delicious. For the main courses, it is generally recommended to order from the daily specials. The beef stroganoff is excellent, as are duck dishes. On my last visit, I had outstanding coq au vin, made with a white wine and morel mushrooms.

The restaurant also has some of the best desserts in Bangui. The cakes are good (though the Black Forest cake is just a chocolate cake with some cherries - no kirsch!), but the ice cream is certainly the best in Bangui.

The guesthouse associated with the Relais des Chasses restaurant is very expensive. There is a refrigerator in the kitchen, however the generator is switched off at 1am and not switched back on again until 5am. This makes water pool at the bottom of the fridge and may lead to food spoilage. There is no airconditioning or ceiling fans operating while the airconditioning is turned off nor are there any lights. The kitchen is supposed to be equipped with a coffee maker, saucepans and crockery however the residents who stay there have bought their own as they were not supplied. Of course none of this would matter if the residents were not paying the price for a service which is not supplied. If accommodation was charged at a backpacker price it would be fine.

I work for a humanitarian organization and was on mission in Bangui for a week. I ended up staying at the Relais des Chasses. In some ways it was amazing, friendly staff, incredible food (I was told it was included in the room rate, two meals a day). The rooms are basic, but reasonably clean and I felt safe there. Note that there is no generator so when the lights go out late in the night.....you'd better have a flashlight. The wifi also comes and goes. However - the restaurant is closed on Monday - yet the room rate (with the meals included) does not change for that day. Furthermore, when I checked out, they provided a breakdown of the meal costs which meant that the total I was obliged to pay (which was the same as I had been told at the start of the stay) in effect reduced the room rate so that the overall cost of staying there (room plus relatively costly meals) was not covered appropriately by per diem. So be aware of this.

There are not many choices in Bangui, but this restaurant offers good food and a relaxing, convivial atmosphere. Although not everything on the menu is actually available, there is a broad choice for all tastes.

The antelope stew was particularly good!!

Realy amazing to have such a good restaurant in Bangui. Old, and so much pleasent place. If You are in Bangui best place for dinner.