Aux Armes D'Estaing

We ate here on a Saturday night. There were a mixture of guests from various other European countries as well as native French speakers. The hostess was very genial and showed us straight to our table which we had reserved on line. We picked the mid price menu @ 28 euros which was 4 courses, more than we really needed to eat, but there didn't seem to be an à la carte menu. The starter o e would have been sufficient: a generous plate of Aveyron cold meats. Thankfully our main: hampe de boeuf wasn't so big, but it was nice to have vegetables with it. Then on to the cheese course followed by an extensive list of home made and delicious desserts. We left feeling replete, the only downside of the whole visit was having to leave at the same time as a thunderstorm

Absolutely wonderful food - full of flavour and beautifully presented. We had the lower-priced set menu but would certainly have tried the more expensive one if we had been able to stay longer. The trout was crisp on both sides - quite an achievement and the desserts had me reaching for my phone to photograph them - something I've never been inclined to do before.

I was impressed. I was traveling with a largish group (25) and we had 2 wonderful dinners here. Unlike the other 5 hotels we stayed at, where the food and service were terrible, here the management rose to the occasion of serving a large group. The options, preparation and service were wonderful. They cared about the food and the people they served. That they did a good job for a big group is a true testament to the skill of the chef.

The basic set menu is good value for money, and it is wonderful to sit on the terrace in the shade and eat while watching the world go by. The only problem is that, being a popular place, the terrace is very crowded so the tables are very, very close to each other.The desserts are excellent, but the waitresses rattle off a list of 10 or 12 items, and seem to be in too much of a rush to repeat the list or explain what they are. A small slate with the desserts written in chalk would be an enormous help to everybody

Fabulous food, excellent value and wonderfully fun host. We ate as a party of 6, 2 and 4 on different nights and could not fault a single dish. This is fine dining at a very reasonable price. A kaleidoscope of flavours. Our kids of 14