Some local restaurants.

 

It is hard to eat badly in French restaurants; our area is no exception, and indeed boasts more than its fair share of establishments rated highly in the famous Michelin Red Guide. The Quercy is renowned for its cuisine, and the French eat out more often than the British, which tends to make restaurant prices much lower than in Britain.

The restaurants on this page are just a selection of some of our favourites, arranged by distance from the gite. The prices are indicative of what you'd pay, for a mid-priced menu, per person. You are strongly advised to book ahead, especially in season. If language is a problem, we are happy to help!

On Passe à Table, St. Géry  
05.65.31.43.73 £10-18

Only one mile from the gite, On Passe à Table offers copious lunches for only £10 per head, and generous portions of inventive cuisine in the evenings for nearer £18.

La Truite Dorée, Vers  
05.65.31.41.51 £16

La Truite Dorée serves great regional food in generous portions at very reasonable prices. If it's fine, ask for a table on the terrace near the pool.

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Le Gourmet Quercynois, 
St. Cirq Lapopie
  
05.65.31.21.20 £16-20    Michelin Rating:  Quite comfortable restaurant

In the heart of this most picturesque of local villages, Le Gourmet Quercynois serves up a refined cuisine in elegant surroundings. Park in the car-park just above the village (directions above) and walk down to the restaurant, which is on the corner of the Rue de la Peyrolerie, next to Le Musée du Vin.

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L'Atelier, St. Cirq Lapopie  
05.65.31.22.34 £12

L'Atelier is to the left of the road leading up to St. Cirq-Lapopie from Tour de Faure and serves hearty rustic fare: ask for a table with a view of the village.

Claude Marco, Lamagdelaine  
05.65.35.30.64 £30    Michelin Rating:  Very comfortable restaurantA very good restaurant in its category

Not many rural gites are lucky enough to have a Michelin star-rated restaurant practically on the doorstep. Claude Marco serves sophisticated food and fine wines in an elegant setting, with prices to match. L'Hacienda, right next door, shares the same kitchen, and offers slightly less sophisticated food at lower prices .

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Côté Sud, 
24, place Champollion, Cahors
  
05.65.53.15.16 £14

One of the best value lunches in Cahors. Refined cuisine served in a simple setting. Reservation essential in season. Not open in the evenings, Côté Sud is also a traiteur, so you can buy ready-made dishes to take back to the gite on those days when you can't be bothered to cook !

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Au Fil des Douceurs, 
90, quai de la Verrerie, Cahors
  
05.65.22.13.04 £12-20    Michelin Rating:  Quite comfortable restaurant

A fine restaurant, on a boat moored on the river Lot, near Le pont Cabessut. Delicious food in a romantic setting. Great desserts, and EXCELLENT value for lunch.

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Auberge du Vieux Cahors, 
144 rue St. Urcisse, Cahors
  
05.65.35.06.05 £16

One of a trio of restaurants, in this historic corner of the vieille ville. Fine regional cuisine in a 15th century half-timbered building.

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Lagarrigue, 
531, rue Wilson, Cahors
  
05.65.35.04.12 £11

Not far from the Pont Valentré, Lagarrigue is THE bargain lunchtime restaurant in Cahors. Your £11 (13 euros) buys you a full 5 course lunch, INCLUDING wine, in a lively, if unsophisticated, family-run setting. Regrettably, open for lunch only.

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Le Lamparo, 
Place de la Halle, Cahors
  
05.65.35.25.93 £12

Nice decor, lively clientele, copious helpings, regional fare: good value. Where else can you get pan-fried Magret de canard au foie gras and a couple of glasses of wine for under £14?

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Café des Touristes, Marcilhac  
05.65.40.65.61 £10

For a taste of authentic french country cooking, try this family-run restaurant in the Célé valley. There's no menu - you eat what's on offer, all five courses of it - and the only question you'll be asked about the wine is 'How much?' (At £3.50 a bottle, you can afford not to worry). Reservations absolutely essential.

Château de Mercuès, Mercuès  
05.65.20.00.01 £35-60    Michelin Rating:  Top Class restaurantA very good restaurant in its category

For that special treat, eat like a king in regal surroundings.

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Le Gindreau, St. Médard  
05.65.36.22.27 £30    Michelin Rating:  Very comfortable restaurantA very good restaurant in its category

A very refined cuisine in equally refined surroundings. Lunch on the terrasse is excellent value.

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La Récréation, Les Arques  
05.65.22.88.08 £15    Michelin Rating:  Quite comfortable restaurant

One of our all-time favourite restaurants, immortalised by Michael S. Sanders in his book 'From Here, You Can't See Paris'. Refined food, fine wines, in a converted school in a beautiful village. Near the Zadkine museum.

Le Lion d'Or, Gramat  
05.65.38.73.18 £30    Michelin Rating:  Comfortable restaurant

Really excellent food in fine surroundings, in the centre of Gramat. Ideal for lunch on the way up to Montal or Bretenoux Castle, the caves at Presque or Padirac, or for a leisurely supper on the way back

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Château de Roumégouse, nr. Gramat  
05.65.33.63.81 £30    Michelin Rating:  Very comfortable restaurant

An ideal spot for a gourmet lunch on the way up to Rocamadour, in sumptuous surroundings. Only open for lunch on Fridays, & weekends, alas.

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Les Saveurs d'Ingres, Montauban  
05.63.91.26.42 £30    Michelin Rating:  Very comfortable restaurant

We saved the best 'till last! Without doubt, one of the best restaurants we have EVER eaten in, Les Saveurs d'Ingres, just up the road from the Musée d'Ingres, is well worth the one hour's drive to Montauban (which is a pretty place in its own right). The menus change every 4 weeks or so, range in price from 28 to 54 euros per person, and are always inventive, sophisticated and absolutely delicious.

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A key to those Michelin Red Guide Symbols:

Quite comfortable restaurant.  A very good restaurant in its category.
Comfortable restaurant.  Good meals at moderate prices.
Very comfortable restaurant.    
Very comfortable and pleasant restaurant    
Top Class restaurant    


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