Le Terminus

Le Terminus
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 95 27 13

Monday, 24-August, 2015

Lunched with Sam and Pat before they caught the train back to Paris for the rest of their European visit.  Three of us had the two-course lunch menu, now €14.99. No starter; cod or lamb for main; cheese or a sweet for lasts. All looked good. I had the simplest, no choice, three-course menu for €21.50. Melon soup with chives and radishes for a starter; linguine basquaise (a nice tomato sauce with bits of broccoli around the side); and a sweet. Ed and I each had a glass of red wine, very nice.

In between these, we've been here again, with Bill before he left on the train, but neglected to record it.

Tuesday, 21-June-11

Le Terminus is across from the train stations, so we lunched here with Sam and Pat before they caught the train for Charles de Gaulle to fly home. It's a very attractive restaurant and the service was quite good and unobtrusive. There's a menu for €15, with a main and either dessert or cheese. I opted for the €19.50 menu so I could have the languoustine soup with perles du japon, which turned out to be grains of tapioca, looking a bit like clumps of frogs eggs. OK, but not sure I need to have that again.

A bit pricey, but nice food.

Quai No 8

Quai No 8
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 92 27 85

Wednesday, 15-Oct-14

We had our anniversary lunch here, a restaurant long on our try-me list in a lovely location overlooking the Charente. The meal was OK. Neglected to write down what we had, and it's been too long to remember. We both thought we're glad we tried it, but wouldn't make an effort to go there again. If we needed to eat in the area, especially if the weather was good for eating outside, we might visit again.

Le Chergui

Le Chergui
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 68 27 70

Friday, 23-May-14

We had a nice Moroccan dinner here with Bill before a concert. A three- menu was €18.90. Bourek, brick au thon, or Salad Orientale for starters. We had two boureks and one brick between us. (I made brick au thon not too long ago. Ed thought mine stood up pretty well. Happy face.) For the main, there was a choice of a couscous plate with various meats or a tajine. Between us we had each of the tajines on offer, lamb with prunes, chicken with prunes, lamb with olives. None outstanding, all reasonably good. For dessert, Ed had mousse au chocolate, which was quite good, while Bill and I had different choices from the oriental pastries. Worth another visit, at least for the couscous.

Le Lieu-Dit

Le Lieu-Dit
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 95 17 17

Saturday, 17-May-14

Lunch here today before taking Barbara to the train. Nice shaded terrace. Menu with hamburgers, salads, tartines, etc. Pretty good. Service nice. Fun toilet.

L'Antilope

L'Antilope
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 92 70 64

Thursday, 15-Nov-12

A Groupon dinner for Ed's birthday, thus there was no real choice for the meal. It was a 3-course meal (€23pp), with a salade composée (with tuna, corn, etc.), poulet mafe (with a peanut sauce, but not overwhelming), and fresh fruit salad. Would try this again when we're in the area.

Chez Paul

Chez Paul
Angoulême
Phone: 05.45.90.04.61

Monday, 15-Oct-12

We used a Groupon coupon for our anniversary lunch. This is a trendy place in Angoulême. The food was nice enough, but not extra special. The service was a bit abrupt, and they were clearly anxious for us to go away when it got to be 14.00. This is a lovely terrace in back, so it could be a nice place to sit in terrace weather.

Bistrot du Boucher

Bistrot du Boucher
16 rue Raymond Poincaré
Angoulême
Phone: 05 45 95 00 51

Thursday, 26-May-11

Had a quick dinner before going to a movie. I had the salad Bistrot, while Ed had one with shrimp and chicken. Red and white house wines good. And desserts.

Sunday, 27-Feb-11

Lunched before going to a movie down the road. No menu du jour on Sundays. I had scallops, five, each served on a dollop of smashed potatoes and topped with a garlicky crumb mixture. Yum. Ed had a duck breast wrapped in phyllo or brique. Barbara and David each had steaks. House wines pretty good also.

Tuesday, 28-Dec-10

This is a chain, but the food is good, realsonably priced, and the service is friendly and fast. Usually we have a menu from the chalkboard. Today neither of us were very hungry, so we each had the starter house salad, with gésiers and a tiny piece of foie gras. Just the right size.

Friday, 22-Oct-10

Lunched here after picking up Jeannie and Jack from the train station. Nice meal.

This isn't the first time we've eaten here. There's good parking for shopping nearby, so it's a good place to eat when you're in town for the day.

Buffalo Grill

Buffalo Grill
Angoulême - Gond Pontouvre (also in Soyaux)
Phone: 05.45.20.31.31

Friday, 20-May-2011

An American fast-food chain, I guess. Very depressing. On the one hand familiar, all these places look alike. But too familiar in that the food was pretty icky. Everything tasted alike, and not especially good. Makes me think I really could have worked up the energy to cook. Pasta Whatnot would probably have been better.

Service was friendly and speedy.