La Verrière

La Verrière
Chancelade
Phone: 05 53 03 53 59

Monday, 31-Mar-14

As part of a Groupon visit to the Château des Reynats, we had a lovely dinner at this bistro. Ed started with a tarte crumble with eggplant and big capers. I started with Vinaigrette d’asperges vertes menthe-citron, which I thought would be salad-like, but turned out to be a creamy and delicious soup.

For the main, Ed had confit de canard and I had grilled tuna with a soy-sesame sauce. Both were good, but served without side dishes except a bowl of very creamy mashed potatoes.

For wine we enjoyed a demi of Bourgeuil Amirault, a Loire wine suggested by the waiter, which went very well with all parts of the meal.

For afters, Ed had the chocolate mousse, while I had a cheese plate. We shared.

All was good and portions were nice so that we were full but not stuffed at the end of the meal. Very enjoyable.

Chez Mimi

Chez Mimi
Limoges
Phone: 09 51 03 53 68

Friday, 28-Mar-14

We had dinner here before a concert around the corner at the Théâtre de l'Union, an area of Limoges we're not familiar with. Very nice meal and service. Good menu. Ed started with a salad that included something that may have been lamb sweetbreads. Not sure, but it was good. For a main, he had entrecôte with fries, offered in a 250g or 350g version. I started with scallops in puff pastry with a basil cream sauce. For a main there was an enormous duck breast, sliced, with a fig sauce. Yummy. For a side I asked for haricots verts; there were a lot of them, and overcooked to my taste, although I think this may be the French way.

We'll definitely go back here if we go to this theatre again.