La Table du Couvent
Limoges
Phone: 05 55 32 30 66
Sunday, 22-January-17
Lunched here today before going to the opera. Quite nice. We both had the terrine de campagne to start. Ed had a chunk of rumsteak cooked to his liking (too done for me). I had scallops à la Braise; not sure exactly what that means. They seem to have been cooked over fire, with a little liquid (beef stock perhaps?). Very tasty. Ed thought his crème caramel was so-so. My poire belle Hélène was very good, although I would have liked a fork to hold it down with while I spooned a bite. (Someone next to us had the cheese trolley. That looks like worth a go, but need to plan the meal for that.)
Tuesday, 19-January-16
This was another Groupon meal; in this case, they had a special Groupon menu, a lovely soup, boeuf bourguignon, dessert. It's a beefy place, complete with stuffed cow in the dining room, but the food and service were good. We wouldn't make a special trip to eat here again, but would if it were handy to whatever we were doing.
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Sunday, January 22, 2017
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
La Vache au Plafond
La Vache au Plafond
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.10.10.20
Tuesday, 5-April-16
We had a hard time finding a restaurant that was near tonight's concert venue, open on Tuesday, and open with time for us to eat before the concert. This restaurant was a 15-minute walk from the theatre, but opened at 18.45, rather early, so it suited our needs.
Ed and I had a wonderful salad with scallops and a beet vinaigrette as a started. Cath and Doug liked their starters, whatever they were. For mains, everyone else had steaks while I had pig cheeks. Everyone was pleased. We split a nice bottle of Bordeaux-ish wine between us, but I've forgotten what it was. No dessert since we needed to be on the way.
Definitely worth going back to if we are in the area.
Yes, there's a cow on the ceiling. A whole meadow in fact.
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.10.10.20
Tuesday, 5-April-16
We had a hard time finding a restaurant that was near tonight's concert venue, open on Tuesday, and open with time for us to eat before the concert. This restaurant was a 15-minute walk from the theatre, but opened at 18.45, rather early, so it suited our needs.
Ed and I had a wonderful salad with scallops and a beet vinaigrette as a started. Cath and Doug liked their starters, whatever they were. For mains, everyone else had steaks while I had pig cheeks. Everyone was pleased. We split a nice bottle of Bordeaux-ish wine between us, but I've forgotten what it was. No dessert since we needed to be on the way.
Definitely worth going back to if we are in the area.
Yes, there's a cow on the ceiling. A whole meadow in fact.
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
Pont Saint-Étienne
Pont Saint-Étienne
Limoges
Phone: 05 55 30 52 54
Tuesday, 15-March-16
A Groupon lunch. Sat upstairs inside, very attractive, nice view. The menu is fun to read. The food imaginative, but not always successful. The service was a bit disorganized. I asked for a small pichet of wine and got a big one. Ed was served my main and I got his. Good food,but not super.
Tuesday, 28-July-15
Lunched here with Peg and Jim after they walked a bit of the St Jacques de Compostela way (backwards, from Solignac to Limoges). The menu du jour could be ordered served all at once or in proper courses (for a bit more money). That's the first time I've seen that option at a restaurant. Ed had a hamburger, while the rest of us had the menu, starting with a lovely plate of melon slices, piled in a cylinder, sitting on slices of coppa, and topped with a toefje salad. P&J had steaks for their main, while I had a big salad with curried chicken. Nifty desserts, Jim had crème brulée served in four little portions. I had a cheesecake thing that was delicious.
Thursday, 11-June-15
We had a Groupon coupon for a dinner here, and very nice it was. Situated right on the Vienne next to the Pont Saint-Étienne, built in 1203. There was a choice of about six starters, mains, and desserts, mostly quite imaginative, or at least imaginatively described. For starters, Ed had a tartelette with avocado and other veg; I had gravlax, with bits of tapenade and other stuff artfully arranged. For a main, Ed had "from the butcher", a steak; I had a magret de canard sangria-style. (Ravioli in a thai-flavored soup was my second choice.) For dessert, Ed had a strawberry ravioli thing, which was neat -- an open ravioli, dessert-plate size, maybe cream and gelatin; with strawberries and a scoop of strawberry?-mint ice cream on top that didn't work for either of us. I had a yummy "soup" of red berries.
Limoges
Phone: 05 55 30 52 54
Tuesday, 15-March-16
A Groupon lunch. Sat upstairs inside, very attractive, nice view. The menu is fun to read. The food imaginative, but not always successful. The service was a bit disorganized. I asked for a small pichet of wine and got a big one. Ed was served my main and I got his. Good food,but not super.
Tuesday, 28-July-15
Lunched here with Peg and Jim after they walked a bit of the St Jacques de Compostela way (backwards, from Solignac to Limoges). The menu du jour could be ordered served all at once or in proper courses (for a bit more money). That's the first time I've seen that option at a restaurant. Ed had a hamburger, while the rest of us had the menu, starting with a lovely plate of melon slices, piled in a cylinder, sitting on slices of coppa, and topped with a toefje salad. P&J had steaks for their main, while I had a big salad with curried chicken. Nifty desserts, Jim had crème brulée served in four little portions. I had a cheesecake thing that was delicious.
Thursday, 11-June-15
We had a Groupon coupon for a dinner here, and very nice it was. Situated right on the Vienne next to the Pont Saint-Étienne, built in 1203. There was a choice of about six starters, mains, and desserts, mostly quite imaginative, or at least imaginatively described. For starters, Ed had a tartelette with avocado and other veg; I had gravlax, with bits of tapenade and other stuff artfully arranged. For a main, Ed had "from the butcher", a steak; I had a magret de canard sangria-style. (Ravioli in a thai-flavored soup was my second choice.) For dessert, Ed had a strawberry ravioli thing, which was neat -- an open ravioli, dessert-plate size, maybe cream and gelatin; with strawberries and a scoop of strawberry?-mint ice cream on top that didn't work for either of us. I had a yummy "soup" of red berries.
Thursday, July 30, 2015
L'Irlandais
L'Irlandais
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.32.46.47
Thursday, 30-July-15
Dinner where before a concert at the Espace Cité with Peg and Jim. Again, not bad, but not fantastic. Peg and I had the "Blue Burger," with a sauce of blue cheese. Ed had the duck burger again. Jim had the brochette of magret, maybe the big one since it looked like a lot. Frites and salad for all.
Thursday, 7-August-14
We had dinner here before a concert at the Espace Cité. (Actually we ate lunch here with Bill a couple of years ago, but didn't record it.) It's not bad. Nice Irish beer and cider on tap, and lots of Belgian beers. The food was OK, nothing fantastic, but edible and a nice outdoor location. I had a brochette with magret (available in small and big, and the small was more than enough). Ed had a duck hamburger, the duck being some slices of dried magret with a huge hamburger patty. Both plates with a bit of salad and a big portion of fries.
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.32.46.47
Thursday, 30-July-15
Dinner where before a concert at the Espace Cité with Peg and Jim. Again, not bad, but not fantastic. Peg and I had the "Blue Burger," with a sauce of blue cheese. Ed had the duck burger again. Jim had the brochette of magret, maybe the big one since it looked like a lot. Frites and salad for all.
Thursday, 7-August-14
We had dinner here before a concert at the Espace Cité. (Actually we ate lunch here with Bill a couple of years ago, but didn't record it.) It's not bad. Nice Irish beer and cider on tap, and lots of Belgian beers. The food was OK, nothing fantastic, but edible and a nice outdoor location. I had a brochette with magret (available in small and big, and the small was more than enough). Ed had a duck hamburger, the duck being some slices of dried magret with a huge hamburger patty. Both plates with a bit of salad and a big portion of fries.
Friday, May 22, 2015
Le Chalet
Le Chalet
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.77.51.81
Friday, 22-May-15
Had dinner here with Bill before a concert. All was nice, food and service.
Wednesday, 3-December-14
We had dinner here before a concert. Serving traditional cuisine with Limousin meat, this is not a place for vegetarians, but if you'll have a bit of meat, it was very yummy and the service was excellent. We had the standard three-course menus for €19.40 each. Very nice house wine (Bergerac, perhaps). We both started with salads with grilled cabecous on toasts. For the main, Ed had what was essentially steak-frites, but the steak was outstanding, served already sliced, with a big bowl of frites (in allumettes or matches). I had the plat du jour, must have been left from lunch, but that was ok. It was jarret de bouef or veau (he couldn't make up his mind). This is usually of pork, in my experience, but was delicious anyhow. (Google thinks jarret is hock; I have no idea.) Ed had a nice créme brulée for dessert while I had chocolate liégeois, which turned out to be a ball of chocolate ice cream, topped with hot chocolate, and then some whipped cream. (Apparently café liégeois is the "real" thing—coffee-flavored ice cream, sweetened coffee, and whipped cream.) We could manage dessert only because the service was lickety-split; we usually only have two courses before a concert. Ed had a café créme for dessert and said it was excellent. All in all a very nice dinner. We'd definitely come back here again.
Limoges
Phone: 05.55.77.51.81
Friday, 22-May-15
Had dinner here with Bill before a concert. All was nice, food and service.
Wednesday, 3-December-14
We had dinner here before a concert. Serving traditional cuisine with Limousin meat, this is not a place for vegetarians, but if you'll have a bit of meat, it was very yummy and the service was excellent. We had the standard three-course menus for €19.40 each. Very nice house wine (Bergerac, perhaps). We both started with salads with grilled cabecous on toasts. For the main, Ed had what was essentially steak-frites, but the steak was outstanding, served already sliced, with a big bowl of frites (in allumettes or matches). I had the plat du jour, must have been left from lunch, but that was ok. It was jarret de bouef or veau (he couldn't make up his mind). This is usually of pork, in my experience, but was delicious anyhow. (Google thinks jarret is hock; I have no idea.) Ed had a nice créme brulée for dessert while I had chocolate liégeois, which turned out to be a ball of chocolate ice cream, topped with hot chocolate, and then some whipped cream. (Apparently café liégeois is the "real" thing—coffee-flavored ice cream, sweetened coffee, and whipped cream.) We could manage dessert only because the service was lickety-split; we usually only have two courses before a concert. Ed had a café créme for dessert and said it was excellent. All in all a very nice dinner. We'd definitely come back here again.
Friday, March 28, 2014
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.
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.
Saturday, September 15, 2012
L'Etoile de l'Inde
L'Etoile de l'Inde
Limoges
Phone: 05 55 32 46 95
Saturday, 15-Sep-12
Very forgettable Indian. Onion bhaji weren't bad. A fish main dish wasn't bad. Saag/palak paneer was weird. Lassi was disgusting. Out of Kingfisher beer.
Limoges
Phone: 05 55 32 46 95
Saturday, 15-Sep-12
Very forgettable Indian. Onion bhaji weren't bad. A fish main dish wasn't bad. Saag/palak paneer was weird. Lassi was disgusting. Out of Kingfisher beer.
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