La Goutte Noir - Châteaumeillant

This is one of the few restaurants in the opposite that offers a "fine dining' experience. the dishes are prepared with love and a sharp eye for taste and presentation. remember that the price also reflects this (although it is much cheaper than...like places in larger cities like paris.) the foie grass is by far my favourite dish here.

We had promised ourselves to go to the Goutte Noir for a while but never really got there!!! At last we succeeded with a group of friends. It's a bit like a large greenhouse with 1970-1980s furniture. I note that a lot of reviews are...from British and maybe that is the appeal, it is not French!!!!! in appearance, and for us had no atmosphere! A big disappointment as there are many restaurants in the region that fit the French atmosphere feeling. Saying that the food was very good. The set Menu du Jour was a reasonable price and although I personally don't like a load of lettuce leaves put on a plate with a bit of cured ham and half an egg, that was the starter, the main a choice of Pork or Fish was very pleasant. The cheese trolley was extensive and the desserts good All in all a lovely meal but I would not go back as there is more to a lunch gathering than the food!! The ambience as well has to be there

What a superb little find! We had the set lunch. There are a choice of 2 dishes per course and you get a cheese course. The options are varied and the food itself was delightful. The cheese trolley is immense, make sure you try the...local options. We shared a carafe of white wine which was very nice even though it was the house wine. For the quality of the food and with the cheese trolley we found the price for whole meal to be exceptionally good value. We'll be back again very soon.

Called in today for lunch and was very pleasantly surprised. We have tried most of the restaurants in a radius of about 30 km. and this must be one of the best and the lunch menu, 'menu du jour ' must be the best value. There...was a choice of two starters, two main courses, cheese and two desserts. For those with bottomless pockets there is also an 'à la carte ' service. There are a number of formulas for the set lunch ours was four courses, a half litre of wine and coffee for €18 per head. The quality of service, standard of cooking and presentation was excellent and the cheese trolley was something you will only find in top establishments; with each variety labelled separately and served at the table. This will not be our last visit!

Très beau décor. Service impeccable. Cuisine traditionnelle excellente. Les desserts sont très élaborés. Christelle qui assure le service veille à tout. Les mises en bouche sont recherchées.