Auberge du Pont-Canal

Turning up 'on spec' for Sunday lunch in France is always something of a lottery but we were given a table without any problem and deliberated the menu over a glass a of kir each. We went for the 20.50 euro set menu which was reasonable example of a three course meal in a provincial French restaurant.My tete de veau was plentiful, if lacking slightly in depth of flavour. Madame's fish soup was probably out of a jar but came with all the expected trimmings of rouille, grated cheese and croutons. The main courses of steak and lamb were cooked as requested and came with a small selection of vegetables. We appeared to end up with the wrong desserts but it was no great problem.The staff were all friendly and hard working, so all in all we felt we had made a good choice by stopping at this auberge. Our bill came to around 65 euros including aperos, coffee and half a bottle of singularly unimpressive Chinon.

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First, the bad bit! We asked for a window seat overlooking the canal as we wanted to keep an eye on our boat during lunch. We got a small table in the middle of the restaurant against a wall! (We'd booked on the Thursday prior!). So a bit cheesed off at the start.Now the good bit. We had a first class Sunday lunch. All the food was to perfection. We're so pleased we went. The steak Rossini was the best bit of beef I've had in France in a long time. We had aperitifs before hand, two set menus, one at 29€ and the other at 21€, two small carafes of house wine and cheese board to die for.The staff were great, the atmosphere was good. Do book if you go, it was just about full!

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Great food, excellent value. We had the three course meal for lunch and were pleasantly surprised as the full meal was only 13.90 E each. The warm mushroom salad was a great start - the dressing was perfect, the salad was not swimming in dressing. For our meal we both chose the salmon, perfectly grilled with an amazing sauce. Vegetables that accompanied were prepared well including a side of ratatouille. For dessert, I chose the vanilla ice cream - made with real vanilla bean. Nothing like I have ever had! My husband chose the cherries in cream with a lightly browned top. Great views of the canal, as well.

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The menu at l'Auberge is probably as french as it can get with many classics, Tournedos Rossini, Foie Gras, Snails, Frog Legs etc. The food is solid but there is certainly room for improvements, the stem cabbage served was really hard, almost wooden.

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Nice view, friendly staff and excellent food. Even the kids enjoyed the meals which often is quitte different.

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