In need of a place to stop for lunch on our way to Bordeaux, a friend suggested Cognac. Thanks to…read moreTripAdvisor, we found La Courtine. What a great spot to enjoy a nice lunch and break up our long drive. We started with their Moules Moulinières - and we soaked up every bit of the delicious sauce with fresh bread. For our main dishes I had the trout and hubby had the Salad Fermière. Both were wonderful. We loved the beautiful setting of the restaurant on the river, and enjoyed watching a few boats glide by as we dined on the terrace. We were happy to have found this place and will definitely return next time we are passing through Cognac.

This was a nice restaurant, we had the duck fillet, chicken fillet and fish fillet. The fish dish…read morewas the best one. The chicken was actually quite disappointing.. the duck was okay. It is very hard to get to the restaurant at night, took us around 30-25 minutes to get to the place. Main dishes are large and satisfying. Both of the desserts we took were delicious!

Best resto we ate at in our 5 days in the sud-ouest. The dinner was better than Michelin starred…read morerestaurants we are at later in our trip. Don't miss this place if you are in Angoulême.

Fantastic lunch. A little bit of a wait because of the lunch crowd but once our waitress took our…read moreorder and came pretty quickly. Lovely setting right outside the castle. We were sitting outside as it was a beautiful fall day. For my husband The plat du jour : presse de porc noir ibérique rôtie dans son jus de cèpes avec écrasé de pommes de terre et légumes du marché confits au miel d'acacia for 14.50 euros Et for me : œuf cocotte with mushroom sauce et jambon du pays for 8.50 euros Great Île flottante for dessert (5.50euros) Great desserts and ice cream choices. Loved our lunch

Holy seafood extravaganza! This place is absolutely as good as it gets…read more Cutting to the chase, all t's were crossed and i's dotted. From the impeccable, friendly, bilingual staff to the spot on cognac cocktails and wine to the fresh unending piles of seafood, this restaurant was outstanding. I came with a large group of about 10 people and we had a gorgeous table all set out for us along the windows overlooking the river. It was evening but surely during the day this view -and same from the tables from the patio- are stunning. We had foie gras, salad, and various entree dishes before the seafood platters arrived. Not knowing what we were in for, we all gorged everything. Then they came... these massive platters of what must have been 10lbs of seafood each. Langoustines, crabs, small fried shrimp, large prawns, cockles, clams, and more. It was truly a sight to see! Three of these platters were ordered for the table and though we did as much damage as we could, there was just no way to finish it all. But we sure did try! I can't wait to visit Cognac again and will absolutely never make my way back to the region without stopping in here for the best seafood platters ever.

Americans, usually the earliest to restaurants, Claire and I were the earliest here about 7:15…read more(19:15 if you must) in late 9/16. On an incredibly scenic small street square, we entered an attractive restaurant with two indoor rooms and outside tables in Les Halles outside. Friendly Wilfred greeted us and gave us a non-reserved table. We quickly ordered a terrific Bordeaux Sauv Blanc, water and entrée/plats. ALL was delicieuse... The restaurant filled with half Brits and half French and we left really really happy and looking forward to returning soon...