Great lunch The menu du jour offered good choices In…read moreaddition there is a la carte In Both cases there are French classics and Auvergne specialties. What we enjoyed was delightfully presented and very well prepared. The service was very good The wine list is varied in price and broad enough to combine with dishes. The house wine is good

From the owner: Gastronomie auvergnate, calme et beauté Truffade, aligot, cuisses de grenouille, viande de Salers,…read moredesserts faits maison... Autant de petits plaisirs que vous pouvez déguster au pied de la montagne avec une vue imprenable sur la nature de Chabon des neiges

Just had the risotto lunch special along with a couple glasses of white "Le Tendre". Was very…read moretasty, Good portion size left me feeling like I had eaten enough (even though gluttonous side wanted more), and very reasonably priced. Will definitely come back for another lunch "en terrasse" !

Lovely small restaurant and one of my faves in Clermont. Typical local Auvergnate food. I ate here…read moretwice during my stay in Clermont and really truly enjoyed both meals. They were amazing exquisite and food was prepared perfectly. Meal number 1 I was recommended by a dining colleague that to try the terrine. They bring you the whole loaf out with bread and you can sample and eat as much as you so desire. Also served with the terrine are small pickled gherkins pickles and olives. Awesome appetizer. Then I decided to have the Mediterranean seafood salad. Super filling and loaded with Seafood. It was decadent and downright amazing. Meal number 2 Indecided to go with the terrine again and then a steak with blue cheese sauce. They asked how I liked it cooked and my reply was the chefs recommendation. Man.....This was the best steak i had been served while in Clermont (I believe I ate it 3-4 times in a month). Huge serving, juicy and delicious. See folks some guys can eat steak every meal. Im more of a seafood guy so for me to say the steak was amazing really it was superb. The blue cheese sauce on the side was a great add touch. On both visits the restaurant was quite busy and the people working the tables were running everywhere. They looked a bit exhausted and service was a bit slow but this is typically how French restaurants run. See dinner is not a fast meal. It usually takes 2-3 hours. I'm more one who prefers a faster meal. These however are my NA habits. Overall a superb restaurant. Come check it out and hopefully you are not dissapointed.

Great place to dine close to the city center. Very diverse menu with a very good steak. Last time I…read morevisited, I ordered the special of the day Salmon dish. It was cooked perfectly, not overdone like many restaurants.

Wow, what a find. On our way from Loire valley to Provence, we stopped at Le Carrousel for lunch…read more At 28 euro for a 4 course chef's choice lunch, this Michelin star gem truly impressed (like, we left a 20% tip for lunch because we didn't get any wine or coffee). Dessert was absolutely divine - best dessert after "hunting Michelin stars" in Paris and in the valley for 10 days. The best part was the effort put forth by chef's wife who helped us navigate the dishes in English - there is an English menu but chef's specials change often - which added to the charm.

From the owner: Pièce de boeuf charolais à la fourme d'ambert tête de veau…read morecuisses de grenouilles ris de veau aux morilles ou aux cèpes truite de saint genest l'enfant et son crumble truffade sur commande ....

From the owner: Quand bio se mêle au mets C'est au coeur du pays de la Xaintrie que le couple allemand Doris…read moreCoppenrath et Roland Pilger ont ouvert les portes de l'Auberge de Saint-Julien-aux-Bois. Ici, on élabore une subtile alchimie : celle qui marie la gastronomie du terroir et l'esprit du "bio". Bien qu'étant une autodidacte dans le domaine, Doris, coup de coeur Gault Millau 2010 est devenue une véritable chef du bio pleine de créativité. Précurseur de cette gastronomie à base de produits issus de l'agriculture biologique depuis plus de 14 ans, les girolles, la courge ou le brochet n'ont plus de secret pour elle. Une adresse à retenir sans aucune hésitation...

Sadly, I wanted to like this restaurant due to the warm, country cabin feel of the interior…read more However, my boyfriend (who is French) and I (American) both thought the food was average at best, and the service was terrible. The waiter forgot our bottle of wine, and after flagging him down, he left and came back to report that only a half bottle was available; he/they forgot to chill a full bottle. Fine, we understand one mistake. Our dinner arrived, each of us getting one of the two different heated cheese platters. Not great but not bad. After taking our coffee and dessert orders, a party of 20 arrived, and I think our waiter became flustered, because after delivering our desserts, we never received our coffees. We waited a long time and finally decided to pay. We put the credit card out and again, waited. No one checked on us or gave us eye contact to flag down. Finally, we gave up and went to the bar to pay. The woman was nice, seemed surprised that we were there, she printed and gave us the bill, and sure enough, we were charged for a full bottle of wine and the 2 coffees that never arrived. We explained what happened, and she took off the wine entirely, and apologized. Unfortunately, it didn't make up for our overall experience.