No idea why this has a high rating. - the service is…read moreabominable. We waited 45 min for our entrees, and then they didn't give us silverware for another 5 minutes - the dishes are terrible. Lamb shank had a sickeningly sweet sauce with lots of fruit and undercooked chickpeas. Cold veal slices with some fluffy mustard. - overpriced There are so many lovely places to eat in Carcassonne. This isn't one of them.

Fabulous! A general rule of thumb is to avoid restaurants on the tourist strip and to seek out…read moreplaces where the locals eat and we certainly chose well on this occasion. All three of us had the same dish: the sea bass with asparagus and a side order of spinach. Bread and water were brought to us and no charge was made for these wonderful additions. The bass was broiled perfectly and the accompanying sauce featured chopped vegetables, perfect for the asparagus (both green and white). Everything, we all agreed, was superb. The waiter was a delight, the ambiance decidedly local with a wonderful addition of some recruits from the parachute regiment stationed across the road. The waiter made time to chat with us and proudly shared that the chef, his boss, was a Michelin rated chef. This restaurant is a hidden gem.

Andouillette grilled with salad and fries. 15 euro…read more The sausage was fatty but had a nice hit of spice. Two good size prices. The salad was fine with nice tomatoes. The fries were a little soft and oily. We got a desert of an apple tart with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and whipped cream. It was fine. Service was slow but it was a Sunday night and we were the next to last people to get seated. Lucky to get anything since most places were full. Two servers and they were very busy. Ours was nice when we had him. Total of 47 for two meals, bottle of wine and desert.

From the owner: Sur une longue promenade Le Café des Platanes se situe juste derrière la porte des Jacobins, aux…read moremarges de la bastide Saint-Louis. L'établissement, qui existe depuis une trentaine d'années, peut accueillir une centaine de couverts pour son service du midi. On y mange une brasserie traditionnelle, et l'on peut également y faire une pause en terrasse, au milieu d'une longue flânerie sur le boulevard.

Best food everything is freshly made my hamburger was delicious Everything was absolutely…read moredelicious. We kind of went overboard with food but if you have a big appetite, one plate is good if you want to share. they more than enough for two. Try the beer is worth it

Here Diane and I enjoyed a fine rustic meal in a comfortable and intimate setting. Intimate…read morebecause tables were placed fairly close together. I began with Autour d'un Plat: a good seasonal salad with tomato, onion, Red Pepper, Green and Black Olives, radish, carrot shavings, and Vinaigrette Dressing, followed by Onion Soup au Gratin, which was slightly burned on top. But the large crock of soup was nevertheless great the rest of the way: hot, cheesy, graced with Thyme, and filled with nicely broken down breadcrumbs and well-caramelized onions. My first cassoulet ever sported white Cannelini Beans and white sausage with Languedoc confit of Canard. The dish was amazingly filling and quite satisfying. I was only able to put away 3/4 of what was presented before me. Meanwhile, Diane enjoyed a medium-rare Filet of Boeuf with mushroom Sauce and Galette Potato with Bechamel Cheese (au gratin potatoes). Rolls were undistinguished, and one fly alighted once on our table. But, everything considered, who cared?! Service was friendly and very good.

This was a delightful find after a long day at la Cite. The dinner menu I picked was very good:…read moremarrow bone on toast, with the house cassoulet, along with a nice chocolate cake. The kids enjoyed their hamburger and chicken nugget meals, and the wife her salad. Service was very attentive, and English speaking friendly. The bill was reasonable: 4 meals, with drinks, for around 60 euros. I would come again.

From the owner: Brasserie semi gastronomique dans un vieux Moulin du XI icm siècle…read morela terrasse de 250 M2 est sur l'eau du Canal de la Robine classé au Patrimoine Mondial de l'UNESCO

The service was excellent and the food was brilliant. We were also quite surprised at how…read morereasonable the prices were, given that this café is in a popular location of a tourist town, serving huge portions of delicious, gourmet food. Everything we ordered was 5 times larger than we expected, yet made with dedicated care and attention to flavours and ingredients. I could hardly finish my entrée, let alone the main course! And yet it was all so tasty it nearly made me cry not to eat it. This place is great and I highly recommend it.

Cafe de la paix is an institution in Perpignan but I only tried the food for the first time…read morerecently. I was there as part of a birthday party on a Saturday night and the restaurant was packed. There were other groups as well and people kept coming in and asking for a table until about 11! The menu offers a large choice of starters, pasta, pizzas and mains such as meat, fish and skewers. I opted for a salmon and scallops skewer. Considering it was a busy night and we were a group, I would say the food arrived quickly and the 14 of us were able to start eating altogether without waiting too long for everyone's food to arrive. My skewer was served with a side of linguini and vegetable julienne. I was not enthused by either of them, especially compared with the deliciously creamy gratin dauphinois that accompanied the duck magret on the plate opposite me! That said, the salmon was perfectly cooked and the scallops were just right as well, a little on the underdone side. For dessert, we all had the birthday cake which was an Opera: a thin layer of sponge cake with crispy praline and chocolate mousse on top. The cake was fabulous but the slices we got were double or three times the serving we would have eaten had we cut it ourselves. Most of us could not finish it... So beware, keep space for dessert! The service was friendly but a tiny bit rude sometimes. For a busy night this can be understandable though, but not excused so that's 4 stars for Cafe de la Paix!

Wine: Chateau Sainte Eulalie La Cantilene…read more Apps: salmon gravlax, mussels, grapefruit over onions, & Tarte tatin : pan fried duck on caramelized apples on a puff pastry. Dinner: chicken over roasted buckwheat and pumpkin purée, scallops over corn, veal cheeks. It was all good but the chicken was incredibly fork tender delicious. The veal cheeks were roast tender. 2 bottles of $39 and $49 wines recommended by our waiter. All very good! I'm thinking there's no bad wine here in France.

Great provincial style food in a great setting. Evocative of the surroundings, delicious,…read moretraditional and satisfying. Wouldn't think twice to come back and enjoy this cuisine.