Various prix fixe menus ranging from 12-25€ The wine list comprised various local wines, and the…read moreone we had, a Sparkly one from Limoux tasted pretty good. Service was unhurried, which is good when you are sitting outside just watching the world go by. There are about 10 restaurants in the square and we chose this one because it looked the busiest, and we were not disappointed, though if we stayed longer we would probably try the others too

Review in July 2014: I said I would go back and I did. I've changed my rating from 5 stars to 3…read more This time the prices were much more expensive (in season rather than off season) and the food and service not nearly as good. I will not go back. Review in March 2014: I hardly ever give five stars. We wandered into this traditional Italian place after finding that the place we wanted to go to for dinner was closed. We were very impressed for a restaurant on the main drag in a tourist town. The food was delicious, the service attentive and the restaurant neat and clean and inviting. We ordered a salad and a pizza to share and it was plenty of food for the two of us. The salad was topped with fresh baked dough stuffed with warm goat cheese and honey. It was incredible. We chose the chef's special pizza which had four different sections of toppings: one quarter was chicken and mushrooms, another meat lovers, another Hawaiian and the fourth more goat cheese and honey. We ate every bite. The chef even came out to walk the floor and find out how our dinner was. We would definitely go back.

From the owner: Romantique comme l'Italie A deux pas de la cité et du centre ville le Ponte Vecchio est la table…read moreromantique par excellence. Toute l'Italie la décoration aux tons chauds avec clichés noirs et blancs et dans l'assiette toutes les saveurs des différentes régions italiennes. A la fin du repas pour surprendre l'être aimé vous pouvez toujours commander les lasagnes... au chocolat.

From the owner: Pizzas et crêpes dans une ambiance fleurie C'est d'un bon four au feu de bois que le restaurant…read moresort ses grandes spécialités de pizzas. Si votre faiblesse se situe plutôt du coté des crêpes, vous ne serez pas en reste, puisqu'il s'agit de la deuxième spécialité culinaire de la maison. L'ambiance se veut plutôt joyeuse, avec -en salle- une petite note médiévale comme il se doit: une belle tapisserie de la Dame à la Licorne.

From the owner: Pluriculturel L'Escalier est une des lieux préférés de la jeunesse carcassonnaise. L'ambiance est…read moredécontractée mais branchée et le cadre très original. La décoration mêle plusieurs styles et plusieurs cultures : grec, italien, mexicain tout comme la cuisine qui s'accorde à cette thématique multiple. A noter que l'escalier est ouvert jusqu'à une 1h du matin le dimanche soir également.

Where to begin…read more... Service, top rated, professional and friendly Atmospher, modern and simple with high quality Italian and French interior design. Subdued interior to make the artistic food have the limelight. The experience was flavorful from waking in the restaurant to ending with a five course meal. It's the best restaurant in town and I can understand why it has 2 Michelin stars. Well deserved. I ate slowly to enjoy the passionate and art put into the food. C'est tres tres buon.

If you are American, stay clear of this place. They have made their mind up about you before you…read morewalk in the door. Lets start from the top. Pull up to the restaurant and no valet. Okay. Drop my wife off at the front while I go to park the car. When she checks in, "it's just you!?!" Umm, no, "he's parking the car." Weird. Then when I walk in she says "Happy birthday or something like that." Verbatim. I had emailed them ahead of time to tell them it was our honeymoon and 1 year anniversary. After being seated we weren't greeted for a while. Then we were greeted twice, both of whom said the same thing. "Have you been greeted?" What? Ever heard of marking a table? The second greeting was the assistant sommelier, a young kid whom I knew more about wine than. He offered us welcome cocktails and described them well, but they ended up on the check. What? We had pre-ordered the mid-level tasting menu, but when we got there we wanted to add one dish we saw on a different tasting. The back-server (never really saw the lead) said, "You want more?!" Straight out of Oliver Twist. But the subtext was, "fat Americans" all the way. Ummm, sue me, we are in the Languedoc for one night and I want an oyster in the meal. They obliged. Wish we hadn't asked. The oyster was over-manipulated and no taste of brine or ocean. Forward to a course or two later and my wife gets a sharp sliver of bone in her venison and cuts her mouth. No real apology from anyone, they just refired the dish. Then another course they served us faulty over-oxidized wine and tried to tell me that was the style of the wine. What, who gave these somms their jobs? My wife and I aren't somms, but we knew the wine was off and they debated us on it. It wasnt a sherry for crying out loud. I did my research afterwards, and no, it wasnt supposed to be that oxidized. Then upon leaving we asked for our coat and jacket. They gave my wife her coat and said to me, "you had a jacket?" Yeah, I came to this two star Michelin with a shirt, tie, and suit pants with no jacket. What? If it was a misstep on my part to rake my jacket off before dinner, a simple "jackets are required in the dining room" would have done the trick, prior to the meal. As they were searching for my jacket which was right in front of them and matched my suit pants the chef was saying farewell and thank you to other patrons. Not a word to us, like, "hello Madame so sorry we made your mouth bleed" This place is the new definition of resting on their laurels. Most of the dishes were very forgettable, I only remember one course, and have no idea what dessert was. Dear Michelin, please revisit and re-evaluate so that people don't go spend $700 (550 Euro) to feel uncomfortable and belittled. The only positive memorable thing was the amazing cheese cart at the end of the meal. But hey, any restaurant could go buy a huge gueridon and 40 kinds of cheese.

It was our first night in Carcassonne, it was late, we were a large party with a lot of children…read more They took us in, they fed us, they took care of us, we are very, very grateful. We had a great time! Enjoyed great pizza! Just visit the place. Yes, we had communication issues because we're not multilingual. Yes, they were not the fastest in delivering food... We don't care! We had a great time!

It was magic entering this restaurant. Originally we were…read morelooking for another restaurant & third time was a charm when we entered this modern restaurant. Our waiter didn't speak English, thou he brought over Xavier a local french man. He assisted us with the menu du jour and we ordered from that. The flavor of the seasonal dish blew my palette away and the portions were generous. Atmosphere: cool Service: professional, friendly, you feel at home and taken care of We also met Didi the amazing chef and met the proprietor. We felt like International celebrity. We came back the night before we left and enjoyed another delectable meal, salmon with hollandaise sauce. C'est buon! If you are in this city, this is a must.