This is a totally wonderful shop. Has everything a good delicatessen should have, including a great…read moreselection of sausages, cheeses, liqueurs, condiments, and sweets. And a truly excellent service! Aside from shopping there whenever I am in la Bourboule, I have ordered things over the internet all the way to Oxford, and it arrived in good time and perfect condition. And once I even had the cheek to ask the owner to deliver a food parcel to a friend who was staying in a local hotel, and he walked it over in person. Service does not get better than this!

I was a bit disappointed. We were 3 and wanted to come for a hot cocoa on a Saturday afternoon,…read morewithout reservation. First, we almost left without even sitting down - there are 2 rooms, one for the people with reservations, one for walk-ins, but nothing indicates that, and the poor waitresses were too busy to even ask us whether we had a reservation or not. Second, we waited a good 20 minutes to get 3 lukewarm chocolates (pretty sure the kitchen forgot to tell the waitresses when they were ready) and never got the glass of water we asked for to drink with it. I guess that the chocolates could have been good, but lukewarm is not the way to enjoy them. At €4.50 per small cup, I expected more - wouldn't be going back.

Perfect place, perfect hot chocolate, perfect service - the best place in town :) The hot chocolate…read moreremembers me Angelina's. The owner, a young woman, is really sweet as her pastries, smiling and cooking at the same time. Prices are really ok for the quality. The place is tiny, but so cosy. We didn't wait for long. We come back really often!

Looking for a place to try the local cheese? Look no further as here you will be able to feast on…read moreSaint-Nectaire anything and everything (and yes by the end of the meal you will never look at another cheese in the same way). We tried a few of their specialties: the croquant, the fondue and the phounsounette. Everything was good, though it seemed as if the kitchen was trying to go faster than they should as all of it could have been cooked a few more minutes. The service was very friendly and welcoming and the atmosphere as barn-y as you'd want it to be.

Kiwis! Fresh figs! Mangoes! Fresh spinach! In Ussel, the market "Procenc'Halles" is outstandingly…read moregood. Very fresh, clean store, and selections you cannot find anywhere else in Correze or Creuse Departments. The owner explained the store format: It's like 3 "markets" in one -- cheese; meat; fruits and vegetables -- each having it's own boss, but united under 1 roof. At check-out, you (the shopper) won't notice the difference. It operates like one food store. In particular, considering the very mundane and predictable selections available in local area supermarkets or farmer's markets, Provenc'Halles is rather amazing. Quality and freshness of the produce is excellent, as are the prices. Very nice cheese selections from France and outside France (it's nice to have a break from local St. Nectaire and Contal varieties). On a recent look through the meat department, we found all the essentials and even turkey, which the butcher was happy to cube up for us to make our own kebabs. I hope the cleanliness and nice selections are clear from the photos I attach. It really is a stand-out store for the area. I didn't check the store hours, but my most recent receipt shows opening times of 6h-19h30. Not sure if that's every day. They don't have a website (I asked). Accepts credit cards.