This is a favorite place of mine when in the area. The setting is breathtaking and the food…read moreauthentic, beautifully presented and of the highest quality. The venue is cool, decor in keeping with its origin and on hot days the stone structure is forgiving. Expensive but worth it for a treat.

From the owner: L'auberge de l'étang est idéalement situé dans la campagne limousine, car très facile d'accès et…read moredans un cadre exceptionnel et dépaysant. Elle se situe dans la région du tourisme vert par excellence, elle se découvre à pied ou à vélo dans les nombreux sentiers de randonnées bordant le restaurant. Aussi, l'établissement est dans une demeure de caractère, en pierres apparentes au charme authentique, entre tradition et modernité. L'auberge del'etang est ouverte tous les jours durant l'année et ne ferme ses portes qu'au mois de janvier. L'établissement regroupe plusieurs secteurs d'activités au sein de la même enseigne. D'une part, son activité hôtelière, qui est assez récente, il est équipé de 6 chambres récemment rénovées (en juin 2013), toutes confortablement équipées. L'hôtel est classé deux étoiles dans le classement hôtelier. Il fait également parti de la fédération des logis, et est classé deux cheminées pour la partie hôtel. D'autre part, l'établissement dispose de deux

This must be the most beautiful restaurant in Périgueux. What a location.. Please look at the…read morepictures I took. And still you won't know what I mean cause I had to avoid some tables with people eating. Go here for the location alone. But the service was great too. A (I guess) 30 year old waiter greeted and seated me in very reasonable English. I asked for a food and drink recommendation and he told me they serve excellent local duck and have excellent Argentinian Malbec. I said that I would try his suggestion. A free small starter was served. Couscous with tuna. Mmm, not great I thought. The main course disappointed too. I asked the table next to me (as I was alone) what they thought of the very same dish they were both eating. They said they ate duck 4 times in this town up to now and this was the best. However they agreed it still wasn't excellent. Free WiFi. After I asked, the waiter said the restaurant had opened recently, and the owner is the chef cook. He also said that they keep the prices the same all year round, where some other restaurants raise the prices during summer. I would say 4 stars but with the location definitely a 5 star restaurant anyway.

This restaurant opened about 3 months ago. It has superb cooking with a prix fixe menu with a…read morecouple of choices for each course. For instance, the main course when we ate there was beef or pigeon--both very good. Each course is inventive and very attractively presented. The host and chef--a couple--are charming and warm. An excellent wine list with a range of prices. Four courses was 35E, including a cheese course. More information is on its Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Le-clos-dEmile-933758126677842/.