EGLISE SAINT MARIE Started with a walk down town to the…read morehistoric heart of Sarlat. Checked out the many restaurants on our way before stopping at the market in the Church of Sainte Marie, mainly artisan stuff. Helped ourselves to a chunk of white cow's milk cheese and a punnet of strawberries which went a long way towards lunch at the gite. The high building of the old church is certainly the most unusual site fro a market that I've come across though I know they use an old church as a restaurant in Skibbereen.

If you judged La Terrauboise by its frontage, its entrance or its decor, you would give it a much…read morelower rating. Fortunately, its cuisine is far, far superior. A choice of menu awaits you, plus the carte. Lunch menu for weekdays is 15 euros. Others start from 21 euros and go up to 40+. On our first visit (which will be repeated!) we opted for the 30EUR menu. The starter was langoustine in filo pastry, with a basil sauce (photo shows this). It was perhaps the best entrée we have ever had. On this occasion, two of us had a main course of cod (see photo) served with andouille and purple potato (vitelotte), which had a lovely nutty taste; and two had fillet steak (see photo), sumptuously cooked, and eye-wateringly tender, served with beautiful packets of potato slices, each carefully nicked and opened to create a pouch, in which was a teaspoon of meat, seasoned differently from the main beef and with its own totally delicious flavour. I can't recommend this restaurant enough. But do warn your guests that the food will offer so much more than appearances suggest!