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22/01/2009, 14:35 Editor - France Magazine Joined on 13/02/2008 Posts 23 Bargain places to eat Hello forum-users, Can any of you give us some tips on great places to eat that don't cost the earth? I'm keen to hear tips from your local towns/villages, and any other ideas you might have for making a holiday in France cheaper, given that the pound is almost the same value as the euro at the moment. Thanks for your help, Carolyn Editor, France Magazine FRANCE Magazine, Britain and North America's best-selling magazine about France since 1990.    Report

22/01/2009, 15:34 just john Joined on 28/04/2005 Dordogneshire/Charente borders Posts 1,538 Re: Bargain places to eat Many of the places locally are good to eat and good value, but because most of the business is seasonal, staff and owners change frequently, so you need to try places on the hoof before it changes again, and a few that I wouldn't want to share!  have a look at http://www.leclubdesbonsvivants.com/restaurant/Aquitaine/Dordogne/villes-et-restaurants-non-recommandes.html In all cases to the uninitiated Lunch is the bargain; those that remain consistant are perhaps at the top end of what you may want to hear, Le Coquelicot, Saint paul de lizonne  Le Lavalette Restaurant  7-9 Place des Halles, 16320 VILLEBOIS +33 5 45 61 7137 Chez Paul in Angouleme 8, Place Francis Louvel, 16000 Angoulême, France +33 5 45 90 04 61 La Tupina, 6 Rue Porte de la Monnaie, Bordeaux, 0033336915637, Good traditional Bordelais cooking http://www.latupina.com/anime.html recommended by Rick Stein etc, but my surprise each time I visit is that lunch starts at €16 up to €30 and is definitely worth the trip the real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind, and blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday    Report

22/01/2009, 16:20 splishsplash Joined on 25/06/2006 Posts 154 Re: Bargain places to eat Leclerc have a new restaurant in Limoges that is very reasonable. Three of us ate there yesterday, 1/2 carafe of wine, 3 main courses, bread, 1 dessert, 1 fromage, 23 euros for the lot. 'Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone'. Anthony Burgess.    Report

22/01/2009, 16:40 Frederick Joined on 30/09/2007 Dorset /Vendee (85) Posts 292 Re: Bargain places to eat All you have to do is keep an eye open for where you see a load of lorries parked up at lunchtime.....that will be the best value and most substancial meal you will find in whatever part of France you holiday in....Also as has been mentioned ....when out and about the hypermarkets serve yourself restaurants are also good value ...Evenings check out the "Hotel " restaurant menu's as well as the restaurants they can do a very good value 3 course meal ....and you will get a "proper " napkin instead of a paper one ! My favorite "Hotel" does a 14 euro menu and upwards .    Report

22/01/2009, 17:04 Quillan Joined on 23/08/2004 Forum Moderator Posts 6,259 Re: Bargain places to eat Cepie (near Limoux in Aude) just off the roundabout at the north end of the bypass, can't remember the name but you can see it from the road and its next to the butchers in the mini commercial zone. On arrival you get an aperitif followed by a buffet starter (go as many times as you want and its all fresh) then the main course, usually a choice of two or three things. After that there's a choice of about 4 deserts and coffee, all washed down with a 1/4 ltr of house wine. Total price 12 Euros and very good it is too. How popular is it, well it opens at 12:00 and if your not there by 12:15 then your out of luck. Its been so successful that they have added half as much space again to the restaurant giving about 160 covers yet its still full. The place is new, clean and basic with lots of glass walls. Toilets, always a good indication, are immaculate. http://www.chambresdhote.com    Report

22/01/2009, 17:14 Maricopa Joined on 01/10/2007 Minervois, Hérault Posts 782 Re: Bargain places to eat There was a report on M6 mag (edit!) last night about a restaurant in Nantes that on Tuesday lunchtimes is doing a "credit crunch" two course meal for 3€50! I think the restaurant was called L'étage. Maricopa Never assume anything, it only makes an assofuandme    Report

22/01/2009, 18:05 cassis Joined on 28/12/2007 London, Newcastle and Alençon Posts 803 Re: Bargain places to eat This is building to an excellent article. Chez Fano at Alençon is a stunner.  Stylish, but friendly and cosy, with really helpful and willing service.  Multiple award winner (Gault Millau, Tradition du Terroir) with menus from 15€. B&B Normandy - Pays de Loire    Report

22/01/2009, 20:56 5-element Joined on 28/10/2006 Languedoc Posts 1,541 Re: Bargain places to eat There are restos popping up all over the place with a special "menu anti-crise" - solid home cooking, for prices as low as 3.50€ menu for plat and dessert. The one that was shown on "66 minutes" last night had such a menu only on Tuesday for lunch. It is run by a young couple who realise that now is a bad time to start a business, and by offering their cheap menu, they manage 3 sittings on that one day, a total of about 115 customers - just between the 2 of them. There is "La Grande Brasserie" in Montpellier, also doing a "menu anti-crise", but I have no more details.   EDIT: sorry, I have only just realised that Maricopa had beaten me to it with the "menu anti-crise" in a Nantes resto.    Report

22/01/2009, 21:11 Scooby Joined on 25/09/2007 Peak District & Périgord Noir Posts 1,144 Re: Bargain places to eat Personal recommendations are Auberge du Parc in Hauteforte (24) and L'Evid d'Ans in St Pantaly d'Ans (again 24)    Report

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