La Grande Bouffe - Carcassonne

Went there for steaks with daughter and wife . Expecting ok food , but to my astonishment it was the best steaks I have ever tasted and Marie and family so nice . Would definitely go back again

My husband and I visited this restuarant at the end of June, I had the steak, my husband had the salmon. Both were cooked on the wood fire and whilst the salmon was delicious, my steak was absolutely melt in the mouth scrumptious. The owner chef cooks everything in front of you and although simple everything plated is perfect. We returned a few days later with my sister and husband and all four of us had the entrecôte steaks and all agreed possibly best steaks we had had. Bravo chef.

Quick pleasant service. Delicious set menu. Lovely smell of wood burning grill. Great evening spent with our BFFs. Restaurant isn't stunning from the outside but good atmosphere inside!

Just round the corner from my hotel I nearly didn't go because of some ver harsh reviews on trip advisor. I have to say the meal was amazing simple but beautifully done. I had the lamb cutlets amazing and a perfectly cooked baked potato with sour cream and chives and butter. The dessert was fresh strawberries with chantilly cream and a local liqueur followed by coffee and Armagnac. The service was friendly attentive but not over the top. This restaurant deserves to be much busier.

My husband and I stopped here on Saturday with our two eight-year olds for lunch. We arrived at 12.45ish to find we were only the second set of diners in a very big restaurant. Only one other table was taken during our stay.We waited about 10 mins to be offered a menu and then another 10 before our food order was taken - then we were offered drinks. The waitress taking the order was less than welcoming, patronising when I ordered a medium steak 'a point' for my daughter and a rare one for myself. It was then another 20 mins before we were served our first course of three. So service was slow, not very friendly and not very attentive. I would hate to see what it is like when it is busy.Apart from the service the place was dirty - the bread station hadn't been cleared for service since at least the night before, the bar top was dirty and behind in total chaos, the unisex toilet was dirty and the sink and mirror hadn't seen a cleaning cloth in days would be my guess.Yes the meat was good - and the children were fascinated to see it butchered in front of house and cooked on the open fire - but that is about all that was good about it. The rest of the menu was very lack-lustre, not presented or served with any care and to cap it all dessert came before the main plates had been cleared.The children's menu was steak or nothing - which for us isn't a problem but a family with younger children would struggle to find something on the menu to eat.All in all very disappointing - we won't be going back!