Le Cadran - Civray

My wife and i visited the restaurant because we live close by and thought we we would have lunch out. The food was terrible the worst ever in France.

This is about as close as someone can get to homemade French food at a restaurant. When I go back to the US, I will really miss the kind people who work here as well as the food and service. They are open for lunches Monday through Friday (I don 't know about the weekends), with a fixed menu (entree, plat, dessert) which have 2 or more options for each at a very reasonable price. I usually get just an entree, plat, and coffee but occasionally (like today) do them all. You will want to call for a reservation because it fills up on most days. They speak some English so they understand reservation and the number of people. For me, this restaurant really gave me a valuable impression and education of French food. There is a reason I tried to go at least once per week!

The food here is rustic French style, but I've enjoyed everything I've had so far. They offer just a plat (main dish), entree (starter) plat, plat dessert or all 3 on a fixed price lunch menu. There are two choices each for the entree, plat and dessert each day and they are made fresh . . . although once they heated up leftovers from a prior day when I couldn't eat either dish on the menu! The types of dishes I've enjoyed here included turkey in a tomato based sauce with couscous, lentils with meat (can't recall specific meat), roasted chicken with potatoes and a few others. There is only one dish that seemed a little bland to my American taste buds. The desserts have all been spectacular, including chocolate mousse (made with just whipped eggs and melted chocolate hands down the best, fluffiest mousse I've ever had), chocolate pear pie (not overly sweet, but that brought out the flavor of the pears more), and a strawberry rhubarb tart. The couple of appetizers I tried were also very good, although I ate there originally quite some time ago and again more recently.

This is about as close as someone can get to homemade French food at a restaurant. When I go back to the US, I will really miss the kind people who work here as well as the food and service. They are open for lunches...More

The food here is rustic French style, but I've enjoyed everything I've had so far. They offer just a plat (main dish), entree (starter) & plat, plat & dessert or all 3 on a fixed price lunch menu. There are two choices each for the...More