atura Cafe - Aire-sur-l'Adour

We had lunch here , we chose the menu du jour at 13 euros. No choice but the food was well presented and tasty, small quiche starter, blanquette de veau, and chocolate orange mousse. The service was impeccable, we ate on the first floor, which was very modern and clean. No complaints, with a total bill of 34 euros , including a beer, house wine and a coffee. Certainly worth a revisit

Passing through this pretty village we decided to make a coffee and croissant stop. Atura Cafe doesn’t have pastries. The secret is to go to the bakery next door Larrieu Pere et Fils buy your croissants, which are delicious, and then enjoy a first class noisette in the cafe. Great combination. They sent us to the pastry shop, so that’s the routine.

The last time I visited this place it was very much a cafe of the croque monsieur and chips type, but what a change!!! Now under new management with a carte of modest length but of excellent choices we, wife, elderly mum, friend Jill and myself were treated to some excellent food. Jill and I went for the 18 Euro menu of three courses commencing with a typical gascon salad which included foie gras, followed by a main course of duck (the breast blade fillet) in a wonderful fruit sauce with grapes accompanied by buttered sautéed green beans with mushrooms and steamed potato. Dessert had several choices, I had fruit tart and Jill had creme brûlée. My mother and my wife had a main course of fresh fish brandade with a green salad and mother followed this with a mixed dessert with coffee (cafe gourmande) and my wife with an individual apple crustade. The presentation of each dish was absolutely perfect and the flavours and quality equals anything I have eaten in some really expensive places. The furnishings and ambiance are very much “work in progress” but new management needs time to settle in and impress their personality on a building, but if like me, you really enjoy good food well presented, then this is a place to visit. Very highly recommended!!!

It is a small, unpretentious restaurant that can only accommodate up to 22 people (five tables).

Most Taiwanese restaurants in richmond are more likely to be bbt stores.