Auberge de Moneaux - Chambon-sur-Lac

On a little village in Auvergne we find this lovely auberge with an inviting terrace with nice view to the region and mountains; the card has a large choice, coque au vin is a speciality and very good. friendly staff and great local ambiance; the...meals are excellent.

Local village auberge open daily for lunch but only on Friday Saturday in the evenings. There is a small bar with a television and a separate dining room with a large open fireplace. Outside, there is a terrace which is sheltered by a marquee....The menu du jour offers excellent value at euros for courses, which are served in generous portions. A small selection of salads and other dishes are available à la carte and regional specialities such as truffade served with salad and charcuterie and coq au vin are available ideally by prior reservation. The truffade is very good but you need to arrive with a good appetite. Service is friendly efficient. Booking recommended as it can get busy. We were there times during our stay in the village and were always very satisfied if a bit full!

If you want an authentic experience of the typical Auvergnat cuisine in the hinterland of Auvergne, this place is for you! Hard to find (GPS recommended), but worth the search. Despite its out-of-the-way location, be sure to reserve; when we went there was not a...free table the entire time we were there, so far has its fame spread. And with good reason. I ordered the potee auvergnate, the local equivalent of corn-beef-and cabbage for the Irish. It consisted of healthy amounts of potato, cabbage, carrots and smoked pork( all in a tasty broth. It was far more than I could eat; there was probably enough to share with my wife. The sign says we do not offer doggy bags but when no one was looking we brought home enough for another meal. The ambiance is superb as well; you are in a sort of chalet as if in someone's home. Despite the plentitude of the meal, we could not help ordering dessert, and were not sorry. The trip there over the col Robert and Mont-Dore etc was almost as good as the meal that awaited us. It is not far from Sancy where you can take a cable car to the top of the mountaiin, but we gave up on that plan when we saw the cable car disappear into the mist shortly after leaving the departure point. But we did go to the summit at col Robert with its desolate wuthering-heights like atmosphere. In this area, the alndscape seems to change every few hundred yards or so, so a very varied trip.

Très bonne auberge permettant de goûter des spécialités auvergnates très bien cuisinées (truffade : la meilleure du Puy de Dôme), chou farci, coq au vin, potée. Des menus à des prix très corrects. Produits de très bonne qualité. Menus enfant. Il faut penser à réserver (et si on veut une des spécialités auvergnate le préciser à la réservation) Accueil sympathique, service efficace.

Nous venons de passer 3 jours au Moneaux pour une course auto une équipe super sympas une truffade exellente comme tout les ans, mieux vaut réserver le patron et la patronne au top comme tout les ans, Merci à eux pour leurs acceuil les deux Bretons en c car à bientôt Cyrill