Auberge de l'Aspre - Fontanges

We have stayed there for four nights with diner ,the food is outstanding ,the service is really good and we had some very good wines from Auvergne

Arguably as beautiful or more a village as the reputed Salers, nearby, this auberge is worth the hunt that you may have to conduct in spite of your balky GPS. (Deep countryside GPS units struggle: we had and none of them agreed during our...tour of south and central France). This inn is in Fontanges, a valley setting that rivals the hilltop Salers, minutes away. The tinkle of cowbells all around and a little chateau in the village surround the inn. It is not on the “grande route,” but a parallel road below it just at one entrance to the Fontanges. (Key visually on the unusual white madonna statue next door). The inn looks traditional but is very modern inside, with clean rooms, good mattresses, and tiny but modern bathrooms—in our room the WC on bedroom level, the shower up a staircase to a “loft.” Hot water on demand. A demi-pension restaurant as well, it offers locavore/local produce-based meals, good ones. One can ask for an all-veggie version of the menu. The garden is well-landscaped and full of birdlife. The nearby statue and crypt built into a rocky outcropping seemed unique, although there is also one in a nearby village. It is pleasant to walk around the quiet village. Reserve ahead; even in the off-season, many tour groups use this inn.

Our first visit here. Very friendly reception. We chose the menu of euros with a very fine entrée with local goat-cheese. Also the main menu had regional quality, which we emphasized by drinking the regional wine, a fine Auvergne-wine from Boude! What I also...appreciate is that there is a list of fournisseurs from the region along with the menu! We will surely return to this lovely auberge!

Tres belle surprise petite auberge dans cadre superbe. Accueil tres chaleureux. La cuisine est simple, travaillée uniquement avec des produits locaux.le chou farci est divin, truite aux lard avec truffade excellente et que dire du nougat au vrai gout de miel de qualité, et grande connaisseuse de miel, je le recommande, apiculteur du coin chez qui on peut visiter la fabrication ruchers d enchanet, en bref un rapport qualité prix parfait. Je recommande vivement cet établissement

L'auberge de l'Aspre est un bon restaurant.Les produits sont frais et l'ambiance est plutôt agréable et sympathique.Beaucoup de produits sont agrémentés de crème ce qui laisse peu de place aux intolérants au lait de vache.