la Table Gourmande

The assiette Basque was quite good with a lot of different meats. We also had the confit de canard, which was perfectly cooked, and it came with some sautéed capes. Delicious!

The second of two restaurants in this town that was shut on the two days I wished to eat there. It is awful for tourists to turn up and find nowhere to eat.

This was a very good for a French lunch in this town. We split two dishes seared foie gras with caramelized pineapple both of which were excellent and grilled prawns and scallops that were very good though the prawns were a bit fishy tasting. Overall a very good meal with a really nice staff.

La Bastide Clairence is one of those ancient French hill towns and we were driving through its square on a bright sunny February day when someone spotted La Table Gourmande and the happy people sitting outdoors on its terrace at the front. We decided to go for it and went into the restaurant. There was just one table free and we got it. On the walls were pictures of exotic French versions of the game of tennis. Service was friendly, good-natured and prompt. We had a choice of courses for the plat du jour but the star was the steak served as a main course. First course was a large turreen of sea food soup.There was a choice of desserts. We were highly satisfied and afterwards had coffee (the most amazing selection of exotic coffees from across the world--strictly for connoisseurs. It was a brilliant day. Wth a bottle of wine, not quite as cheap as some of the road side hotels but very good indeed.

Lovely location, friendly staff, generous helpings. pleasant outdoor seating. Nice place, nice, hearty flat. tables with the very nice exterior.