Chez Mimi - Limoges

Situated conveniently between the Auction House, Opera House and station, on a quiet side street. The front of the restaurant opens out completely so on a warn day ask for a table near to the front of the restaurant or seek the shade further inside. The menu midi at 13 EU including wine or coffee (!) is about the market price for local customers wanting a working lunch and the quality is outstanding. The front of house staff are not only welcoming they are positively charming, attentive and efficient. The bar has a 50's retro style, very well executed. Its been full every time I have eaten there and there is a happy customer buzz. The customer base is mainly local working people, but also ladies who lunch and families too - some with small babies in prams which are happily accommodated. Because its off the beaten track the casual traveller is unlikely to stumble across it but its worth seeking out. The food is typically French bistro. Well cooked and presented. The entrees of salad de gesiers is one of the best I have ordered, and the cucumber salad with blue cheese and nuts is addictive. There are a good choice of main courses even at lunchtime. Try the tete de veau in a light sauce - its a regional speciality - its delicious or ail de rai (skate) with capers in black butter sauce. If you are very hungry order the whole camembert which comes with a healthy portion of locally cured ham and chips !!! Or order one to share with a carafe of cold rose wine. If you still have room for pudding, try the verrine au citron, (home-made lemon meringue pie in a glass) but in truth all of the puds are mouth watering. When we cant choose we often order two and share half and half !.

Out side the trodden Rues and Cours of the Chateau area, this Bistrot is dominanted by two young women at front of house who deserve praise in how well they manange the pressure that being so good among the locals as well as we top ten trip-aps place on a business. We had to return twice to get a table, and it was well worth the delay. Chicken Gisards made an inexpensive though rare for Brits starter - and it tasted good. Encouraged us to venture further in foody-ism. Thank you

Excellent service, friendly atmosphere, interesting enterer.. My colleges and I just stop on a drink at afternoon and it was nice time.. quiet place where you can talk with your friends..

We visited this restaurant on our way to Paris from Bordeaux. The little place was cozy, almost felt like home. The service was awesome; the owners put their best effort to make us feel good. The food was good, although not exceptional. But after a month out of home the presentation of the food and overall feeling of this place was certainly very welcomed. We recommend it!

This is a small restaurant in a residential area of Limoges. It is easy to park nearby. We booked in advance and were seated in what we were told was the coolest part of the restaurant (it was ~32 degrees) but my husband's back was burning from the unshaded setting sun. The service was excellent, and although little English was spoken, they made every effort and so did we, and the waitresses were absolutely charming. We both had snails in a green peppercorn sauce in a puff pastry, which was tasty and plentiful. For mains, I had duck with cherries, which was very large and delicious. It was served with a choice of potatoes/starches, I chose dauphinoise, which were nice. My husband chose a steak in foie gras sauce with frites. He thought it was OK but wished he'd ordered the duck. They let us taste a couple of wines before deciding. Overall, we liked it, but would perhaps try somewhere else next time.