Au Peilharote - Toulouse

My parents and I enjoyed a fantastic meal here last week when we visited Toulouse. We were greeted by friendly enthusiastic staff. The service was faultless and our waiter spoke impeccable English (though we did try our French). We all had the brie on toast as an entrée which was delicious and then for main, my mum and I had brochette du boeuf (beef on a skewer) which was absolutely amazing. The beef was incredible. My dad had duck and said that he really enjoyed it too.The wines available looked to be of excellent quality and our waiter was great at helping us choose a bottle and giving us recommendations. It was reasonably priced for what we had and the quality of the food was fantastic with fairly quick service too.Overall, we enjoyed a lovely evening and would highly recommend this restaurant to people visiting Toulouse.

My last night in France and all I wanted was a Cassoulet. Stumbled across Au Peilharote on our way to another restaurant and decided to stop here instead. Great wholesome provincial food with great flavours. Highly recommend the very filling Toulouse Cassoulet also the apple upside down cake to finish off. My husband had the Confit of Duck and the deconstructed lemon pie, very yummy. We sat outside on the pathway with a nice glass of red wine and was rewarded with a nice summer breeze and the social atmosphere of the street. Service was attentive and always with a smile. Thank you for a lovely meal.

First the restaurant itself: it's like being in a antique shop I personally loved it!The waitress: friendly and wine connoisseur, she has opened bottle to make you try if you aren't sure if your choice. The food: amazing! I recommend the foie gras and the eggs cocotte. The cassoulet is hudge and delicious. We then took cheese as a dessert just perfection!

The food was amazing! Absolutely delicious and highly recommended french cuisine. Agathe was a lovely waitress and very friendly with a good sense of humour!

A cold night in Toulouse set the stage for my first cassoulet experience, but I will get to that...If you've spent any time in France, you know that it can be 'pas impossible' to get seated for diner before 7pm. This means walking and sipping wine and walking some more till places start to open up. We found the beautiful amazing river and took in the glorious dusky skyline. The Darkness set in, the time was nigh. We roamed down the first street off of and paralleling the river, because it was warmer, and that is how we found Au Peilharote. It looked warm, cozy and inviting so we went in. We were the second people to arrive and were seated by the tiny bar/cashier. Head Hunters coming from the kitchen indicated fun and creative things were happening back there. I knew right away it was time to sink into a nice warm bowl of cassoulet...i had read about it and pondered the contents of countless canned and therefore questionable versions lining the shelves at every grocery store and minimart. But finally, the weather has changed, winter is coming, and cassoulet is on the menu. This simple bowl of heavenliness involved cannellini beans and the infamous Toulouse sausage, and is topped with a piece of lamb that was tender and smoky on the inside and crispy perfection on the outside. Like Guns and Roses first album, Appetite for Destruction, the bar has been set so high it is possible such perfection may never be achieved again. If that is the case, I will return to Toulouse, on a cold winter night, and visit the fine folks at Au Peilharote. ps...We also had the squash coconut soup (tasty and basic) and fois gras (terrine style). The wine selection is limited but offers basic, solid options. There is limited seating on the ground level but there are some tables downstairs as well so don't be discouraged if it looks packed. The toilet is upstairs and it is a tight and narrow little circular metal stairway.