Auberge de l'Ady - Valady

That was not my first visit, but it will probably be my last. as always, eating was nicely platted and beautifully served, but in contrast to my previous visit forgetting the cook to give the food a considerable taste. in taste....Distribution could be compared the taste of the fish starter with a reasonable quiche from a local boulangeria and the interest of the salmon in the main course had lost its way forward. beautiful cheese and a passable desert. Maybe a cooking day is free? it felt like a lack of interest in the kitchen.

To the midday in valady on our trip to France. the auberge found. what a hidden gem! the restaurator was well furnished so you didn't feel crowded. the personal was attentive with great service. we had the lunch card of 3 courses....The food was to die, and as everyone was served, the waiter explained what was on our tellers. total costs with wein and coffee were a remarkable eur50. beautiful environment, great eating and service. who could ask for more?

Had a wonderful gourmet quality dinner. in france you will find mostly good restaurants and l ́Auberge is one of them. presentation of the tellers, explanations about them and the taste of the food were part of a really good experience.

Situated in a quaint red stone village in the valley of the Ady at the heart of the Marcillac wine region this restaurant is part of an old Auberge but has been renovated to provide a contemporary space with a cool pleasing ambience. We were...nicely greeted and shown to our table with our dog. Aperitifs were speedily offered together with menus. The menu of the day at 19 euros sounded good and we didn't want anything too heavy so gave it a whirl. The result was amazing a veal tartare with Asparagus Gaspachio and preserved celery was stunning. The follow up of Lieu with two sauces of light mushroom and pesto was excellent as were the accompanying crispy crepes containing a mushroom and shallot mix. To top it all the desert of a chocolate biscuit served with chocolate mousse, apple, coconut, crumble and topped off by rocket and radish sounds bizarre but was inspirational. A great wine selection of around 200 wines and some good ones by the glass as we were on the road. We chose the Dom Cauhape Jurancon 2016 for 7 euros a glass and it was , as all things are from that vigneron, top class. If you like ratafia then there are 5 or 6 varieties to choose from as well as an extensive range of other standard aperitifs and regional specialities. I can't believe we haven't been here before but this is now on the highly approved list although at 50 minutes away from us it is a little far for comfort unless one is tasting or buying Marcillac wine. Do visit the Cave de Valady when you are there it's only 300 yards away and has an excellent selection of wine. Next time we will try the next menu up which is 30 euros.

We were taken to the Auberge by some French friends. Can't really say anything bad about it....food, service and value for money all very good. They have a good a la carte plus several fixed price menus ranging from a very reasonable lunch menu at...€20 to a very good tasting menu at €72. Definitely worth a visit.