Best food everything is freshly made my hamburger was delicious Everything was absolutely delicious. We kind of went overboard with food but if you have a big appetite, one plate is good if you want to share. they more than enough for two. Try the beer is worth it read more

Brasserie Donjon - French Near Me - Carcassonne, 11

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Here Diane and I enjoyed a fine rustic meal in a comfortable and intimate setting. Intimate because tables were placed fairly close together. I began with Autour d'un Plat: a good seasonal salad with tomato, onion, Red Pepper, Green and Black Olives, radish, carrot shavings, and Vinaigrette Dressing, followed by Onion Soup au Gratin, which was slightly burned on top. But the large crock of soup was nevertheless great the rest of the way: hot, cheesy, graced with Thyme, and filled with nicely broken down breadcrumbs and well-caramelized onions. My first cassoulet ever sported white Cannelini Beans and white sausage with Languedoc confit of Canard. The dish was amazingly filling and quite satisfying. I was only able to put away 3/4 of what was presented before me. Meanwhile, Diane enjoyed a medium-rare Filet of Boeuf with mushroom Sauce and Galette Potato with Bechamel Cheese (au gratin potatoes). Rolls were undistinguished, and one fly alighted once on our table. But, everything considered, who cared?! Service was friendly and very good. read more

We sat in the courtyard and it was a lovely evening. We had stuffed red peppers as app that were delish! And the cassoulet was VERY tasty. It was my first time eating cassoulet so I can't compare it but it was delicious! My hubby had duck breast which was good but he would try something else if we return. Staff was attentive and friendly. And the champagne was cold! Hubby got a beer and it was a little sour. When he told the server she insisted he get a different one on the house. So great customer service. I would def go back when in Carcassonne again. read more

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In an enclosed environment, such as a fortified city within a castle, my expectations of amazing food were very low. For an area so focused and driven by tourism, it would have been a shot in the dark to find something outstanding. So after consulting our hotel staff and various internet sites, we settled on Donjon. Once a large Japanese tour group finished piling in, attention was given to us by the seemingly too young to serve alcohol waitstaff. Knowing that Carcassonne is famous for cassoulet, I had to order that. And knowing the CA foie ban was coming in a couple months, I got the foie trio as well. The wife ordered some shrimp. At no point did the server say, "Hey! That's way too much food! Order less!" Nope, none of that. He let us order enough food for a family of six. The wife's shrimp dish was probably the worst plate of prawn and veggies either of us had ever had. The sizable peal and eat shrimp were overcooked to the point of them having the texture of chewing gum. The veggies were an anomaly; we like to think that only in America you can get overcooked mushy veggies, but I guess France is no exception to bad cooking. The veggies tasted as if they were marinated in butter, then poached in butter, and finally topped with butter for good measure. Gross. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rGM9YRPH4LNogRhzzvEN9Q?select=03iXk1rOQU4lDn1SyA7X4Q#03iXk1rOQU4lDn1SyA7X4Q My foie gras trio wasn't actually bad, but it was so much! There was a few ounces of seared foie, which was very good, a few ounces of terrine, meh, and a few slices of raw and unsalted foie. The terrine I understand but raw foie? And with no salt? It was weird and a bit much to eat. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rGM9YRPH4LNogRhzzvEN9Q?select=vvSg09qj1pBe2pCupf6G1A#vvSg09qj1pBe2pCupf6G1A Then there was the cassoulet; a bean casserole with loads of meat. Here we were served a large 6qt dish all for the two of us. There must have been a couple pounds of beans and at least a pound of goose and sausages. While it wasn't bad, it was just way too much. We ended up taking a few bites each and leaving the rest for the trash. It honestly could have fed a large family. http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/rGM9YRPH4LNogRhzzvEN9Q?select=q9zeHga_IOxlfC4lGnW_QQ#q9zeHga_IOxlfC4lGnW_QQ Overall it was bleh. Service was slow and inattentive (something we had to get used to in Europe), and the food was nothing special. My advice would be to not eat anywhere in the castle itself and go for something more lowbrow down in the town. read more

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We had a romantic dinner here in June in the back garden and completely enjoyed our meal and bottle of rose. The waitstaff was helpful in finding me a delicious vegan option which I really appreciated in the land of cassoulet! June is a nice time to come without too many tourists but still a fun nightlife. read more

Hey folks and thanks for reading My son and I have had a wonderful trip in France. The quintessential "rude" French waiter has been missing from our trip... Until now. We are staying at a very nice hotel, best western Donjon. At their suggestion we made reservations at the sister restaurant Brasserie Donjon. We walked in to make our reservation with a nice young man. When we returned for our seating the manager Eric treated us like dirt. He literally pushed my 9 yr old son to the side as he walked by him, and then tried to seat us at a table that only had room for one person not two. He had seen us reviewing the menu outside and he must have decided that he didn't like us right then and there. We ended up at a restaurant in the main square which was great for people watching and had great cassoulet! Carcassonne is awe inspiring and you just need to eat somewhere else. Eric is just left over of the old guard of French waiters who think they are king. Vive la France! read more