Lovely spot along the quay. My scallops were cooked to near perfection (I do love a good sear which…read morethese were lacking). Look for coquilles Saint-Jacques on the menu and you won't be disappointed. They were accompanied by an interesting pasta and mushroom stack...best meal along the canal thus far!

I rarely rate restaurants as five stars, the French have forced my hand. Once again a restaurant…read morehas risen to the level of perfection that earns this rating. We were traveling the Canal du Midi and stopped in Columbiers for the night. We were looking for a nice restaurant and found that this was one of the few that was open on a Sunday night off-season. Despite not having a reservation they were able to accommodate our party of six. While we were choosing from the menu they brought us some delicious small green olives and crustini with cream spread. I'll only hit a few of the highlights from the dishes that our party had. I had the sea bass carpacio which was served with a very delicate Olive oil, a pepper grinder and fleur d'sel, and a couple of Radisson leaves and roasted Italian peppers. The fish was flavorful and perfectly fresh. Others in our party had the warm fois gras with pears which was delicious. The goat cheese salad was also delicious and unexpected being more a warm crispy cheesy, bacon filled confection. Three had the St Jaques. Perfectly cooked scallops with a beet butter sauce. The lamb and beef also got high praise as did the half pigeon. Dessert brought more fine examples of great cooking. The pear Belle Helene was a lightly poached pear enrobed in dark chocolate sauce, sprinkled with toasted almonds and accompanied with a perfect quenelle of vanilla ice cream. The plum tart and the Grand Marnier souffle also got raves, as did the chocolate crispy confection which featured an extraordinary crisp, and a multi layer mousse cake. There was but one server, but he kept up with the entire small dining room of tables beautifully. On his recommendation we had two local bottles of wine, one red and one white. Both were very nice. This restaurant is part of a hotel of the same name and suggests that this may be a great place for an escape.

Excellent food and service, great location on the Canal Du Midiread more

From the owner: Dans cette ancienne raffinerie de souffre, venez découvrir des bon plats semi gastro, une cuisine…read moreraffiné avec des produits frais et locaux, une carte des vins intéressante pour gouter les meilleures vins de la région, La raffinerie à une histoire, A la base, une raffinerie de souffre, les anciens directeurs apportai du souffre du Vésuve à Napple par le canal du midi, le bateau s'arrêtait devant la raffinerie, le souffre était transféré et écrasé pour en faire d cela poudre, ensuite ils le traitait et le vendait en tant que pesticide pour les vignes, Depuis la raffinerie est devenu un restaurant original qui a garder les matériaux d'époque, un moulin de 15 tonnes à l'entré, des poulies et mécanisme d'origine sur un magnifique mur rouillé classé bâtiment de France.

Great service and superb local wine. Food quite nice and prepared for you. Local and fresh cuisine.read more

From the owner: La cuisine de Pierre Augé, vainqueur de Top Chef 2014, se veut traditionnelle…read more Celle-ci est pensée comme une cuisine simple, généreuse et moderne à base de produits de saison sélectionnés avec soin. Au sein du restaurant familial où l'on est chef de père en fils, on retrouve des produits tels que les terrines de poissons, les viandes françaises et les légumes de saison. Parmi les spécialités de la maison, on retrouve la "bonbonnière de boudin aux pommes", réalisée lors de l'émission TV, ou encore le menu 6 plats intitulé "Tais toi et laisse moi faire".