There are small signs directing one to this small but excellent charcuterie located in St Laurant…read morede Cerdans. If you happen to be nearby, don't miss an opportunity to stop in and sample and of course purchase some of the delicious offerings. On the other hand, it's well worth a trip to this classic village to take advantage of the fantastic array of dried meats, ham, and pate. The owner is the second generation operator of this establishment which opened for business in 1946. Personable, knowledgable, informative and engaging would easily describe Monsoeur Nou.

Mssr Nou is a gentleman and scholar! I was referred here by a local and it was a great tip. The…read moreshop is small so I presumed the man behind the counter was the owner. And I was right. An affable, helpful bear of a man, he pumped my arm in greeting. Then he proceeded to struggle speaking in English in order to accommodate me. I wanted a gift basket and Mssr Nou had many good suggestions for filling it out with all manner of charcutery. He's made it all there in the back of his shop. He has his own label tins of various pates, too. (I bought a few of those for myself and tasted one on crusty French bread that very night. Delicious!) I wish Mssr Nou operated a shop in my hometown!

From the owner: Rustique et moderne Sur la carte de la maison du cassoulet, l'alternative sera simple : il faudra…read morechoisir entre cassoulet de Castelnaudary, confit de canard ou salade cathare. Rustique et design font bon ménage dans une salle très claire, aux tableaux évocateurs de grandes tablées chaleureuses. Une touche à la fois moderne et médiévale qui donne au lieu tout son charme.

The service was excellent and the food was brilliant. We were also quite surprised at how…read morereasonable the prices were, given that this café is in a popular location of a tourist town, serving huge portions of delicious, gourmet food. Everything we ordered was 5 times larger than we expected, yet made with dedicated care and attention to flavours and ingredients. I could hardly finish my entrée, let alone the main course! And yet it was all so tasty it nearly made me cry not to eat it. This place is great and I highly recommend it.

Cafe de la paix is an institution in Perpignan but I only tried the food for the first time…read morerecently. I was there as part of a birthday party on a Saturday night and the restaurant was packed. There were other groups as well and people kept coming in and asking for a table until about 11! The menu offers a large choice of starters, pasta, pizzas and mains such as meat, fish and skewers. I opted for a salmon and scallops skewer. Considering it was a busy night and we were a group, I would say the food arrived quickly and the 14 of us were able to start eating altogether without waiting too long for everyone's food to arrive. My skewer was served with a side of linguini and vegetable julienne. I was not enthused by either of them, especially compared with the deliciously creamy gratin dauphinois that accompanied the duck magret on the plate opposite me! That said, the salmon was perfectly cooked and the scallops were just right as well, a little on the underdone side. For dessert, we all had the birthday cake which was an Opera: a thin layer of sponge cake with crispy praline and chocolate mousse on top. The cake was fabulous but the slices we got were double or three times the serving we would have eaten had we cut it ourselves. Most of us could not finish it... So beware, keep space for dessert! The service was friendly but a tiny bit rude sometimes. For a busy night this can be understandable though, but not excused so that's 4 stars for Cafe de la Paix!

We acquired a box of Jacquot France truffles (owned by Groupe Cémoi) and enjoyed them thoroughly…read more The almond flavored were dusted with cocoa and delicious. A large box, but these are extremely rich. ONE of them is enough, there's no way you're popping them quickly. The gold box is pretty and easy to open. They're distributed to the United States with a US nutrition label. Somehow, only 5 grams of carbs each so on my keto diet they are a very special treat. [Review 12882 overall, 198 of 2020.]

Where to begin…read more... Service, top rated, professional and friendly Atmospher, modern and simple with high quality Italian and French interior design. Subdued interior to make the artistic food have the limelight. The experience was flavorful from waking in the restaurant to ending with a five course meal. It's the best restaurant in town and I can understand why it has 2 Michelin stars. Well deserved. I ate slowly to enjoy the passionate and art put into the food. C'est tres tres buon.

If you are American, stay clear of this place. They have made their mind up about you before you…read morewalk in the door. Lets start from the top. Pull up to the restaurant and no valet. Okay. Drop my wife off at the front while I go to park the car. When she checks in, "it's just you!?!" Umm, no, "he's parking the car." Weird. Then when I walk in she says "Happy birthday or something like that." Verbatim. I had emailed them ahead of time to tell them it was our honeymoon and 1 year anniversary. After being seated we weren't greeted for a while. Then we were greeted twice, both of whom said the same thing. "Have you been greeted?" What? Ever heard of marking a table? The second greeting was the assistant sommelier, a young kid whom I knew more about wine than. He offered us welcome cocktails and described them well, but they ended up on the check. What? We had pre-ordered the mid-level tasting menu, but when we got there we wanted to add one dish we saw on a different tasting. The back-server (never really saw the lead) said, "You want more?!" Straight out of Oliver Twist. But the subtext was, "fat Americans" all the way. Ummm, sue me, we are in the Languedoc for one night and I want an oyster in the meal. They obliged. Wish we hadn't asked. The oyster was over-manipulated and no taste of brine or ocean. Forward to a course or two later and my wife gets a sharp sliver of bone in her venison and cuts her mouth. No real apology from anyone, they just refired the dish. Then another course they served us faulty over-oxidized wine and tried to tell me that was the style of the wine. What, who gave these somms their jobs? My wife and I aren't somms, but we knew the wine was off and they debated us on it. It wasnt a sherry for crying out loud. I did my research afterwards, and no, it wasnt supposed to be that oxidized. Then upon leaving we asked for our coat and jacket. They gave my wife her coat and said to me, "you had a jacket?" Yeah, I came to this two star Michelin with a shirt, tie, and suit pants with no jacket. What? If it was a misstep on my part to rake my jacket off before dinner, a simple "jackets are required in the dining room" would have done the trick, prior to the meal. As they were searching for my jacket which was right in front of them and matched my suit pants the chef was saying farewell and thank you to other patrons. Not a word to us, like, "hello Madame so sorry we made your mouth bleed" This place is the new definition of resting on their laurels. Most of the dishes were very forgettable, I only remember one course, and have no idea what dessert was. Dear Michelin, please revisit and re-evaluate so that people don't go spend $700 (550 Euro) to feel uncomfortable and belittled. The only positive memorable thing was the amazing cheese cart at the end of the meal. But hey, any restaurant could go buy a huge gueridon and 40 kinds of cheese.