We never miss a visit to the Cheval Blanc when we are in the Charente. The lunch table d'hote is…read morealways very good quality and excellent value for money. Wine - a bottle between two - is included with four courses of superbly cooked food. The service is impeccable and good English spoken, though most of the clientele are local French people. The 'chariot' of cheeses is a marvel (and remember it is eaten between the plat and the desert in France!) with a baffling explanation of each of the cheeses displayed. All of this for 19 Euros - would cost at least £30 in UK. Only downside is that vegetarians are a mystery to the French and that there is not choise in the menu.