Fantastic lunch. A little bit of a wait because of the lunch crowd but once our waitress took our…read moreorder and came pretty quickly. Lovely setting right outside the castle. We were sitting outside as it was a beautiful fall day. For my husband The plat du jour : presse de porc noir ibérique rôtie dans son jus de cèpes avec écrasé de pommes de terre et légumes du marché confits au miel d'acacia for 14.50 euros Et for me : œuf cocotte with mushroom sauce et jambon du pays for 8.50 euros Great Île flottante for dessert (5.50euros) Great desserts and ice cream choices. Loved our lunch

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.