Eymet
La Cour d'Eymet

La Cour d'Eymet

32 bd National, 24500 Eymet, France

Kebab • Mexicain • Européen • Restauration Rapide


"We had dinner at this restaurant on an unseasonably wet and cool July evening so we were unable to eat al fresco in the courtyard, and it was here our sad tale began. The inside dining room is a very dull setting indeed. It looks...as if it was last decorated in the 90s with nasty wedding venue style table cloths, dreadful lighting and an overall old fashioned look that did not help create any of the ambiance expected in a restaurant with a good reputation. The chef/owner didn't introduce himself, or welcome us in any way that would be considered polite. He simply dragged a blackboard over and proceeded to take our order. I would describe his manner as abrupt and rushed. The food emerged surprisingly fast from the kitchen which gave us the impression it had been pre-cooked. We had a miserly prawn in very salty batter to start and a poached egg with lentils (a kind of egg soup . Neither of which dishes was particularly good. For our main course we chose fish (again a tiny fillet in a gloopy sauce and a filet de boeuf. The beef was reasonable but I struggled to cut mine (it was a little tough with the inadequate knife provided. Why no steak knives? For some strange reason we had to order dessert at the beginning (for the convenience of the chef? both of which were acceptable but had I ordered after my main (normal procedure I would have chosen something lighter. The wait staff did their best in a very fussy and unfriendly manner it seemed they were terrified of making a mistake. They presented zero personality. The owner/chef seems to spend most of his time lurking amongst the diners. He would be advised to get back in the kitchen and focus on improving the lack lustre food being dished out for quite expensive prices. In short, La Cour d'Eymet lacks atmosphere, is in need of refurbishment and modernisation and serves up food that can only be described as mediocre at best. There are NO vegetarian choices on the menu and the house wine (over 20 euros is available in supermarkets for less than 4."