"First, we were unable to eat at this restaurant, so this is not a review on the food. I'm sure it is wonderful based on what locals and tourists all say AND the fact that you have to prebook months in advance in order to eat here. We pre booked our reservation several months in advance with the owner via email. He responded promptly to my request and after back and forth emails, we figured out a date and time that worked for us and his restaurant. I then emailed the owner a week or two before our arrival to confirm the reservation. This time, I did not receive a reply. I assumed maybe he was just too busy and forgot to reply to confirm my reservation. On the evening we were supposed to eat here, we drove almost an hour from our hotel to have dinner here. When we arrived, there was no one there and the restaurant was closed. We left a note for the owner with a copy of our email reservations. That evening, I sent the owner another email inquiring as to what happened. We asked kindly if he would fit us in another night during our stay in the Dordogne considering our unfortunate circumstances. Again, he never responded. I'm assuming the owner made a mistake in booking our reservation on a day the restaurant was actually closed, but it would have been helpful to know that when I tried to confirm the reservation before we spent 2 hours of our precious vacation time driving to and from the restaurant. An apology would have sufficed if he couldn't accommodate us another night, but all we received was silence. My recommendation: you must prebook this restaurant several months in advance. Verify the restaurant open days & hours as best you can (I tried to do this and there was conflicting open/close times online at different sources) and be sure your confirm your reservation before going, probably via phone is best, but can be challenging if you don't speak french."
