Bar Les Arcades - Montignac

Sitting on the street at lunch time watching the world go by, thankfully before the busy tourist season, was a joy. But the cold beef, salad, veg and chips were a delight! The beef melted in the mouth and was really succulent. Two of our party had a little selection of desserts with an espresso which filled them to bursting, but they said slight discomfort was worth every tasty mouthful. The staff were very smiley and friendly and we could not fault the experience.

The waitress was very helpful given our limited French. She was very apologetic that the kitchen was closed and she could only offer drinks which was fine since we were only interested in drinks and a light snack anyway. The wine was very good and inexpensive.The thing to remember about doing anything in Europe, not just France is that smoking is much more prevalent than in North America and it can quickly change something from a wonderful experience to utterly unpleasant when people start lighting up all around you.

Although the traditional burger was excellent and that the steak was too the chips were not homemade and the waitress could have been friendlier. A slight lack of professionalism and smile.

Sitting on the street at lunch time watching the world go by, thankfully before the busy tourist season, was a joy. But the cold beef, salad, veg and chips were a delight! The beef melted in the mouth and was really succulent. Two of our party had a little selection of desserts with an espresso which filled them to bursting, but they said slight discomfort was worth every tasty mouthful. The staff were very smiley and friendly and we could not fault the experience.

The waitress was very helpful given our limited French. She was very apologetic that the kitchen was closed and she could only offer drinks which was fine since we were only interested in drinks and a light snack anyway. The wine was very good and inexpensive.The thing to remember about doing anything in Europe, not just France is that smoking is much more prevalent than in North America and it can quickly change something from a wonderful experience to utterly unpleasant when people start lighting up all around you.