Le Pigeonneau - Riscle

My wife and I celebrated our anniversary. I had Salmon and tuna as an entree, the main course was ravioli with truffles and cheese cake for dessert. It was a great meal. Although my wife was less satisfied with her main course meal which was veal. The restaurant itself has a very charming ambience especially in that we ate outside on the terrace.

Based on the great reviews, we drove 1.5 hours to try this restaurant for our anniversary dinner. The setting is quite nice, very clean, with a lovely terrace overlooking a stream and a field. However, anti-mosquito lamps/lights would be a welcome feature. My husband was very pleased with his choices (smoked salmon tuna, ravioli with truffles, and mojito cheesecake). Mine, on the other hand, were surprisingly bland (beef carpaccio, veal roast, and Frappuccino). While the meat was clearly top quality, it lacked flavor as did the accompanying mashed potatoes, and did not meet expectations for this type of establishment. The dessert was totally underwhelming. As for the staff, our waitress was briskly efficient, the chef unsmiling and gruff. All in all, we have mixed feelings about our experience and are unlikely to make the 3-hour round trip again.

We had an amazing meal last night against all the odds. A massive storm hit SW France at about 6.30 pm. There were trees down everywhere got to the restaurant very late and the power had gone out. They lit loads of candles and managed to cook for a full restaurant full of people . We had a super meal. The chef wearing a head torch. Well done.

We were well received and very well eaten: the dishes are hearty and very good with quality meats. We recommend it!

Excellent. I strongly recommend. The boss is adorable. The products of the terroir, of very high quality, especially the foie gras. Cocktails make it with love. Go ahead, your eyes are closed and you'll have a great time.