Hôtel Restaurant de la Montagne Noire

We were not able to eat at our hotel one evening (in another town), and this place was recommended. We were very pleased. We ended up here for lunch and dinner! Loved the menu, it was very French---maybe with a little bit of a modern twist. ||For lunch my husband had the Dorade with a beurre blanc, excellent.. with very flavorful rice and veggies.. I had to have the Ris de Veau which is rarely found on menus these days, even in France. Served in a heated copper pot so I could just spoon out what I needed. (all the plates were heated) With fried potatoes, (NOT frites for a change!) Swiss chard (just in season) and some other veggie. They have the normal traditional desserts.. I had creme caramel and my husband had some sort of apple cake that was great.. "Croustade fourree aux pommes."||For dinner, I started with the "Angulas" which is baby eels.. in olive oil...amazing. Only have had that in Spain. My husband had the razor clams (Couteaux grilles) They were a little tough for him to chew.. but very flavorful and spicy. The chef likes pepper. Then I had grilled scallops which were perfectly cooked (beurre blanc) and my husband had the Tatin de Canard which had a layer of potatoes on the bottom (top), the confit of duck and another layer.. I forget, but he liked it. Dessert was sorbet and blancmange. We had a little pitcher of wine since we aren't able to drink much, but it was decent. The food was richer than what we usually eat but we enjoyed every morsel. Highly recommended.

We have been here before over the years at lunchtime and have always been pleased with the food and the service--after all, how often can you say "the squid was delicious" and really mean it?! (They're "encornets" on the menu, by the way)||This time we went with our son who was visiting from out-of-town and he had the beef featured on the menu and said it was great. The set lunch price on weekdays is 17 Euros and we splurged by ordering freshly sauteed fois gras for 15 Euros more (one order shared by the three of us.)||We were also pleased that the staff in charge remembered us even though it had been a long time....(it's about an hour's drive from our home). Highly recommended.

We came here on the recommendation of another restauranteur who had no tables left that evening! The menu was a la carte of the day...varied choice from eels to foie gras to razor fish to salade composé. We had the eels and the foie gras - both excellent. Main course choices again quite varied with various fish and meats. We had duck "tatin" and beef...again both very good. Deserts were an appetising mix of French classics. I had a strawberry and cherry gratin with vanilla ice cream, a warm dish...surprising but delicious. The service was pleasant and at just the right pace. The restaurant is in a quiet village near the Black Mountain as its name suggests. If you are looking for really good french cuisine without any of the pretentiousness that sometimes goes with it...look no further! A lovely dinner.||We didn't stay in the hotel itself so no comment on that.

Stayed in the black mountains for one night, the destination is about 40 mins from Carcassonne and same from Toulouse. Well appointed clean rooms that were well sized by French standards. Spotlessly clean and an excellent continental breakfast. We ate in the restaurant where there was a great French country menu, pigeon , duck quail, beef , veal, octopus and more. The food was prepared to a very high standards and wine prices were reasonable. Would recommend and return.

We wanted a clean hotel in a quiet town in the Black Mountains near Toulouse. We found all that - and were delighted with wonderful meals well worth a demi-pension visit. We will return. The rooms are basic, but we opted for a triple as it's slightly larger.

This is a typical restaurant in a small village in the middle of nowhere... Excellent food and service, products are delicious, local specialties, this is a wonderful spot. Do not hesitate to book a table as the restaurant is full most of the time.... No wonder why!

What a pleasure to eat in a restaurant with great service and food that was locally sourced and cooked with imagination and great presentation. Very happy to recommend this restaurant for any occasion, these are serious restaurateurs with humour and knowledge.

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