Fil de l'eau - Montauban

Are there really 9 better restaurants in Montauban ? In our 14 day tour of France we enjoyed this dinner more than any of the other 13. Perfect ambiance, service and food.Slightly out of the way and not easy to stumble across but well worth the wander across the River Tarn. Cannot be recommended high enough.

On our way to Andorra we passed by this lovely town and had lunch in this place! The menu including the cassoulet was outstanding! We will return!

An elegant modern interior spacious for a small resto. My wife and I have been coming to the Fil de l'eau for over 20 years though not frequently. We have never had other than a pleasant experience and fine food. Criticisms currently; a bit pricey and a definitely overpriced wine list. However heartily recommended for the ambiance and quality of food. very pleasant staff.

This is our second time at Fil de l'Eau in Montauban, the first time being three years ago. The first time, we had a marvelous menu degustation. This time, we chose the 48-euro menu, as we weren't hungry enough for both fish and meat courses. The place is just fantastic. Large, airy, light-filled room, with plenty of space between tables. Excellent service, professional, friendly, correct in every way. Absolutely no long waits. Good advice on wines and aperitifs. After a soup amuse-bouche, starters were asparagus feuilleté with crayfish and foie gras mî-cuit. Mains were pigeon presented beautifully and turbot, both memorable. Three excellent cheeses: St. Nectaire, Comté, and Rocamadour. Desserts the "usual" warm chocolate cake with runny interior, the special aspect here being that the runny part was pistachio cream rather than chocolate. Absolutely delicious. We felt that the entire experience was well worth the not excessively high price. If we lived nearby, we would eat at Fil de l'Eau at least once a month, it's that good. A meal like this in New York or London would cost at least three times as much.

This hidden gem in the beautiful city of Montauban showcases the talents of an exceptional chef and wait staff. Each course was beautifully presented and a delight to behold. An interesting touch was the Siamese fighting fish in a bowl on each table - not your usual flowers. Although up there in price, such excellent food, professional service and wonderful atmosphere, made this an experience to remember.