Auberge de la Montagne Noire - Saissac

La Montagne Noire is a restaurant in the small town called Saissac, in the south of France. I came after visiting the castle of Saissac for lunch in the very nice terrace. I decided to eat a daily menu, and I choose local... tastes like Foie micuit as the first dish, magret de canard (duck) as the second dish abd creme brulée as dessert and I drank a rosé wine and medieval sweet red wine. Everything was excellent, and the terrace was very good. Fantastic lunch in hot summer days. The staff was also very friendly. (see also Chateau de Saissac and Église Saint-Michel)

Magret trop cuit (ils ne demandent pas la cuisson) Magret very overcooked (they did not ask how we want it) Desert pannacotta tres bas de gammer. Very disappointing pudding of pannacotta, which seemed to be made with the feed frier and crushed cookies. Sad to give such a bad review, but that was a special day for the friend we brought there. Desole d avoir a communiquer un temoinage si deplorable... Mais c etait une sortie speciale pour notre ami que nous avons channel la bas.

We ate the lunch menu. Unfortunately, two of the three main course options were no longer available (which also speaks outside the season with the popularity of the restaurant) so we had to take the option for which we would normally not have gone and it... was excellent. The owner is a living, very communicative and social person who illuminates the place. We enjoyed our stay much for both the quality of food and experience. Moreover, the main room of the restaurant is really cozy, and everyone respected the basic Covid protection.

Large family-owned restaurant, great coffee, huge salads for lunch and great place for dinner with a group of friends. Live music on weekends in summer....

De franse keuken blijkt hier toch een tegenvaller. Prachtig gelegen terras buiten met fraaie overwoekering van klimplanten. Met mooi weer 's avonds een sfeervolle plek. Verder zou een beetje inspanning en verzorging al wonderen kunnen doen: de smoezelige, vette menukaarten vervangen. Deze lijken nog gedateerd in de jaren 80.Een update van de ambiance zorgt dan wellicht ook voor een iets hogere waardering, waardoor deze positief uit kan vallen. Ik zal hier niet meer terugkomen.