Lunch at La Table de Franck Putelat at Le Parc in Carcassonne, France.
A slick, suave experience with impressive food and slightly snotty service. I was the guest of a winery, so will focus here on the good experience.
Chef Putelat has held two Michelin stars since 2012 and although he was not in evidence the kitchen still delivered.
Almost full on a Wednesday out of peak season. A positive sign. Many guests were no doubt drawn by the excellent-value €40 lunch deal including a glas of wine - but we went the Full Monty.
A couple of inventive amuse bouche offerings; followed by olive oil with foccacia; then a boullaibausse with duck foie gras, mussels, clams and saffron followed by a wonderfully moist and fresh piece of John Dory served with chewy sea snails, potatoes and parsnips.
Coffee came with a delightful, and colourful, selection of bite-sized sweet things.
The set menu offers formidable value even allowing for some slightly shoddy service and an impossibly complicated system to access the wifi.
Alert, too, for Anglophones: do not be surprised to see dogs sitting at the owners' table.
La Parc, Table de Franck Putelat, 80 Chemin des Anglais, Carcassonne.
La Parc, Table de Franck Putelat, 80 Chemin des Anglais, Carcassonne.
# The writer was a guest of Domaine Paul Mas.
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