Restaurant l'Agastache — Restaurant in Beaune

We came here for lunch after collecting some wine in Volnay. Service was a bit slow, but friendly. We had the daily menu and were not disappointed. Everything was delicious. The dining room is small and has an interesting decoration, but it's also very cozy. There was jazz music playing, which added to the atmosphere, without disturbing our conversation. I would like to try this restaurant next time for dinner.

UPDATE: we finally had the chance to come for dinner and were not disappointed. We had the spring menu, with asparagus, hake, veal and a strawberry-rhubarb dessert. Everything delicious and beautifully presented. Wine list is based on local wines and with good choices for...

If you're travelling through the Cote d'Or, this is a very fine little detour for lunch. Tiny, two-person operation, about 15 covers in total in a smart dining room tucked away in Volnay.

Menu is short, seasonal and delicious, containing only very high-quality ingredients (see their card for more information on the provenance of everything they use). The lunch menu when I visited included an excellent celeriac velouté, julien fish with a truffled jerusalem artichoke purée and creme brulee for dessert. All very well made.

Wine list is short and regional, which is absolutely what it should be.

A fine restaurant - the essence of what a rural French restaurant in wine country...

Worth holding a reservation far in advance.

Interesting combinations well prepared. The chick pea soup with lightly dressed chick peas was delicious. The chick pea salad with a light vinaigrette was doused with a warm soup at the table. The veal was one of the best I've tasted with a wonderful mushroom side dish. For the more subtle flavors such as salmon and clementines, I found the accoutrements a bit over powering. With the salmon skin, the radishes balanced, but with just the salmon, it was unbalanced. I found the peppermint overpowering in the clementine sorbet. The thyme sorbet with caramel...