L'Artichaut — Restaurant in Carcassonne

Great service, great food, very friendly staff, calm atmosphere and overall a great experience! Took my wife there for her birthday, and they were super well orientated and very informative for any questions we had. Staff could speak some English and didn't even hesitate to try their best to explain things to us that we didn't quite get. Amazing wine selection too, especially from r the price! Portions very generous, and I'd definitely recommend the "Magre de canard" or their house burger! Chef is a great cook and even took the time to check on tables and ask how the food was! I saw a few negative reviews about the mussels and chips, well they don't seem to be on the menu anymore so no worries 🤣 Would for sure recommend this place to anyone looking for a good hearty meal in...

Was looking for somewhere to have coffee, sat down at a table as seems to be the custom in France. Were told to move closer to inside as we were not ordering food, as despite being the only people there the entire time. Ordered two cappuccino, they were quite small and the milk was poor quality. Instead of having silky smooth milk, it has quite large bubbles.

We went to the bar to pay, only to be told that they only take cash. As the world has become increasingly cashless, it would have been useful to know this before ordering, as we only had a €50 note, which while being cash, was not acceptable. I thought it was only Paris where there was bad customer service, but it would seem that it has spread to this corner of...

Food was fine, service not great. Six staff in uniforms and only two working - one wonderful waitress in particular seemed to keep the show together by working non-stop; the rest (all guys) smoked vapes, drank beer and chatted loudly at a bar table in full view of customers and didn't do anything for 1.5 hours... I needed a sharper knife (the one on the table was so old and blunt it wouldn't cut anything) and after asking one gentleman was ignored until I asked a second who did promptly bring it. Not a particularly professional outfit. The owner needs to...