Restaurant Cédrat — Restaurant in Carcassonne

Tonight, we strolled just a few hundred metres from our home to try le Cédrat Restaurant, tucked into the heart of Caunes-Minervois. • The menu is minimalist, split between vibrant small sharing plates and a few thoughtfully crafted mains. We started with a selection of tapas-style dishes, each one bursting with flavour. Then came the braised lamb with couscous. It was tender, falling off the bone, with just enough crispy edges to make it extra special. The broth and vegetables were slightly sweet and deeply satisfying, which brought back wonderful memories from my trip to Morocco. • Somehow, we found room for dessert where we had a strawberry pavlova. It was light, sweet, and just the right finish to the meal. • The service was warm and genuine, from the friendly team to the chef working in the open kitchen. You could truly feel the love behind every dish. Another unpretentious gem in this little medieval gem of a town, delivering food that is fresh, vibrant, and...

This is the second time I've been here in the last few weeks, and the food in both cases was excellent. The service is good, and the waiter pleasant, although I was glad the restaurant was not full, as he was the only waiter. The kitchen is open, so you can see your food being prepared (if you want to). The only downside to the atmosphere is that all the surfaces, including the floor, are hard, wiith nothing to reduce the noise, which can make carrying on a conversation with someone wearing hearing aids, which my lunch companion was, quite...

My wife and I unexpectedly came across Restaurant Cédrat in the medieval lanes of Caunes-Minervois. We had lunch here and it was fantastic! We chose four smaller sharing plates, all were full of flavour, with a French twist on some 'foreign' classics viz onion bahji as beignets d'oignons. Finally, we shared a gorgeous crème brulée au citron (dans citron!) for dessert. And very reasonably priced. Highly...