LE DUGUESCLIN — Restaurant in Cognac

We were a little fatigued from being on our legs for long parts of the day and just needed to get in somewhere and get a feed. We stumbled across Le Duguesclin, which looked absoluterly fine, so in we went.

We managed to get a table on the terrace, which was good. It is "building locked" so there are no spectacular views to be had.

I started with a really nice goats cheese salad. It was nothing at all fancy but it was fresh, made up of good ingredients and it was lovely. I would eat it each day of the week, no problems.

My wife had a pizza made from chicken and pineapple, yeah bizarre but true, but she ate until she was full up so no complaints.

I had a pizza that contained capers, anchovies and ham. I thouroughly enjoyed it though the anchovies gave me a raging thirst. I knew what was coming and it really hit the spot, lovely.

I finished off with vanilla, and chocolate ice cream with a cognac thrown over it. This was a super way to end a thoroughly enjoyable meal.

I had a beer to begin with and we share a litre of house red.

We returned the second night when we both started with a salad each and had a steak with frites. Absolutely hit the spot, great stuff.

My wife finished with ice cream, I smashed into a coffee and XO Cognac.

We just went for the half litre of house red this time and it washed the beautiful entrecote down a treat.

Service was exceptional on both visits. To be honest I can't remember if I left a tip on the first evening, so I definitely went large on the second visit.

This is a really nice place where they look after you good style. Portions are ample, prices are fair and at 7.20 euro for a XO Cognac you can't loose.

Two meals a pizza and a steak very much enjoyed, top...

Very poor service. We were pressed to make our order. I asked for a spoon, first the waitress came to verify that I was telling the truth by checking under my plate, kir cocktail was served in a wine glass and when asking what is in the café gourmand, I was told that she doesn't know without offering to go check from the kitchen. The food was mediocre. I ordered filled raviolli with cèpes, duck magret and foie gras sauce. I was served in a bowl, everything was swimming in sauce and there were 2 slices of duck magret. It would have been more inviting to be served in a plate with much less sauce. And with...

Je suis restaurateur et honnêtement je ne suis pas là pour vous descendre, je sais a quel point le système de commentaires est horrible pour un restaurant, mais je tenais au moins a vous faire un retour car je suis un peu déçu de ma soirée. Premièrement j'ai commandé une pinte d'affligem en apéritif, je reçois une pelforte brune... Déjà je me demande si le service va bien se dérouler, ensuite je demande une entrée a savoir des pâtes aux foie gras et ma femme des pâtes forestière, plutôt sèche mais surtout et une salade disons moyennement fraîche. Pour suivre nous décidons de nous faire plaisir avec ma femme et de prendre de bonne viande saignante, a savoir une bavette et une entrecôte de 400g, pour ce qui est de la bavette, elle avait l'air plutôt bonne mais pour l'entrecôte de 400g je doute fortement de une, d'avoir reçu 400g de viande, mais surtout d'avoir reçu de l'entrecôte vu le goût de la viande et l'allure qu'elle avait... Bref comme je vous dis je ne suis pas critique gastronomique et encore moins qualifié pour ce métier mais je m'y connais un minimum pour vous faire ce retour cela ne concerne pas que votre restaurant j'aimerai juste que les restaurateurs de cognac dans la généralité comprennent que c'est un métier, et que le client même s'il peut être chiant et détestable par moment aime désire avant tout manger ce qu'il paye, je retenterai peut être ma chance un de ces 4 au sein de votre restaurant en espérant pouvoir être mieux servi et...