Restaurant l'Argentor — Restaurant in Confolens

Decent-ish food but lamentable service.

Waiters that ignore you when you beckon them. A creme brûlée that never arrived (by the way knocking the cost of an espresso off the bill does NOT compensate for this). Food that is decent but not great.

We spent 2.5 hours in this place, and were left with next to no time to enjoy the nearby arboretum.

Go here only if you have the rest of the day entirely free, and no other plans, and don’t mind waiting endlessly for fairly average food to arrive.

On the food....

Steak quite tough (bavette or onglet presumably but no information on the menu to help)..tiramisu more ‘tesco’ Than Milan....veal liver covered with raw garlic and shallots...none of it top quality, nothing whatsoever to make you want to return.

Not cheap, not...

Love this place as it seems to be the best restaurant we know in the area. Menu limited though especially when you have fussy eaters like we do. Can eat outside in the summer. Never tried during lunch time to see if the menu is different. Pleasant staff and they always offer a little something to try after you've ordered your drinks. Beware though...lots of British go there so if you are trying to avoid UK well, not the right...

We had the menu du jour which was very tasty: a rice salad to start then braised ham and pureed potato with a rich gravy. The bread and butter pudding with chocolate and banana was also very good. Had to ask for bread and they were a little slow clearing away plates but the service was friendly. And sitting under the awnings in the middle of the village was very pleasant on a sunny day. Good quality and...