Le Vieux Carré — Restaurant in Foix

I generally don't do poor reviews but I feel that I have to mention the visit to the restaurant in this hotel. We could have eaten for a second night in our hotel restaurant which was excellent and friendly but chose to go for a walk and eat somewhere new. We stop in Tarascon sur Ariege every year and normally stay a couple of nights but won't consider this place in the future. |Calling the waiter a racist would be rude but as soon as he discovered we spoke very little French and basically only English the friendly welcome stopped! Had he had the decency to delve a little deeper he would have discovered that we are from the auld alliance. |The salad starter was good and we admired the presentation of the food around us with towers of potatoes and beautifully presented vegetables. Then we made the fatal mistake of ordering a side of fries to go with our duck with orange sauce. What did we get dumped in front of us? Yes you got it Duck and Chips. Every body else in the near vicinity were getting beautifully presented dinners and we paid €20 each for duck and chips. We didn't feel like ordering a sweet from a waiter who was having a great time with all the other diners and completely ignoring us. Why did I leave a tip? Because I was brought up properly and have manners. I won't be back to insulted again. A shame because the duck...

Stayed at the hotel for one night while cycling the Pyrennees with a group of friends. Great location in historic Tarascon town centre, friendly staff, excellent restaurant - the best food I had in two weeks in France. Downsides: it's an older building so the upper rooms, while modernised and comfortable, are reached by convoluted staircases - there's no ventilation other than the small window, so expect hot rooms on a hot day, and if your room overlooks the dining area out front there will be noise...

Cenamos en la terraza el dia de mi cumpleaños y quedé bastante decepcionado teniedo en cuenta las reseñas de otros usuarios que hablaban delicias sobre la comida del lugar.

Ni la comida era especialmente memorable (la carne de burger aceptable), ni el servicio fue esmerado, ni la selección de vinos fue buena (por favor, que alguien retire de la carta ese crimen en forma de vino bio que venden), ni el precio fue adecuado (28 euros por un pato que fue lo mejor - pero que no hubiera pagado más de 20 como mucho). Nos dejamos casi 90 euros, que es bastante, y nadie quedó satisfecho.

Por si fuera poco, permiten a un tipo que (supuestamente) toca rumba catalana a muchos decibelios en la terraza que luego encima viene y te pide dinero en una situación que no puedes hacer nada más que apoquinarle algo. Una encerrona vaya, y un buen negocio (se debió sacar un buen pico por diez minutos contados de musica y chistes de dudosa calidad).

Lo positivo: el ambiente local, los baños del restaurante y los músicos de jazz que amenizaron el resto de la noche en la plaza del lado tocando a título personal verdaderas delicias.

No lo recomiendo Le Vieux Carré, pero también digo que me da la sensación que en este pueblo el nivel gastronómico con lo que es posible que mucha gente encuentre este sitio top y le ponga cinco estrellas cosa que yo no...