L'escapade des sens — Restaurant in Nontron

We came both in June and then in October

The food is nice

But afraid the service is not good

This last time we waited 20 mins to be offered a drink and a menu, not even water as we sat there

It was then 40 mins to get our starter

They could see we had 2 young children and delays like this really don’t help with them

Then generally the whole meal was painfully slow

And often when we asked for help - we were told the other person will help us or they are very busy

Not sure if it was because we are British and this was Sunday and full of French families who they seemed to prioritise

We noticed they all got help and food well before us, even though we arrived before. And little things like they got petit fours with coffee. But nothing for us. Not even a goodbye on leaving

Such a shame as we liked the food and hoped a place for us as we have just moved to Thiviers. Plus to recommend to guests staying at our house

Sadly we can’t now given the service

To add given the restaurant’s reply. We arrived at 12:04. Please don’t say we arrived at 12:20. That was not true. This was before all other guests bar one table. We have a Google maps timeline to show this We also said as we arrived not to wait for our 2 extra guests who had got stuck waiting for petrol given the strikes. We said this both in English and French

Maybe you misunderstood. But then to ignore us for 20 mins and not offer us a menu or even just water was not good. We had to go and find someone to try and persuade them to help.

Then generally the service was extremely slow and difficult to persuade anyone to help us Then so unfriendly (to the verge of unpleasant at the end)

For a gastronomic meal it’s nice to have good service too Plus not to be told we arrived 20 mins late when we didn’t - that’s untrue . Before you reply to guests like this when you have a problem, nice to check first rather than insult them. Guess it just sadly...

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