On the way back from Toulouse seeing the specialst ( all good news ) we stopped for lunch in the centre of Gaillac. We rarely eat there but found a smart looking place on the main square 80 Place de la libération " Vigne en foule" and stopped there for lunch. It was divine, we had a main course of pork which was on a bed of seasonal roasted vegetables which included parsnips, swede, cabbage and fennel all in a delicious sauce, beautifully, beautifully presented. The dessert was lemon and basil sorbet with biscuit, a bit like Malc's lemon posset he makes with a plain sorbet on top with a hint of basil. I somehow got talking to the table of French people next to us to discover the chef was their nephew. They were so proud of him and his use of freshly grown seasonal vegetables and local products. You know when you go out and you have a bog standard meal and then just once a blue moon you find a "chef" who has prepared and cooked everything, well today we found that chef and for a TOF report we give it 5 out of 5. As we only had 2 courses it was only 13 euros each with wine and coffee extra. The place was packed so word must have got out in the Gaillac area and as we were squeezed in making a reservation will be worth while. tel 0563417908 or contact@vigneenfoule.fr www.vigneenfoule.fr
Malc who is more interested in these things tells me they had a comprehensive wine list
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