Le Bermude - Coussac-Bonneval

Knowing that many villages in this part of rural France shut down on a Monday I had taken the precaution of ringing ahead to see if they were open on this particular day as I had business in the area.This restaurant, which, in the words of the propriétaire serves cuisine traditionnel has really quite a homely feel, like visiting your grandmother, but is actually on the first floor above a bar when you enter from the main road through Cossac Bonneval. You climb a set of quite steep stairs to what looks like a family dining room, which seats about 30 covers and there were just a smattering of local workers inside when we arrived for our Menu Ouvriers. The rear of this level opens out onto the car park at the foot of the Chateau and there is extensive parking outside.Declining wine for water, served from glass bottles with a blue tint on the bottom half, the meal started with a basket of French bread and Vegetable soup, and we were given two empty bowls and the soup tureen was set on the table for us to serve ourselves. There was plenty but knowing the number of courses to follow we restricted ourselves to a single bowl. Next up was a salad with ham, gherkins, tomatoes and coleslaw, this followed the same format with the salad plate put on the table for us to serve ourselves. The main course was Pork, accompanied by potatoes and carrots with a kind of honey glaze over them and was quite tasty although the meat was slightly on the tough side.This was followed by the cheese course, some 6 different cheeses were set out on a large platter and the creamy Brie that was included was a sheer delight. Our lunch concluded with a delicious Cherry sponge with butterscotch and as is sometimes the French way the cherries weren’t de-pipped before cooking. I stuck to the menu and finished with an expresso whereas my wife had a grand crème. All this for the princely sum of €28.60.

Went to this restaurant yesterday for lunch. We had the Plat du Jour. 4 or 5 courses including beer and wine for €15 per person. Will be back.

I live in France and as you can imagine eat out an awful lot. This resturant is friendly and fabulous value. The lunch menu was super quality and plenty of it. We will be going back again.

If you are visiting this area it is well worth trying. Traditional french cuisine, well cooked and very tasty in a rustic setting. The menu is whatever is being cooked that day but everything is delicious. Friendly atmosphere but no English spoken, however that isn't a problem.

I visited this restaurant after friends who have stayed in the area raved about it every time they went. We went as a group of 4, with a splattering of French between us. We were very warmly welcomed by the fantastic Mimi... but I should say before we got into the restaurant as we left the car outside the fantastic smell of the cooking was wafting out to us. There is no choice of a menu - we had the Plat De Jour, and basically for something like 14 Euros we had a 5 course meal with as much wine as you could drink. The menu changes every day but you get what has been grown locally in thier own gardens/allotments or sourced from nearby shops and it was just delicious. We had the following although it will change from day to day - Soup a summer vegetable soup with unlimited bread, followed by ham and pickled vegetables (which was just delicious) a main course of extremely tender beef cooked in a red wine sauce, a good cheese board and a fantastic pear tart for desert.The wine is topped up constantly, as is the bread. Mimi who is the person who will seat you and do all the cooking could not have been more friendly and although we spoke little French and she spoke little English we managed to have a chat. Don't by pass this place if you are going to Coussac Bonneval, it is an absolute gem and better value for money than just about anything else. I should say I think it is just lunch time she serves food and if possible book in advance as it can get busy.