"As you would expect from the name this restaurant is located just under the famous Chateau Castelnau Bretenoux. It's essentially a cafe/brasserie with a large sun terrace, plenty of room, a private car park (you cannot get closer to the chateau) and a lovely large...grassy play area for children one level below the eating area so they are still in sight. Perhaps Opera night at the chateau was not the best night to try it out and we were advised not to take any of the menus which sounded tempting but have one dish and if time dessert. As it turned out our food arrived 5 minutes after we ordered it so we would have had plenty of time but no matter. Another minor annoyance was the waitress having problems with the technology relaying orders back to the kitchen. She had to run off mid order to try and sort it out and returned deciding to take the order by hand. These systems rarely in my experience work well, old fashioned service is best! Anyway to the food. I chose the Quercy Burger and my wife the steak in shallot sauce. The Burger was excellent, accompanied by a slice of Foie Gras in a cepe sauce. The Frites were not hand cut but cooked to perfection remaining crispy to the end of the meal. The only criticism would be the presentation, generous portions always look cluttered on the plate. My wife's steak suffered from the same pile it up mentality but again was good, tender, correctly cooked and accompanied by a salad and an interesting carrot and garlic side dish. Not sure why it also came with a cooked cabecou on a slice of toast but I think this was unnecessary. Dessert choice mostly (not only) comprised large ice cream sundaes which looked spectacular and wowed the children. Not really our cup of tea but we were impressed by their Creme Brulee, good creamy texture, perhaps the topping was not thick enough but was compensated for by a few nice fresh strawberries and a slither of caramelised walnuts (crisp and delicious). The service was friendly and they were quick to respond to requests which was good considering how busy they were. The wine list was rather limited but we did have a very nice Bio (2017) Labarthe Gaillac red at a very reasonable 20 euros a bottle. Good Coffee. Overall I would say it was a success so I think we will try it another time perhaps for lunch and choose one of the interesting sounding menus starting at E25.50."
