Bruno's Bistro

We recommence the blog directly in autumn having had a busy and full summer which we hope to write about in future blogs. Today we had some exceptionatly hot weather. It was typical - we had only just fired up the wood-burner so fed up were we of the cold and unpleasant mornings and evenings. Today, though, we sampled a very nice lunch menu at the Brasserie of Bruno Moretti in the Hotel de France (Rated "Hôtel restaurant Logis de France 2 chimneys "& Michelin recommended) in Saint Savin. Diverging a bit from our usual addiction to Patissons we thought we'd give old Bruno a try. It was well worth the effort. For entree we had a delicious home made farci poitevin - normally a green sludgy slime of a terrine we are not too fond of. However Bruno turned it into something different changing the somewhat pedestrian ingredients of cabbage and sorrel into a truly delicious dish. For main course we had some truly excellent duck - tender and cooked to perfection. Stephen chose cheese to follow (served with walnuts and a tasty dressing) while Marg and I went for the lemon tart with blackberry sauce - a divine choice. The room was filled with people and an atmosphere of quiet conviviality prevailed. The price is more than the usual 10€ - they charge 12.50€ for a set lunch menu that doesn't include wine. However, we gave Bruno and his Bistro a big thumbs up for giving this area a good and classy alternative to the otherwise incomparable Patissons.