La Poule A Velo - Saint-Jean-de-Thurac

A small restaurant by the side of the canal du midi serving good quality bio food. A lovely warm welcome, great staff and a small but interesting menu. I am a vegetarian and was delighted to find a wonderful main course a rare find in France. There are 2 set menus and an a la crate menu too we had a variety of dishes and everyone enjoyed their meal. The setting is lovely and the ethos of this restaurant is excellent.

Few people have ever set foot in a lock cottage, and even fewer have dined in one, unless of course they are lock keepers! For the last eight years, La Poule a Vélo (the hen on a bicycle , a few miles outside Agen, has offered the opportunity to spend an evening right beside the Canal de Garonne, in idyllic surroundings (apart from the trains which sometimes pass on the other side of the waterway, but I like trains so that's O.K. In the converted lock house, owner and chef Christelle Cousset serves tasty and imaginative meals which utilise local ingredients as do the wines. When I asked whereabouts our wine (Suivi Des Fées, a Cotes de Brulhois came from, the waitress simply pointed across the canal. Christelle has a flair for imaginative flavour combinations: sliced apple, crispy bacon and warm goats' cheese may be an unusual starter, but an extremely palatable one. The main courses are an explosion of flavours, and as for the pavlova with fresh berry fruits...my mouth is watering even now when I think about it. This was the third year in which we paused on our canal boat journey to eat at La Poule, and once again we were not disappointed. Not only was the food a delight, but the young waitress who served it was cheerful, welcoming and efficient. Who could ask for more? At 25 euros, dinner is not especially cheap, but it is good value for the quality. A satisfying meal in a historic building in picturesque and tranquil surroundings: who could ask for more? We'll be back.

La roulotte de la poule à vélo : un accueil très chaleureux dans un cadre très paisible sur les rives du canal du Midi, la roulotte est tout simplement magnifique, cosy, très bien équipée, offrant la possibilité de passer un séjour des plus agréables.

I stopped for a coffee, very pleasant, their guest rooms certainly as well. thanks for the part of the tourist cyclotourism of Toulouse of Belgian origin with Flemish accent

Always a happiness to come back to this place that gathers everything I love! welcome, friendliness, fresh products of simplicity, all in a holiday atmosphere more than pleasant, I love!