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Lunch and dinner around Prades and Vernet
Posted: Fri 13 Jul 2018 21:31
by martyn94
We will soon be going (again) to some chamber music concerts at the Casals festival, mostly at St Michel de Cuxa..Recommendations, please. Nothing too protracted in the evening: from memory the gigs start at 2030, and finish too late to eat later.
The festival is quite good too.
Posted: Sat 14 Jul 2018 08:04
by Kate
Le Square in Ille sur Tet is very good, or certainly was last year. It does those plats combinés if you're in a hurry. Shady terrace, friendly service.
ave Pasteur in Ille sur Tet
Have a lovely day.
Posted: Sat 14 Jul 2018 11:32
by russell
Kate wrote:Le Square in Ille sur Tet is very good, or certainly was last year.
I second that, or for a more gourmet experience there is Saveurs des Orgues at the other end of the town.
Russell
Posted: Sun 15 Jul 2018 18:09
by martyn94
Many thanks.
Posted: Mon 16 Jul 2018 08:38
by Santiago
Le Cortal in Vernet. Méridienne in Prades. Both run by Brits.
Posted: Tue 17 Jul 2018 14:29
by martyn94
Santiago wrote:Le Cortal in Vernet. Méridienne in Prades. Both run by Brits.
I hope they both stock your gear: I might at last get to taste it. After spending the day smoking Captain Full Strength, and gargling with Old Spice.
Posted: Tue 07 Aug 2018 17:42
by martyn94
I didn’t get to Le Cortal, having not read their website I found them booked solid.
But I can’t say I regret it, given the menus I read on their website. They are obviously keen foodies (with “une certaine idée†of French food, as De Gaulle might have said). But there was nothing crying out to be eaten, and a lot to avoid, on a warm evening in August. Nice in April or October, but why would I go to Vernet then?
In the event, I had two bad dinners in Prades (for the sake of our company, who introduced us to the Casals festival, and has always gone there) and a mediocre lunch in Vernet, but with the bonus of seeing the returning runners in the “round-the-Canigou†race.
And a very decent Indian dinner (of all things) in Vernet at Les Jardins de Jasmin. But be warned: the dishes are absurdly copious, so order accordingly.