La Source - Réserver une table

First impressions were bad as we walked from the carpark to the restaurant. A general sense of shabbiness and neglect, the garden even weedier than my own (and that's saying something!) The welcome less than warm, with a long wait to order (while later-arriving tables - probably regulars - had their orders taken first), We had the 2 course lunch from the blackboard (19.50 Euros, 24 for 3 courses). The pate en croute was advertised as coming with a "reduction de porto", but the sauce had been "reduced" to the point of near invisibility and the handful of sticks of apple and sliver of tomato were insufficient to give the dish any alternative life (even thought the pate itself was rather good. The swordfish was served with Guacamole (insufficiently zippy to merit the name), roast avocado (a total aberration definitely DON'T try this at home!), and a so-called sauce vierge aux agrumes (couldn't taste anything citrusy, seemed like small dice of tomato or red pepper - hard to tell) and a white splodge of something else with no identifiable flavour. This seems to be one of those chefs (sadly not rare in France these days) who either needs to try LESS or try more, but right now the technique doesn't match the ambition (or is the word pretension?)A glass of rose (4 Euros) - bizarrely from another department when the restaurant is in the heart of an excellent wine region - was inexcusably badly chosen.Coffee (3 Euros) came with no accompaniment save a horrible sugared nut in the sugar bowl and, as such was overpriced. Indeed the whole formula seemed overpriced compared to the 31 Euro 3 course plus amuse-bouche deal at the dazzlingly good Presbytere at Vailhan enjojed the next day (see my other review) where 2 Euro coffee incidentally comes with a freebie pot of chocolate ganache worth the 2 Euros on its own! And here the deal is exactly the same in the evenings, whereas the "bargain" formula at la Source is lunchtimes only. Amazingly, these two restaurants rank equally in the Gault Millau guide but the level of achievement and quality of overall experience could hardly be more different.

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We ate at this restaurant on 14 August. 5 adults 3 children. It is a beautiful setting with large gardens and a swimming pool that the children could use. The children had chicken and chips from the kids menu and loved it. The adults split between fish and veal. The fish was very good. However the veal was absolutely delicious outstanding. The chocolate soup desert was incredible. I don't know who the chef is but he/she has real talent this food was Michelin good. To top it all the service was excellent very helpful friendly staff who made it look effortless. This was a fantastic family lunch and we can't wait to go back.

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My wife and two sons visited La Source again this year (September 2014) and we found the hotel staff to be as welcoming as on our last few visits. There were no surly staff, no sub-standard rooms and no nocturnal noise.. The breakfast coffee machine worked faultlessly and gave a full cup of coffee. There were no restrictions on hot water or electricity - there never have been. Unfortunately our holiday coincided with rather severe flooding in Hérault, but this only spoiled part of one day. Once again Inga's cuisine and wine cellar were exceptional and were enjoyed by all four of us. On va y revisiter.

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We came across the restaurant when we were searching for places to eat near Peret, and we are so glad we found it. I must agree with another review that the entrance is a little 'odd', but once you get past the car park the setting is beautiful. It is such a relaxing place to eat, the food was excellent and it was just the right amount of time between courses to not feel rushed. My husband had the chocolate soup for dessert which was amazing! Such a lovely place for a relaxing meal, top marks!

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The food was impressive to look at, but it was a bit dull and bland in taste. I'd recommend it, if just had a bit more flavour and less pretence, things were added for the sake of it.

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