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We had a truly magical and memorable lunch at "If". It would have been an incredible experience just for the setting...The restaurant is housed in a seventeenth century chateau, which has gorgeous, cosseting interiors with all original features, a stunning formal garden with ornate hedges and views over Gerberoy and the surrounding countryside and a delightful kitchen garden with an impressive range of produce and even a pumpkin tunnel! But then there was the food...We had the garden salad which was made with fresh produce straight from the kitchen garden and had a light homemade dressing, the smoked duck, which was succulent and tasty, and a delectable apple tart for desert.A Pouilly Fumé savignon blanc was slightly smokey and crisp, and a perfect accompaniment.The restaurant is run by a warm and chatty French/Aussie couple who were clearly passionate about what they do and were more than happy to give us a tour of their incredible property. They showed us a really good time.I really cannot recommend highly enough a stop at "If" if you are travelling through Picardie, and I'd go so far as to say it's worth a day trip up from Paris.