Restaurant Jacky Dallais, Le Petit Pressigny - at the end of a long road
Today we went out for a splendid Sunday lunch at Jacky Dallais' La Promenade in Le Petit Pressigny. It is always excellent and each time we wonder why we don't go more often because it also such stunning value for the quality. Being over 50 kilometres away is a large part of the answer. Why La Promenade isn't more than a one-star Michelin is beyond me. It is, however, just as well because the service is discreet and efficient even during a busy Sunday lunch and Jacky Dallais stays in his kitchen producing his magic rather than playing the celebrity chef and touring the tables. I will be writing more about La Promenade, our lunch and the wines for my Tuesday piece this week on Les 5 du Vin.
See a posting here on a previous lunch@La Promenade and one from Jacqueline Friedrich.
After lunch I took a few photos around the village of Le Petit Pressigny and then we headed off for a quick look at Le Petit's grown-up brother Le Grand Pressigny and its museum of pre-history.
See a posting here on a previous lunch@La Promenade and one from Jacqueline Friedrich.
After lunch I took a few photos around the village of Le Petit Pressigny and then we headed off for a quick look at Le Petit's grown-up brother Le Grand Pressigny and its museum of pre-history.
The church and the square
Bridge and the Aigronne
The village's rather curious Mairie architecturally speaking
Glimpse of a garden
le lavoir
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Le Grand Pressigny
The centre and the Château
Sign for the hotel/restaurant: Le Savoie Villars
Le château
The new Musée attached to the château
More views of the château area
6 comments:
Those deckchairs at the new Musée attached to the château, were they a cheap buy from Brighton beach contractors?!!
Bob Alberta.
Don't know Bob. Not sure whether they are a regular feature – perhaps Jean or someone else with their finger on the GP pulse will be able to say.
Could have been Brighton Bob or a job lot from the Edmonton Lido...
Hi Jim, the comment I left earlier seems to have disappeared into the ether so I will try again.
I didn't see any deckchairs when we were chez nous earlier in the month so perhaps they were for some special event that called for them !
I will check when we next visit in July and report back.
Very happy for this Promenade a view and thanks a lot for this. Grand Pressigny a country i really miss and where i hope will be back soon...
We went to La Promenade the following week for a Friday lunch. The food was absolutely outstanding and extraordinary value. We only had the "2 course" option but that includes appetisers, cheese, desert and petit fours aswell as the entree and main! Extraordinary!! The most amazing fact was how quiet it was, only 5 other tables of diners. I'm just devestated it is 20,000km from me, I won't get to go again for a very long time.
I also have to mention the service was superb.
The Pressigny's are a very special part of the world.
Glad to hear that you had an excellent meal there.
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