L' Harlequin - Oradour-sur-Vayres

Visiting this area in winter, we drove miles to find anywhere to eat one evening and ended up here, having a pizza. The pizza was fine, the service indifferent, bordering on rude. No Bon appétit , No How was it? . The place is basically a take-away with a few tables laid out so it looks like a normal sit-down restaurant. However, there 's no wine list, just a house wine (Merlot unfortunately), no starters and no desserts. We felt the waitress resented our needing a place to actually sit down to eat, as we were not locals taking our meal home. Cheap and cheerless.

We called in on spec for lunch on a very quiet day in town. They offered a la carte and fixed price menu, we went for the plat de jour, which was great value and very tasty indeed. A real French bistro and pizzeria, well worth a visit.

We enjoyed the hosptality of l 'Arlequin whilst they had the franchise at Lac Videux nearby during the summer. They were very welcoming and having laughed about Six o 'clock being Gin O 'clock for me when they ran out of gin, they went out bought another bottle for the next night ... customer service par excellence in my view!! The food was good wholesome fare, offering a choice to suit most tastes offered at very reasonable prices. During our visits, we enjoyed very good entrecote for €15, a baked camembert and cold platter (huge portion, would be a great shared starter) for €14, very good pizzas and good old fish and chips. No frills, but tasty and no complaints from our fussy 11 year old. With everything cooked freshly to order if this is not a fast food restaurant, but that was not what we were after so suited us perfectly. We shall certainly visit the restaurant in Oradour when we return in October to enjoy their hospitality in the knowledge that we shall have another good meal.

Si vous êtes amateur de véritables pizzas (pâte à pain maisons goûteuses, garnies et savoureuses...Téléphonez à Marie Jo et Marcello s'emploiera à vous les préparer à l'heure et toutes prêtes à être dégustées séance tenante... À ne manquer sous aucun prétexte !!! Délaissez les pizzas des kiosques et pizzaiolos robotisés . Bon appétit ....

Nous sommes arrivés par hasard, lors du tournoi de foot organisé à Oradour. Nous avons été très bien reçus, apéritif pris et les pizzas étaient très bonnes. Un accueil et du temps à échanger avec la gérante ! Un merci à vous et au plaisir de revenir.