Auberge de la Forge

Rating: 13.5
Author: Gault&Millau

8 Rue Jean Parisot, 31590 Lavalette, France

13.5/20
Chef's Restaurant

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Location: Lavalette
Chef: Théo Fernandez
Cooking: French | Gastronomic | Local
Services: Access for people with disabilities, Children's Menu
Style: Romantic, With family

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Gault&Millau's review 2026

13,5/20

Chef's Restaurant

Théo Hernandez and Claire Cames spent two months in 2025 renovating their beautiful building, which retains all its red-brick exterior charm; the interior has been given a facelift, with white walls and wooden floors, while retaining the blacksmith's fireplace as the centerpiece. The menu here is always a four-course affair, plus cheese if required. On this spring evening, a foie gras mi-cuit from Maison Mitteault accompanied by local strawberries, a beautifully cooked trout confit in clarified butter with a beurre blanc and a vegetable jardinière, a well-cooked squab with artichoke, leg confit and giblets seasoned with cherries before a lightly revisited rhubarb charlotte. The balance is present on every plate in a certain classicism, on the terrace in summer, in winter by the fireplace. The well-stocked cellar covers all the different regions of France, and prices are generally reasonable.