La Table de Franck Putelat
80 Chemin des Anglais, 11000 Carcassonne, France
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Practical information
- Location
- Carcassonne
- Chef
- Franck Putelat
- Cooking
- French | Gastronomic | Signature cuisine
- Services
- Access for people with disabilities, Accommodation, Children's Menu, Pets allowed, Private Parking, Privatization
- Style
- Elegant, Romantic
Budget
(€)
Indicative price per person (excl. drinks)
58 to 230
Gault&Millau's review 2026
17/20
Prestige Restaurant
2006–2026: That’s right—it’s already been twenty years since Franck Putelat left the Cité to open his own contemporary hotel-restaurant, set back from the hustle and bustle, and undeniably establish it as the gastronomic beacon of the Aude department. To celebrate this glorious anniversary, this discreet, unparalleled craftsman has organized a dozen four-handed dinners, inviting other culinary heavyweights—all equally passionate—who are delighted to come share their world with a chef who is so deeply respected, even admired. And how we understand them... Our final meal, a perfectly paced, three-hour-plus royal feast, reaffirms all the high regard we’ve held for this elegant establishment over the past two decades—a place of admirable consistency where nothing is left to chance, especially not the sense of hospitality and customer service, a model of its kind. Yes, a feast for the twenty or so guests comfortably seated in this bright dining room facing the park, lulled by jazzy music and the warmth of the entire team. Two menus are offered, in five or eight courses (all of which are also available à la carte, bravo), blending the maestro’s wonderful surf-and-turf classics (enveloping parmentier with bijou potatoes and caviar, a surprising bouillabaisse) with his current inspirations (stuffed squid, morels, green asparagus, yellow wine, or even John Dory, bottarga, and peas thickened with onion juice). The cheese tree (featuring cheeses from the Jura—a nod to the chef’s roots—as well as from Occitanie and Corsica) remains a must-try highlight, perfectly presented by maître d’ Laurent Herrada. Before diving into the sweet repertoire of the trusted pastry chef Alexis Pocinho, who is more in tune than ever: two pre-desserts, followed by a refreshing arlette combining fennel, ginger, kiwi, and vanilla, before ending on a high note with the “bortsch”—crunchy beets and 70% dark chocolate—simply dazzling. Four toques, then, firmly secured—at prices that are certainly high but entirely attractive for such a level of quality and such abundance of goodness (the little touches are plentiful, the house-baked bread is a delight, the butters are to die for, the petit fours are surprising...). The impressive and remarkable wine cellar, with fair prices, is skillfully managed by the young Elsa Daudet, who offers thoughtful pairings that go off the beaten path, as well as a non-alcoholic pairing that, for once, is well worth it. All in all, given the restaurant’s dazzling form across the board, here’s to the next twenty years!
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